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If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.
Find out how to recognise disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes and settle your tax affairs with HMRC.
Guidance on debt relief orders for debt advisers. To search, press ‘control’ and ‘f’ on your keyboard at the same time. A search box will appear.
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
Find guidance on making employees' student loan and postgraduate loan deductions in different circumstances.
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
How to report details of your disguised remuneration loan scheme and account for your loan charge liability.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
Find out about loans that count as qualifying loans.
Payday lending reports to help inform government and regulators on consumer credit regulations transfer to the Financial Conduct Authority.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing loans to employees
You can no longer apply for a Help to Buy: Equity Loan - find out about interest rates and how to manage your Help to Buy: Equity Loan.
Guidance for individuals investing in peer to peer loans, reporting interest and claiming losses from loans that default.
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