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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
What to do when paying maternity pay if an employee leaves, becomes sick, dies, or is awarded a pay rise.
Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded childcare for first time.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Find out more information on how to get tax-free employer supported childcare.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
If you're on a low income or out of work, Universal Credit supports you to find a job or increase the hours you work.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
From today (24 July 2023), parents of children aged 1 and 2 on Universal Credit will start to benefit from meeting more frequently with work coaches to help them prepare for work.
Find out how to manually calculate Statutory Maternity Pay if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not work out your employee’s payments.
Use this guidance if your payroll software or Basic PAYE tool does not calculate your employees' payments.
If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs.
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.
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