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Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £110.75 a week in 2026 to 2027 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953
Form to apply to stay in the UK on the basis of your family life as a partner, parent or dependent child or on the basis of your private life in the UK.
You must usually tell the Home Office when you divorce or separate from your partner if your visa is based on your relationship
Contact a local council to challenge a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
Find a registered childminder through your local council or a registered childminding agency.
Application form for British applicants outside the UK.
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.
Get help and advice from your local council if you're homeless or about to lose your home.
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
Toll roads in the UK - find out how much it costs to use them and where they are.
Get help with your energy bills through the Warm Home Discount, home energy improvement schemes and the Energy Bills Discount Scheme for businesses.
(Part 3 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984/Schedule 7 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004)
Get a fee waiver if you’re under 18 and cannot afford your citizenship application fee. You can apply if you’re eligible for British citizenship.
Get a private number plate for your vehicle - buy a number plate, transfer a number plate
Information about Housing Benefit from your local council - apply to help pay your rent
Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Application form for vehicle tax (V10) and guidance on how to fill in the form.
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