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How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
You’ll be able to claim the new State Pension when you reach State Pension…
Your State Pension amount depends on your National Insurance record. Check…
You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim…
After you’ve claimed your State Pension you’ll get a letter about your…
You can get advice from an independent financial adviser if you want more…
You might be able to inherit an extra payment on top of your new State…
If you’ve lived or worked in another country, this could affect your claim…
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
You need to be registered to vote before you can vote in UK elections or…
You vote in person at a polling station (usually in a public building,…
You must apply for a postal vote if you want to vote by post, for example…
If you’re unable to vote in person you can ask someone to vote on your…
How you vote when you’re abroad depends on: whether you’ll be abroad…
You’ll need to show photo ID when voting in person in some UK elections or…
You may be asked to vote on behalf of someone else if they’re unable to…
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Alcohol Duty is included in the price you pay for beer, cider, wine or…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
Find out about green taxes for businesses - tax relief for becoming more energy efficient and schemes for off-setting your environmental impact.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
Southern Region, Mr R Wilkey FRICS (Chairman) and Mr N Robinson FRICS on 20 May 2019
Find out how to tell HMRC about your Pillar 2 Top-up Taxes (these are Multinational Top-up Tax and Domestic Top-up Tax).
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