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How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Register and pay for the HGV levy
You could get a grant to install a heat pump or biomass boiler. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Find an approved installer to check how much it costs to install an electric vehicle chargepoint socket. Check if you’re eligible to apply for funding support.
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Order or search online for a copy of a decree absolute or final order if you want to remarry or prove your marital status.
Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
Check the rateable value and report changes to your property in England: challenge your property’s rateable value if you disagree with it.
If you think a child or young person is at risk or being abused or neglected, contact the children’s social care team at their local council.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
How the First Homes scheme works, who is eligible, how to apply and the rules for managing a First Homes property after you buy one.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
Challenge a benefit decision - how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration, evidence you'll need, deadlines and what happens next.
Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for someone else, such as an employee. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
Let the Child Benefit Office know that your child is staying in approved education or training after the age of 16 using the online service.
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