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Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.
Check a UK VAT registration number is valid. Prove when you checked a number.
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, Learner Support.
Calculate how much statutory redundancy you can get based on age, weekly pay and number of years in the job
What tax codes are, how they're worked out, and what to do if you think your code is wrong.
Check how much Income Tax you paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) last year. Check your P800.
Use this tool to find out if you need to send a tax return for the 2025 to 2026 tax year (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026).
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
How to find the rateable value of a business property: compare it with other properties and challenge your property’s rateable value if it’s in Wales.
Contact details for Student Finance England - including complaints and student finance appeals, Advanced Learner Loan.
Make a request for a social visit to someone in a prison in England and Wales
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.
How to file your company annual accounts with Companies House
Where to find your unique tax reference (UTR) number, what to do if you've lost your UTR number, or how to apply if you do not have a UTR number.
Check your council's website to find out when your rubbish will be collected
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
Apply to your local council for Council Tax Reduction if you're on a low income or benefits - this replaced Council Tax Benefit
Contact HM Passport Office (previously the Identity and Passport Service) advice line - telephone, text relay, textphone, opening hours.
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