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The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities.

A Skills Health Check is available to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations and help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.

Also available is an A-Z Job Profile database to help you find out what a job involves and if it will suit you.

A Guide to Work and Redundancy, including help and advice when applying for a job, can be found in the employment basics section at AdviserBook.

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Work Pensions & Retirement

Work Pensions & Retirement

FINANCINGRETIREMENT

Financing Retirement provides advice and information about retirement - from advice on investments, pensions and annuities to retiring abroad and how to claim your winter ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

TAKING YOUR PENSION EARLY

If you are aged 55 or over taking pension early may be possible if you have a relevant private or company UK pension. Taking pension ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

MONEYHELPER (PENSION WISE)

Pension Wise is a free government service introduced following the Pension reforms introduced in 2015 that helps the over 50's understand what they can do ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

PENSION SCAMS

Pension scams are on the increase in the UK. ‘One-off pension investments’, ‘pension loans’ or upfront cash offers are being used to part savers from ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

INCOME TAX & NATIONAL INSURANCE ON PENSIONS

A pension, once in payment to you, is a taxable benefit. You may therefore be liable to pay Income Tax on any pensions that you ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

MAKING A WILL

Your Will is the document that lets you decide what will happens to your money, property and possessions after your death and ensures that you ...

Work Pensions & Retirement

LEAVING A DIGITAL LEGACY

It is no longer enough just to ensure that you have made adequate provisions in a will. You also must ensure that your online footprint ...