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Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
If you get help from social services, direct payments let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are working in abroad.
Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.
Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
If you have a long-term mental health condition you may be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
An application form for Carer's Credit to print and fill in with a pen.
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
Get extra funding for your early years childcare provider so they can provide better care for your child - early years pupil premium, disability access fund.
Where to find internships and work placements.
Income Support is extra money to help people on a low income or none at all - rates, eligibility and how to claim
Use this form to tell us if you are working, or want to work, while claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Find out about protection for disabled people from discrimination at work, in education or dealing with the police
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
What to do if you go into hospital and you get benefits
DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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