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Income Tax is a tax you pay on your earnings - find out about what it is, how you pay and how to check you're paying the right amount using HMRC's tax calculator.

• Overview

  Income Tax is a tax you pay on your income. You do not have to pay tax on…

• How you pay Income Tax

  Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Most people pay Income Tax through PAYE. This is…

• Tax-free and taxable state benefits

  State benefits that are taxable The most common benefits that you pay…

• Work out if you need to pay Income Tax

  To work out if you should be paying Income Tax, follow these steps. Add up…

• Check you're paying the right amount

  You can see if you’re paying the right amount of Income Tax online. For…

Safety leaflet on topical corticosteroids and withdrawal reactions to help patients and their carers to use these medicines safely.

• Updated: 29 May 2024

Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.

• Updated: 14 July 2025

Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.

• Updated: 12 September 2025

The police have to follow strict rules if you're arrested, questioned or charged with a crime - you can get legal advice at a police station

Advice for British people with mental health needs, and their families and carers, while travelling or living abroad.

• Updated: 11 July 2023

Find out what information you may be asked for by your account provider and how that information is shared.

• Updated: 23 October 2025

26/27 SFE full-time undergraduate student finance applications are now open.

• Updated: 23 March 2026

Risley is a prison for men in Warrington, Cheshire, including men convicted of a sex offence.

• Updated: 14 January 2026

The Foreign Secretary delivers his 2025 Mansion House Speech.

• Updated: 13 June 2025