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• Coronavirus (COVID-19): rules
• Brexit: check what you need to do
• Sign in to your personal tax account
• Find a job
• Sign in to your Universal Credit account

• Benefits

  Includes eligibility, appeals, tax credits and Universal Credit

• Births, deaths, marriages and care

  Parenting, civil partnerships, divorce and Lasting Power of Attorney

• Business and self-employed

  Tools and guidance for businesses

• Childcare and parenting

  Includes giving birth, fostering, adopting, benefits for children, childcare and schools

• Citizenship and living in the UK

  Voting, community participation, life in the UK, international projects

• Crime, justice and the law

  Legal processes, courts and the police

• Disabled people

  Includes carers, your rights, benefits and the Equality Act

• Driving and transport

  Includes vehicle tax, MOT and driving licences

• Education and learning

  Includes student loans, admissions and apprenticeships

• Employing people

  Includes pay, contracts and hiring

• Environment and countryside

  Includes flooding, recycling and wildlife

• Housing and local services

  Owning or renting and council services

• Money and tax

  Includes debt and Self Assessment

• Passports, travel and living abroad

  Includes renewing passports and travel advice by country

• Visas and immigration

  Apply to visit, work, study, settle or seek asylum in the UK

• Working, jobs and pensions

  Includes holidays and finding a job

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• 23 Ministerial departments
• 400+ Other agencies and public bodies

The websites of all government departments and many other agencies and public bodies have been merged into GOV.UK.

Here you can see all news and communications, statistics and consultations.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus restrictions remain in place across the country.

Travel abroad: step by step

Check what you need to do to travel internationally.

Get tested for COVID-19

Get a test to check if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) on NHS.UK. You do not need to have symptoms to get a test.

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• Find a job
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• Running a limited company
• Driving theory test
• Vehicle tax rates
• Renew vehicle tax
• VAT rates

UK bank holidays

Check the dates for bank holidays in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.