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Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) helps homeowners on certain benefits pay interest on loans or mortgages - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim.
Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide transport subsistence expenses for employees.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
What happens if you’re suspected of benefit fraud - benefits that can and cannot be stopped if you commit fraud
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
The Payment Exception Service is a way for people who do not have a bank account to collect benefit or pension payments. It replaces the Simple Payment service
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
If you cannot use the online service to get a State Pension forecast, you can do it by post using this application form. Fill it in and post it to us.
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
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