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Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
You may be able to get an advance on your first benefit payment if you’re…
There’s separate guidance if you’ve applied for Universal Credit and need…
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.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.
How to tax a beneficial loan arrangement for a director or employee.
Find out about the ways people can make certain decisions for you or do certain things on your behalf
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
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.
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.
Update: 23 February 2018 - Information for employees, sub-contractors, creditors and suppliers of Carillion in liquidation
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Find out if your proposal to raise investments could qualify for a venture capital scheme and what you need to apply for advance assurance.
Guidance on getting an extra payment to help with the cost of living if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits in 2022.
What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.
Find out if you can claim relief from employer Class 1 National Insurance contributions when you employ someone in a UK Freeport or Investment Zone special tax site.
Plans to boost economic activity while supporting vulnerable people with the cost of living will be driven through by Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride, as the Government unveiled its Budget for Long Term Growth.
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