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Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.
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.
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
The home of The Charity Commission on GOV.UK. We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence.
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Your tax credit payments - find out when they're due and early payment dates for bank holidays
Renew or replace a passport urgently with the 1 day Premium service or the 1 week Fast Track service.
What Tax-Free Childcare is, eligibility and how to apply
Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.
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.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking …
Call for evidence on possible exemptions to the 2035 phase-out date for the sale of new, non-zero emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) weighing 26 tonnes and under.
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Holiday calculator to work out statutory holiday leave in days or hours
Check someone's immigration status, and that they can access services like the NHS and benefits in the UK
Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date
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