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Check what help you might be able to get with childcare schemes like tax credits, Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers and free childcare or education for 2 to 4-year-olds.
Send your fit note for your Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claim.
Help you can get from your council’s Household Support Fund if you cannot afford to pay for essentials like energy bills and food.
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.
Use this service if you need to repay debt to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
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