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You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance

• Overview

  You must make sure your child gets a full-time education that meets their…

• Help with getting your child to go to school

  If you’re having trouble getting your child to go to school, the school…

• Legal action to enforce school attendance

  Local councils and schools can use various legal powers if your child is…

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…

How you might know if your company is in distress.

• Updated: 7 July 2023

Find out what to do if you experience a problem whilst submitting a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service.

• Updated: 5 February 2026

Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in The Netherlands.

• Updated: 10 April 2025

Find out about the symptoms of COVID-19, what to do if you or your child has them and when to get medical help.

• Updated: 18 September 2020

This page advises those with responsibilities for people currently sleeping rough. This includes local authority teams for emergency preparedness, public health and rough sleeping, as well as non-governmental organisations, including those providing temporary accommodation or street-based support.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

Advice for those responsible for people sleeping rough on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for. This includes local authority teams for emergency preparedness, public health as well as non-governmental...

• Updated: 19 December 2024

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 21 January 2026.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

Get help and extra support when dealing with HMRC if you have additional needs - for example you have a disability or health condition, if English is not your first language or if you’re experiencing domestic abuse or financial hardship.