Lots of you will help to pay your way by taking jobs during your course. In this part of the website we look at various tax & National Insurance issues that might come up if you decide to work in the holidays or term time.

Quite a number of students contact us about claiming repayments of tax on jobs and savings. You can find much more information on this using the link.

We also look at the differences between being in training and being in employment - if you have a training contract what you are paid is generally tax free income so it is worth understanding the difference. Click here to have a look at the section.

You might also find it useful to understand what happens if your employer sends you to college.

The low income workers part of the website which covers employment issues in more detail and looks into whether you will be employed or self employed is also worth checking out. You can find that section here