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Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.

• What Universal Credit is

  Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid…

• Eligibility

  You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need…

• What you'll get

  Universal Credit is paid monthly. How much you get depends on: your…

• How your wages affect your payments

  If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will…

• How you're paid

  Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…

• How to claim

  You can apply for Universal Credit online. You need to create an account…

• Get an advance on your first payment

  If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…

• Your claimant commitment

  To get Universal Credit payments, you’ll need to accept an agreement…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…

• Financial help and support

  If you need financial support, you can get help and advice from the…

Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.

• Overview

  You’ll need to prove your right to work in the UK to your employer before…

• Get a share code online

  Get a share code to prove your right to work in the UK if you’re not a…

• Using immigration documents

  If you’re not a British or Irish citizen, you can usually prove your right…

There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.

Use a job applicant's share code to check they're eligible to work in the UK if they’re from outside the UK and Ireland.

Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need

Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums.

Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.

You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.

Apply for British citizenship if you're married to, or in a civil partnership with, a British citizen - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.

Check details of a tenant's right to rent if they’re not a British or Irish citizen and they’ve given you a share code.

Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim

The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.…

What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK.

• Updated: 28 December 2023

Compare visas to visit, work, study or join a family member already in the UK. How to apply and what the decision on your application means.

Register a child under 18 as a British citizen if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.…

This form is for those who wish to become British citizens and would have automatically been, or been able to become, British citizens but for factors beyond their control.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.

…The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure. The Home Office plays a fundamental role in the security and economic prosperity of the UK.

• Updated: 13 December 2021

Apply by post to register as a British citizen if you were born before 1983 to a British mother.

This page contains information on the Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights, established by the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the European Union.

• Updated: 8 December 2023