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Use this form to claim Maternity Allowance.
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
What to do when starting a job: checks your employer may do, employment contracts, what to do with your P45 or starter checklist.
Apply to become an appointee for someone claiming benefits - how to apply or stop being an appointee.
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
A disability premium is extra money if you’re under Pension Credit age and registered blind or getting certain benefits - what you get, eligibility, apply
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension: National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Apply for financial support if you need an advance or hardship payment before your next Universal Credit payment.
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
You can get a free TV licence if you're 75 or over and you get Pension Credit, or a discount if you're blind or in residential care - who qualifies, how to apply
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
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.
Find out how to claim a refund on the National Insurance (NI) you’ve paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
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