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Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.

Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.

• Childcare you can get help paying for

  You can get help with the cost of childcare through: Tax Free Childcare in…

• 15 hours free childcare for 3 and 4-year-olds

  All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s…

• Free education and childcare for 2-year-olds if you claim certain benefits

  Your 2-year-old can get free childcare if you live in England and get any…

• Tax credits and childcare

  If you already claim tax credits, you can add an extra amount of Working…

• Universal Credit and childcare

  You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re…

• Childcare vouchers and other employer schemes

  The following schemes are closed to new applicants: childcare vouchers…

• Help with childcare while you study

  School or sixth form You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn…

Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.

• How it works

  You could get £81.90 a week if you care for someone at least 35 hours a…

• Eligibility

  You may be eligible for Carer’s Allowance if you, the person you care for…

• Effect on other benefits

  Carer’s Allowance can affect the other benefits that both you and the…

• Make a claim

  Before you apply make sure you have your: National Insurance number (if…

• Report a change in circumstances

  You must report changes in your circumstances if you’re claiming or have…

• If you’re working

  You can work and get Carer’s Allowance, as long as you spend at least 35…

How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.

Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.

Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.

Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858

Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates

Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).

• From: Office of the Public Guardian

Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account

Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers

A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or solicitor

Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).

Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.

Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.

Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.

Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200

Certify a document as a true copy of the original by getting it signed and dated by a professional person, like a solicitor

Contact information for the General Register Office

How to get married or form a civil partnership in the UK, giving notice of marriage at a register office, visas, paying fees.