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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
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.
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
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
How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - online, Direct Debit, bank transfer, cheque.
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
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
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
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.
What to do when you disagree with a tax decision (HMRC1) - appealing against a decision, getting a review by HMRC and reasonable excuses.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Find out how to claim a refund on the National Insurance (NI) you’ve paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
Your Neonatal Care Leave and Statutory Neonatal Care Pay: what you can get, eligibility, how to claim and how to cancel.
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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