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Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

• Overview

  There is a wide range of disability-related financial support, including…

• Disability and sickness benefits

  If you’re living with a health condition or disability, or caring for…

• Vehicles and transport

  You’ll need to meet the legal obligations for drivers before you can…

• Home and housing

  Direct payments - arranging your own care and services If you’ve been…

• On a low income

  Universal Credit You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a…

• Television licence discount

  You can get 50% off the cost of your TV licence if either: you’re…

• VAT relief for disabled people

  If you’re disabled or have a long-term illness, you will not be charged…

• Work-related injuries or illness

  Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit You may be entitled to get…

• Armed forces compensation

  You can claim for compensation if while serving in the armed forces: you…

Get the right permissions to show a film or TV show in public.

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

• Overview

  You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if…

• Eligibility

  You can apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you:…

• Knowledge of English for private servants

  If you’re a private servant applying from outside the UK, you may need to…

• Documents you must provide

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply from outside the UK

  Read the full guidance before you apply. Apply for a Temporary Work -…

• Your partner and children

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

• Extend your visa

  You can apply to extend your Temporary Work – International Agreement…

Find out about the simplified rates of customs and excise duty used when you declare your personal goods online.

• Updated: 2 February 2026

Tax and customs on personal belongings when you move to the UK permanently or temporarily - shipping, tax and duty

How to use and manage the personal code you receive when you verify your identity for Companies House.

• Updated: 18 November 2025

Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs

Withhold tax on payments to foreign entertainers and sportspersons when they exceed their personal allowance and how to make payments to HMRC.

• Updated: 31 July 2017

A series of visual and accessible articles by theme that together provide an overview of key aspects of the UK over the last three decades. Themes include Population, Migration, Economy, Labour Market, Housing, Spending on Public Services, Personal and Household...

• Updated: 9 February 2015

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.