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Report containing findings from the extended year of the individual budget pilot programme for families with disabled children.
Descriptions of how the Troubled Families programme has helped individual families across the country.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children
Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.
Find out if there's a family hub in your local area. Family hubs are a single place to get support for children, young people and families. This can include baby groups and parent classes, counselling services and financial advice.
Ad hoc statistics on how many and what type of families and individuals in families would benefit from the uprating of benefits from April 2024.
Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.
The Ukraine Family Scheme closed at 3pm on 19 February 2024. You can no longer apply under this scheme.
Information about the sources DWP uses for earnings data and a description of how the survey complements these sources.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. It is independent of the courts and social services, but works under the rules of the Family Court and legislation...
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Apply to stay in the UK as a stateless person – who can apply, how to include family, documents you need, how to apply and extend
Your rights and the support you can get if you have a disabled child, including childcare, car costs, house adaptations and education
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