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The home of Department for Work and Pensions on GOV.UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administe…
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if…
You must live in England, Scotland or Wales and have reached State Pension…
Pension Credit tops up: your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single…
You can start your application up to 4 months before you reach State…
You need to report changes to you and your partner’s personal and…
The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you…
The deadline for most people to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme was 30…
You’ll be given either: settled status, usually where you’ve lived in the…
If you are from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and…
If you have pre-settled status, you can usually switch to settled status…
Each child must have their own application. You can apply for your child…
You can apply as the family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland,…
You can apply if you have a family member who is an eligible person of…
For most people, you can no longer apply if you’re: a family member of a…
You can apply using any device, for example, a laptop, Android device or…
If you do not have a UK passport there are other identity documents you can use for your driving licence application
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
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.
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
Analysis which estimates the number of people amongst the current working age population who will not meet the replacement rate targets given by the Pensions Commission.
Research into people's attitudes and behaviour towards retirement planning.
What to do if you go to work or retire abroad - sending HMRC a P85 or tax return, paying National Insurance and claiming benefits, visiting the UK after you've left
Helping DfT understand the transport needs of people who are either approaching retirement or have recently retired.
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
This document explains how we will measure the adequacy of people's future retirement incomes.
This research was commissioned in 2010 to understand how people actually make decisions on when and how to retire.…
Find out about protection for disabled people from discrimination at work, in education or dealing with the police
Findings of two phases of research conducted for the DWP, to explore the attitudes and perceptions of people in retirement age.
Findings from a 2009 survey that explores people’s attitudes towards pensions and their expectations for retirement.
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
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