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If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice

• Overview

  Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…

• Your rights

  You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…

• What you can get

  What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…

• Apply for money you're owed

  You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…

• After you apply

  It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…

Find out how to operate PAYE if you pay your employees with assets that can be sold or cashed in, like stocks, shares or cryptoassets.

• Updated: 19 December 2018

150,000 disabled adults to keep £400 more cash each year to help with cost of living, and £700 million to support tens of thousands of home adaptations.

• Updated: 17 February 2026

Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received

Bursaries and scholarships from universities or colleges including hardship funds.

You must declare £10,000 or more in cash, or the equivalent in another currency, if you take it between Great Britain and any other country.

Find out if you’re a high value dealer and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.

• Updated: 10 August 2022

How Universal Credit is affected by having money, savings and investments. We call this ‘capital’.

• Updated: 22 July 2025

Tax and reporting rules for employers who meet or reimburse an employee's expenses - scale rate payments round sum allowances (RSA)

Types of ISA available, the tax-free ISA allowance, withdrawing money and transferring ISAs.