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Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
You need to complete the training, support, and development standards…
All foster parents get a foster care allowance to help cover the cost of…
You should have registered as self-employed when you started to foster.…
Being a foster parent can affect your benefits. Check a benefits…
Your foster child’s placement plan should tell you what decisions you can…
You should get support from your fostering service, your local council and…
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the…
Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
As your business expands, you’ll need more capacity to produce or provide…
Business mentors can help you develop your ideas for growth by sharing…
How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.
This short guide on nCSIRT and cyber standards implementation best practices aims to help Commonwealth countries continue to develop cybersecurity systems.
This new intervention is intended to be relevant for coping with any type of adversity, including gender‐based violence, armed conflict and displacement
Find out about tax reliefs and allowances available from HMRC if you run a business, employ people or are self-employed.
Professional and Career Development Loans are low interest loans to pay for courses and training that help with your career - eligibility, and repayments and interest, helpline
Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
Consular assistance describes the support and help the FCDO can provide to British nationals if they get into difficulty whilst living or travelling abroad.
Self-build and custom housebuilding registers.
Professional development courses for teachers and leaders to develop skills, progress careers and improve school outcomes.
Leaving foster or local council care - support from your council, review meetings and financial help
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