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National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
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.
Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Contact information for queries about claims that have been made for Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment and Attendance Allowance
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Check what help you could get with childcare through Tax-Free Childcare, Free Childcare for Working Parents and free education and childcare for 2 to 4-year-olds.
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, 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.
Report changes in circumstances if you're claiming or have applied for Carer's Allowance - if you get a job, take a break from caring for someone, stop being a carer
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
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