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Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
You can apply for a National Insurance number if you: live in the UK have…
To get a National Insurance number you need to apply online. You’ll need…
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when…
Your child needs to be under 16 - or under 20 if they are in full-time…
You can either arrange child maintenance: privately between parents, if…
If you use the Child Maintenance Service, they will work out your child…
Sign in to your Child Maintenance Service account to: report a change in…
If you or the other parent in your child maintenance case denies that…
There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about…
Sign in to your online account If you already have a Child Maintenance…
Make a complaint Follow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
You can make a private arrangement with your child’s other parent about…
How to tell HMRC if there's a change to your personal details - address, name, income, marital status, gender
You need to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you’ve changed your name…
You must tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about changes to your taxable…
Tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if: you get married or form a civil…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is usually told automatically when you…
How to start a tax credits claim, when to claim, joint claims, backdate a claim
Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company…
Income Tax is a tax you pay on your earnings - find out about what it is, how you pay and how to check you're paying the right amount using HMRC's tax calculator.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
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.
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
What to do if you go to work or retire abroad - sending HMRC a P85 or tax return, paying National Insurance and claiming benefits, visiting the UK after you've left
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Reasons why your benefit payments could change, report changes in your circumstances while claiming benefits
Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)
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