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Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.

• Updated: 24 September 2021

The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.

• Concurrent and consecutive sentences

  If you’re sent to prison for 2 or more crimes, you’ll usually get a…

• Suspended prison sentences

  A suspended prison sentence is served in the community instead of in…

• Determinate prison sentences

  A determinate prison sentence is for a fixed length of time. It includes a…

• Indeterminate prison sentences

  An indeterminate prison sentence does not have a fixed length of time.…

• Life sentences

  If you’re found guilty of murder, a court must give you a life sentence. A…

• Sentences for children and young people under 18

  If you’re under 18 you’ll be treated differently to adults by a court. You…

Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

• Overview

  You may still be able to claim some benefits if you travel or move abroad,…

• Where you can claim benefits

  European Economic Area (EEA) countries If you’re living in or planning to…

• Universal Credit

  If you go abroad, you can continue to get Universal Credit for one month.…

• Jobseeker's Allowance

  There are 2 different types of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA): New Style JSA…

• Maternity and childcare benefits

  Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) If you work for a UK employer in the…

• Illness and injury benefits

  Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) You can get SSP if you’re eligible for it and…

• Benefits for disabled people and carers

  What you can claim depends on: which benefit you’re claiming where you’re…

• Bereavement benefits

  If you’re already getting a bereavement benefit when you move abroad,…

Tri-service results from the annual families continuous attitude survey (FAMCAS).

• Updated: 17 July 2025

Tri-service results from the annual reserves continuous attitude survey.

• Updated: 10 July 2025

What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.

Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

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

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.

Guidance for people with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19, or a positive test result for COVID-19.

• Updated: 10 June 2022