Many people – often grandparents – look after their relative’s children to allow the parents (or carers) to go out and work. This can mean they are not building up entitlement to the state pension. Specified adult childcare credits may be available to ensure state pension entitlement is preserved ...

Employee student loan repayments come off your wages before you get them, so check your payslips!This page explains how student loan repayments are deducted through the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system if you have a Plan 1, Plan 2, Plan 4 or Plan 5 income-contingent student loan. If you have ...

Not everyone has to fill in a self assessment tax return or use the Making Tax Digital for income tax reporting requirements. Common examples of when you are likely to need to fill in a tax return are: if you are self-employed or have some other source of income which is not taxed before you ...

Depending on where you live and when you studied on your courses, it is possible you have more than one student loan but under different plan types. For example, a Plan 1 and a Plan 2 loan, or perhaps a Plan 2 and a Plan 4 loan. 

We provide information on form R40, including an annotated example to help illustrate how to complete it.

If you have paid expenses related to your employment, you may be able to claim tax relief. We explain more below, including the eligibility and evidence requirements. We also provide an example, showing you how to complete form P87, which you can use to claim tax relief on employment expenses.