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How benefits and wages are paid to you

benefits being paid into a bank account

How benefits are paid to you

Benefits are usually paid directly into your bank account.

Benefits

Money that is paid to people by the government. There are lots of different types of benefits and some people get more than one type.

Bank account

You can put money in the bank and leave it there. Then when you need it you can take the money out to pay for things.

payments book

If you do not have a bank account and do not want one, you can ask for a payments book.

Bank account

You can put money in the bank and leave it there. Then when you need it you can take the money out to pay for things.

Payments book

This is a book that says what benefits you have had paid to you.

man going into the post office

You take the payments book to the post office to get your benefits.

Payments book

This is a book that says what benefits you have had paid to you.

Benefits

Money that is paid to people by the government. There are lots of different types of benefits and some people get more than one type.

pay slip going into bank account

How wages are paid to you

Most employers pay wages directly into a bank account. This is the easiest way.

Employer

This is the person or company you work for.

Wages

This is how much you get paid by your employer.

Bank account

You can put money in the bank and leave it there. Then when you need it you can take the money out to pay for things.

a pay slip

You will get a piece of paper called a pay slip from your employer every week or month. It will tell you how much your wages are for that week or month.

Pay slip

You will get a piece of paper called a pay slip from your employer every week or month. This tells you how much you have been paid.

Employer

This is the person or company you work for.

Wages

This is how much you get paid by your employer.

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