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• If a problem with National Insurance is affecting your benefits

  If a problem with National Insurance is affecting your benefits This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You'll need a National Insurance number to claim benefits, even if you've never worked before. You'll also need to...

• Maternity pay - how to get it

  Once you know what type of maternity pay you’re entitled to, there are a few things you need to do to get it. Get statutory maternity pay This is the standard kind of maternity pay. It comes from your employer, and there are 3 steps to getting it: tell your...

• If your employer hasn’t paid you what they owe you

  Your employer should pay you on time for work you’ve done - they should pay you on your agreed pay day. You can challenge your employer if: they haven’t paid your wages they’ve underpaid you they’ve deducted some or all of your wages - and you don’t agree with their...

• Q2 - standing and sitting

  Q2 - standing and sitting This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales This question is on page 9 of the form - see what it looks like How to answer the question This question is about...

• Q15 - going out

  Q15 - going out This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales This question is on page 16 of the form - see what it looks like How to answer the question This question is about whether...

• Stopping bailiffs if you don't owe the debt

  Stopping bailiffs if you don't owe the debt This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you've got a letter from a bailiff saying they're going to collect payment for a debt you don't think you...

• Check your rights as a lodger

  You’re a lodger if you live with your landlord and you either: share ‘living space’ with them - for example a kitchen, living room or bathroom don’t share living space with them but share other spaces like corridors or stairs - for example if you live in your landlord's converted...

• Becoming a British citizen

  Becoming a British citizen This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales British citizenship gives you the right to live and work in the UK permanently, without any immigration restrictions. You need British citizenship before you can...

• Check if a change affects your JSA

  Check if a change affects your JSA This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You’ll need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in writing about some changes to your work, money or family...

• Maternity leave - what you're entitled to and how to get it

  You have a right to take up to a year of maternity leave. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve worked for your employer, how much you’re paid or how many hours a week you work.  Maternity leave is separate from maternity pay, which has different rules about who can get...