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Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - online, Direct Debit, bank transfer, cheque.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension: National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2025 to 2026.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £105.70 a week in 2025 to 2026 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
If you cannot use the online service to get a State Pension forecast, you can do it by post using this application form. Fill it in and post it to us.
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
Find out how to claim a refund on the National Insurance (NI) you’ve paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Your Neonatal Care Leave and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay: what you can get, eligibility, how to claim and how to cancel.
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
Debts you owe (for example court fines, rent or Council Tax) can be deducted from your benefits – sometimes called third party deductions or Fuel Direct
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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