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Apply to the Court of Protection for a one-off decision if you're concerned about someone's personal welfare, property or financial affairs.
Apply to the Court of Protection if both of the following apply: you’re…
Download and fill in: an application form (COP1) - send the original and 2…
The Court of Protection will send you a copy of your application forms -…
You’ll hear from the Court of Protection after you’ve ‘served notice’…
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
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off tax-free £10 payment made before…
The Christmas Bonus is a one-off payment of £10. If you get more than one…
To get a Christmas Bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in…
You do not need to claim the Christmas Bonus - you should get it…
If you’re part of a married couple, in a civil partnership or living…
You may be able to get a one-off payment if you've been diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma, and your exposure to asbestos happened in the UK
You may be able to get a payment if you’ve been diagnosed with the…
The 2008 scheme You’ll get one payment. The amount you’ll get depends on…
The 2008 scheme You can claim a one-off payment if you: are not entitled…
The 2008 scheme You may be able to claim if you were the dependant of a…
The 2008 scheme Fill in a mesothelioma payment claim form and provide…
Find out how much Income Tax and National Insurance contributions to pay on sporting testimonial income.
How to use an interrupted time series to evaluate your digital health product.
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Use the customs declaration to suspend import duties while you process or use goods. This is a one-off authorisation called authorisation by declaration (AbD).
Manage money in a Court Funds Office account for someone if you're authorised by the Court of Protection - interest, statements, investments, deposits, withdrawals, closing an account and complaints
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
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