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Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

• Overview

  A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa gives you permission to stay in the…

• Eligibility

  To be eligible for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you must have…

• Knowledge of English

  You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, you’ll need to…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  Before you apply, you must pay for Ecctis to check your qualification is…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa. Check…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a High Potential…

Employer guide to Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave: eligibility, notice period, record keeping, getting help.

• Overview

  An employee may be eligible for Statutory Neonatal Care Pay and Leave if…

• Eligibility

  An employee must qualify for Neonatal Care Leave and Statutory Neonatal…

• Notice period

  Employees must give notice for: Neonatal Care Leave Statutory Neonatal…

• Record keeping

  You must keep records of Statutory Neonatal Care Pay for HM Revenue and…

• Help with statutory pay

  For financial help with statutory pay, you can: reclaim payments apply for…

Additional tests for passenger vehicles - Low Emissions Certificate and seat belt installation tests

• Overview

  You must get your commercial vehicle tested every year to make sure it’s…

• Reduced emissions test

  You can get your vehicle tested for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC).…

• Seat belt installation tests

  Manufacturers of some buses, coaches and minibuses must make sure their…

Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage

• Updated: 19 January 2026

Apply for financial support if you need an advance or hardship payment before your next Universal Credit payment.

Check what you need to do before you travel to the UK and what to do after you arrive.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.

Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment can be stopped

Check what type of drivers' hours rules you need to follow if you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach.

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