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Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
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
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Contact information for Carer's Allowance Unit, telephone number and address
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculator - calculate SSP for an employee
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
Employers must fill in the SSP1 form when an employee is not entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) or when their SSP is ending.
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
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
What to do when starting a job: checks your employer may do, employment contracts, what to do with your P45 or starter checklist.
If you think a decision is wrong, you can use this form to ask DWP to look at it again. This is called 'mandatory reconsideration'.
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension: National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
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