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What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
Report a crime by calling the police or Crimestoppers if you want to remain anonymous
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
Register a child under 18 as a British citizen if you live in the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory or if you live elsewhere and want to apply by post.
Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
Search for local land charges on land and property.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Search for someone to help you with advice and applications to stay in the UK - free and paid-for services, adviser levels 1, 2, 3 and complaints.
How to apply for a document to travel outside the UK if you're not British and you cannot use or get your own national passport.
How to register your vehicle and the cost: including new registrations, kit-built vehicles, repairs and restorations, and structural modifications.
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Use Contracts Finder to find out about current contract opportunities with the government and its agencies.
Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Blue Badge parking permits let disabled drivers and passengers park nearer to where they're going - find out more about Blue Badges from your council
You pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when you buy houses, flats and other land and buildings over a certain price in the UK.
You could get a grant to install a heat pump or biomass boiler. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
Report someone who you think may be living or working in the UK illegally, employing someone illegally.
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