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Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or…
As part of Access to Work, you may be eligible for: a grant to help pay…
Check you’re eligible before you apply. If you’re a civil servant, your…
Someone from Access to Work will contact you to talk about your…
You can claim money from your grant online or by post. To claim money from…
You’ll need to renew your Access to Work grant before it ends if you use…
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
Get support from Jobcentre Plus to help you prepare for, find and stay in…
Your Jobcentre Plus work coach can give you more information about…
Contact Jobcentre Plus to find out about opportunities that can improve…
You can get help to: start your own business develop your business, if…
Your Jobcentre Plus work coach can tell you about support you can get to…
You may be able to get extra support if you have drug or alcohol problems…
Going back to work does not mean giving up all your benefits. Some…
What to expect during a phone call from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Performance Measurement team.
What company benefits you pay tax on - including company cars, low-interest loans and accommodation, and what company benefits are tax-free, such as childcare
Advice for employers carrying out right to work checks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
Use the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment can be stopped
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
As an employer, you might need to report any expenses or benefits you provide to employees - tax and National Insurance (NI) payments
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
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.
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Find out about non-cash benefits in connection with termination of employment or from employer-financed retirement benefits scheme
What to do when paying maternity pay if an employee leaves, becomes sick, dies, or is awarded a pay rise.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
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