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Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company.
Check the status of your passport after applying for a new passport or to renew or replace an existing passport
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Send your fit note for your Employment Support Allowance (ESA) claim.
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
Apply to your local council for Council Tax Reduction if you're on a low income or benefits - this replaced Council Tax Benefit
There are different ways to apply for British citizenship, including ‘naturalisation’. Check your eligibility to apply.
How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Use court finder to find a court in England and Wales or a tribunal in England, Wales and Scotland
Find a business that sells number plates for your vehicle
Enrol and use HMRC's PAYE Online service to send payroll information to HMRC, to view the balance of what you owe, and to access tax codes and notices about your employees
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
How much it costs to renew or get a new adult or child passport and ways you can pay
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