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Benefits, tax and work

Find out what support is available in England to help increase your income. This includes the Cost of Living Payment, Universal Credit and Carer바카라 사이트檚 Allowance.

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Payments and benefits

Cost of Living Payment

If you바카라 사이트檙e on certain benefits or tax credits check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for the Cost of Living Payment.

Universal Credit

Check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for Universal Credit to get a regular payment to help with living costs if:

  • you바카라 사이트檙e on a low income
  • you바카라 사이트檙e out of work
  • you cannot work

Carer바카라 사이트檚 Allowance

If you care for someone who gets certain benefits at least 35 hours a week check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for Carer바카라 사이트檚 Allowance.

New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

If you have a disability or health condition that affects how much you can work or if you need support to get back into work you can apply for Employment and Support Allowance.

New Style Jobseeker바카라 사이트檚 Allowance (JSA)

If you need help when you바카라 사이트檙e looking for work check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for New Style Jobseeker바카라 사이트檚 Allowance.

Access to Work

If you have a physical or mental health condition or disability you can check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for Access to Work. This gives help to get or stay in work.

Reduce your tax bill

Marriage Allowance

If you바카라 사이트檙e married or in a civil partnership you can check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for Marriage Allowance. This lets you transfer some of your personal tax allowance to your partner if you do not pay Income Tax.

Check if you can claim tax relief on things you need to buy for your job.

Other help you can get

National Minimum Wage and Living Wage calculator for workers

If you바카라 사이트檙e employed, you can use this calculator to check if you바카라 사이트檙e getting the minimum wage.

Budgeting Loan

Check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for a Budgeting Loan or Budgeting Advance if you바카라 사이트檝e been getting one or more of these benefits for the past 6 months:

  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker바카라 사이트檚 Allowance (JSA)
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit

You could get a Budgeting Advance even if you바카라 사이트檝e not been getting one of these benefits for the past 6 months if you바카라 사이트檙e on Universal Credit and need the money to help you start a new job or stay in work.

Help to Save

If you get certain benefits and you바카라 사이트檙e on a low income you can get a bonus on your savings. Check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for support with savings (Help to Save).

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