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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
You need to move to Universal Credit if you’ve received a Migration Notice letter, as one or more of your benefits will be ending soon.
Jobcentre Plus contact details for claims, appointments, help finding a job and finding your nearest Jobcentre Plus
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
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 payme…
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
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.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.
Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults - DLA rates, eligibility, changes because of Personal Independence Payment.
Report someone committing benefit fraud - you can report anonymously.
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