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State benefits, pensions and related manuals
Bereavement support payments
Bereavement Support Payment replaced Bereavement Allowance, Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Payment. The benefit is paid at one of two rates depending on whether the claimant is responsible for children.Employment and Support Allowance
Read our top questions on Employment and Support Allowance.
HMRC manuals
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) produce a number of manuals for their staff. The guidance contained in these manuals is not comprehensive nor will it provide a definitive answer in every case.
State pensions
State Pension guide
When the new state pension was introduced for those reaching pension age from 6th April 2016 it was intended to be much simpler than the system it replaced. In this guide we aim to explain how the new pension works, and how much you could expect to receive.
Topping up your State Pension
There are various detailed things to think about when deciding whether or not it is worth topping up your State Pension. This is explained in our step-by-step guide to topping up your State Pension. We hope that it will be useful to you and clients who are considering boosting their state pension in a cost-effective manner.
GOV.UK calculators
New State Pension
The new State Pension replaced the basic State Pension in April 2016. Existing benefits will be protected.
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