Caring for someone can have an impact on your finances, particularly if you have had to give up work to be a carer. On this page we look at National Insurance credits for carers, which can help towards your future state pension entitlement.

We provide an annotated copy of page 3 of the starter checklist for new employees to help you understand the questions on student loans.

This page looks at the repayment of postgraduate loans (both Master’s and Doctoral loans) in England and Wales. Repayments for these loans started to be collected from April 2019. Northern Ireland collects postgraduate loans as Plan 1 loans. From April 2021, Scotland collects postgraduate loans as ...

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. 

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 ...

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 ...