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Adult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility.
If you’re a full-time student in higher education and an adult depends on…
The maximum Adult Dependants’ Grant is £3,545 for the: 2026 to 2027…
To get an Adult Dependants’ Grant, another adult must depend on you…
Fill in the Adult Dependants’ Grant section on your main student finance…
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
As an employee you’re allowed time off to deal with an emergency involving…
You could get time off when a dependant is involved in the following…
Tell your employer as soon as possible if you need time off. If it’s an…
Your employer must not: treat you unfairly for taking time off, for…
Immigration staff guidance on dependants and former dependants applying for asylum.
This document provides information on the 2 child payment limit for claimants of Income Support with dependants allowance.
This applies to individuals who receive a dependants' scheme pension following the death of a member of a registered pension scheme aged 75 or over.
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.
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
Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.
Apply to bring your family or settle in the UK if you already have a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa.
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