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Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.…
You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…
To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…
If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…
You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…
You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…
You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…
You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…
You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…
You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your biometric information…
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if…
You must live in England, Scotland or Wales and have reached State Pension…
Pension Credit tops up: your weekly income to £218.15 if you’re single…
You can start your application up to 4 months before you reach State…
You need to report changes to you and your partner’s personal and…
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
How to tell HMRC if there's a change to your personal details - address, name, income, marital status, gender
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
Apply for British citizenship if you have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
The home of Companies House on GOV.UK. We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Your right to buy your council home - including how to apply, who is eligible, discounts available and where to get help and advice.
Find out who is entitled to a share of someone’s property, possessions and money if they die without making a will
Fees for common applications, for example Scale 1 and Scale 2 transactions, charges of registered land, leases, large scale and fixed fee applications.
Value the estate of someone who's died so that you can get probate: work out if tax is due, check how to report the estate's value, complete the correct form.
How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.
Explore the local archives to help your research into family and local history at your local council
Private renting as a tenant - repairs, rent increases and arrears, settling disputes, deposits and your rights and responsibilities.
How to provide evidence of your UK residence if we can’t confirm this through an automated check of UK tax and some benefits records.
What to do if you're asked to do jury service - taking time off work, delaying jury service, claiming expenses. Includes information from the withdrawn 5222, 5222A and Juror Charter guidance.
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