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Apply for financial support if you need an advance or hardship payment before your next Universal Credit payment.

• Overview

  You might be able to get financial help paid to you before your next…

• Get an advance on your first payment

  If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs before you get…

• If your payments have been stopped or reduced

  Your Universal Credit payments can be stopped or reduced if you get a…

• Get an advance for unexpected costs

  If you already get Universal Credit and need help paying for a one-off…

• Help with job expenses

  If you’re applying for or starting a job, you can get support to pay for…

• Get an advance if your circumstances have changed

  If your circumstances have changed and this means you’ll be eligible for…

All data on senior officials’ business expenses (including travel) and hospitality.

• Updated: 10 November 2020

How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.

• Updated: 9 March 2026

If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees

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

Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of personal expenses on overnight business trips

Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide transport subsistence expenses for employees.

Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the costs of employees working from home

Use a simpler calculation to work out income tax for your vehicle, home and business premises expenses