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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.

• Help you can get

  You can get extra support if your health condition or personal…

• If you cannot use a telephone and need a different way to contact HMRC

  There are other ways to contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) than by…

• If you need information in a different format

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information is available in accessible…

• If you need help filling in forms

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can help you with filling in forms. You…

• If you need more time because of your circumstances

  In certain circumstances, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can give you an…

• If you need information in another language

  You can use a friend or family member as an interpreter when you phone HM…

• If you need someone to talk to HMRC for you

  If you find it difficult to deal with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…

How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.

• What a court claim is

  You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…

• Court fees

  You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…

• Claim the interest

  You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…

• Make a claim

  You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…

• After you make your claim

  Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…

• Resolve your claim through mediation

  Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…

• What happens at the hearing

  If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…

• Enforce a judgment

  You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…

The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person

• Overview

  There are 6 different types of British nationality. These are: British…

• British citizenship

  You can live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls if you’re…

• British overseas territories citizen

  British overseas territories citizenship was called ‘British dependent…

• British overseas citizen

  You became a British overseas citizen on 1 January 1983 if both of these…

• British subject

  Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom…

• British national (overseas)

  Someone who was a British overseas territories citizen by connection with…

• British protected person

  You would have become a British protected person on 1 January 1983 if you:…

Who can confirm someone’s identity online for a passport application and what they need to do

Information about who needs a seaman's discharge book and a British seaman's card

Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.

Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself

Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.