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Calculate how much statutory redundancy you can get based on age, weekly pay and number of years in the job
Find the contact details for a pension provider by using the Pension Tracing Service
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 out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
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.
Track your driving licence application if you've already made an online application
How to pay or challenge a penalty charge notice (PCN) or parking ticket - fixed penalty notice (FPN), standard or excess charge notice.
Check the status of your passport after applying for a new passport or to renew or replace an existing passport
What tax codes are, how they're worked out, and what to do if you think your code is wrong.
Find out how to pay a local council for a parking fine or parking ticket - if it’s a penalty charge notice (PCN)
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
Send money to a prisoner in England and Wales by debit card for free
Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment
How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.
Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Use this official service for booking a Life in the UK Test as part of your application for citizenship or settlement
Sign in and submit ESL, RCSL and EU VAT refund application, and get help with lost username, password or account activation codes
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