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How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
How to complain about the service you get from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or from an organisation that provides its services.
You may be able to claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance with, or instead of Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.
Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Challenge a benefit decision - how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration, evidence you'll need, deadlines and what happens next.
How Universal Credit is affected by having money, savings and investments. We call this ‘capital’.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
The second review of State Pension age has been published by the Government today.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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