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Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.

• Updated: 23 February 2024

Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.

• How it works

  You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who…

• What you'll get

  There are 2 Child Benefit rates. Who the allowance is for Rate (weekly)…

• Eligibility

  Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. You normally qualify…

• Make a claim

  You can claim Child Benefit 48 hours after you’ve registered the birth of…

• Make a change to your claim

  You must report any change of circumstances to the Child Benefit Office.…

• Get help with your claim

  Contact the Child Benefit Office if you have any questions. If you…

Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes

• Entitlement

  Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’…

• Calculate leave entitlement

  For regular-hours workers, employers can use a ‘leave year’ or an…

• Holiday pay

  Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that…

• Booking time off

  The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as…

• Taking holiday before leaving a job

  During their notice period the worker may be able to take whatever is left…

Apply for a Graduate route visa if you’ve been on a student visa and want to stay in the UK to work - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, bring your partner and children.

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible

This tax information and impact note applies to individuals who pay for benefits-in-kind they receive and any employer who provides its employees with benefits-in-kind who then pay for the benefit.

• Updated: 16 March 2016

Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave

Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.

How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council

What your P45, P60 or P11D form is for, and how to get a copy if you cannot get it from your employer or have lost it.

Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.

• Updated: 17 May 2024

This applies to Individuals who pay Income Tax and Class 1 National Insurance contributions (NICs) on low value benefits-in-kind (BiKs).

• Updated: 9 December 2015

This tax information and impact note sets a date of 6 July after the end of the tax year for making good on benefits in kind which are not accounted for in Pay As You Earn ('payrolled').…

• Updated: 5 December 2016

Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods

Find out what you must show on P11D and P11D(b) to declare your company's expenses, benefits and Class 1A National Insurance contributions.

• Updated: 6 April 2024

Find out how to set up salary sacrifice arrangements and calculate tax and National Insurance contributions on them if you're an employer.

• Updated: 29 July 2021

Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).

Pay voluntary National Insurance for periods abroad.

• Updated: 31 January 2024

This tax information and impact note tells you about changes being made to the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) regulations so employers can report taxable amounts due in respect of certain benefits in kind.…

• Updated: 21 December 2017