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Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.

• Eligibility

  Widowed Parent’s Allowance (WPA) has been replaced by Bereavement Support…

• What you'll get

  The amount you get is based on how much your partner paid in National…

• How to claim

  If you live in England, Scotland or Wales You need to either: download and…

• If your circumstances change

  You must tell Dover Benefit Centre if you: stop being entitled to Child…

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.

• Overview

  You need a family visa to live with a family member in the UK for more…

• Apply as a partner or spouse

  To apply as a partner, you and your partner both need to be 18 or over.…

• Financial requirements if you’re applying as a partner or spouse

  If you apply for a family visa as a partner, you and your partner usually…

• Apply as a parent

  You can apply to live in the UK to care for your child. If you’re eligible…

• Apply as a child

  You can apply for a family visa to join your parent in the UK. You may not…

• Apply as an adult coming to be cared for by a relative

  You must need long-term care from a parent, grandchild, brother, sister,…

• Apply on the basis of your private life

  You can only apply on the basis of your private life if you’re already…

• Information and evidence you must provide

  You’ll need to have information and some evidence ready when you make your…

• Knowledge of English

  You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you…

• After you apply

  You’ll need to attend an appointment to provide your fingerprints and a…

The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.

• Overview

  If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you…

• Who can apply

  The deadline for most people to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme was 30…

• What you’ll get

  You’ll be given either: settled status, usually where you’ve lived in the…

• What you'll need to apply

  If you are from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and…

• Convert pre-settled status to settled status

  You must have 5 years’ continuous residence. You may be eligible to…

• Applying for your child

  Each child must have their own application. You can apply for your child…

• Applying as the family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

  You can apply as the family member of someone from the EU, Switzerland,…

• Applying if you're the family member of an eligible person of Northern Ireland

  You can apply if you have a family member who is an eligible person of…

• Applying if you’re the family member or primary carer of a British citizen

  For most people, you can no longer apply if you’re: a family member of a…

• Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme

  You can apply using any device, for example, a laptop, Android device or…

• If you have indefinite leave to enter or remain

  The deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme in most cases was 30…

• If you stop working in the UK or start working in an EU country

  The deadline for applying for most people was 30 June 2021. You can still…

• After you've applied

  After you’ve applied, the Home Office will check your application. They’ll…

How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.

Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.

Find out how to get on the electoral register so you can vote, how to register to vote in more than one place, and how to opt out of the 'open register'.

Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order

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.

Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.