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Get a message (telegram) from the King and the Queen Consort - birthdays and anniversaries that qualify, documents you need.

The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment to people who get certain benefits - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim

• Overview

  The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment made before…

• What you'll get

  The Christmas Bonus is a one-off payment of £10. If you get more than one…

• Eligibility

  To get a Christmas Bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in…

• How to claim

  You do not need to claim the Christmas Bonus - you should get it…

• Further information

  If you’re part of a married couple, in a civil partnership or living…

Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.

• How apprenticeships work

  Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study. As an…

• What you'll get

  As an apprentice, you’ll get: paid and be entitled to the National Minimum…

• Apply for an apprenticeship

  There are 3 steps to applying for an apprenticeship. Search for an…

Opening times during the 2019 holiday period

• Updated: 20 December 2019

Opening times during the 2020 holiday period

• Updated: 23 December 2020

Check the tariff classification for lighting strings or light chains used for Christmas trees.

• Updated: 2 November 2022

How to make sure that your products are properly checked for conformity and your technical documents are managed correctly.

• Updated: 17 May 2024

The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers

Check a list of recent text messages from HMRC to help you decide if a text you've received is a scam.

• Updated: 9 July 2025

We are the government’s principal legal advisers. Our core purpose is to help the government to govern well, within the rule of law. GLD is a non-ministerial department.

• Updated: 1 November 2023