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Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - training, work trials, starting your own business, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support

• Overview

  Get support from Jobcentre Plus to help you prepare for, find and stay in…

• Job search and training

  Your Jobcentre Plus work coach can give you information about training and…

• Work experience and trials

  Contact Jobcentre Plus to find out about opportunities that can improve…

• Starting or running your own business

  You can get help to: start your own business develop your business, if…

• Help for parents and carers

  Your Jobcentre Plus work coach can tell you about support you can get to…

• Help with drug and alcohol problems

  You may be able to get extra support if you have drug or alcohol problems…

• Support when you start working

  Going back to work does not mean giving up all your benefits. Some…

Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.

• Training and development

  You need to complete the training, support, and development standards…

• Help with the cost of fostering

  All foster parents get a foster care allowance to help cover the cost of…

• Tax arrangements

  You should have registered as self-employed when you started to foster.…

• Claiming benefits

  Being a foster parent can affect your benefits. Check a benefits…

• Making decisions for your foster child

  Your foster child’s placement plan should tell you what decisions you can…

• Getting support

  You should get support from your fostering service, your local council and…

As Government Skills launches a new coaching service, developed for civil servants by civil servants, a coach and their coachee share their experiences.

• Updated: 15 September 2025

All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

• Updated: 26 March 2025

FCDO travel advice for Guatemala. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

• Updated: 19 January 2026

Quick and easy access to guidance and training materials to help you prepare and submit high-quality applications and use HM Land Registry services.

• Updated: 6 February 2026

Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job

Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning

When to take motorcycle or moped compulsory basic training (CBT): who needs to take it, how to book the course, and what's involved in the training

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle