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These statistical releases are part of DWP's work to develop a new poverty measure named ‘Below Average Resources’ (BAR).

• Updated: 23 January 2025

Manually calculate if your payroll software or GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.

• Overview

  You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged…

• Calculating your working hours

  Average working hours are calculated over a ‘reference’ period, normally…

• Opting out of the 48 hour week

  You can choose to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you’re over…

Find out how to manually calculate Statutory Maternity Pay if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not work out your employee’s payments.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

How to buy a home: preparing to buy, deciding on a home, making offers, conveyancing, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and making complaints.

The latest reproduction number (R) and growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19).

• Updated: 23 December 2022

Average official rates of interest from tax year 1991 to 2014. These pages are no longer being updated.

• Updated: 9 July 2014

Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.

• Updated: 29 October 2021

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low income households for financial years 1994/95 to 2018/19. Note: this publication will include new tables on gross and net incomes of families in low income.

• Updated: 26 March 2020