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Learn more about getting started with Self Assessment including registration, tax returns, tax bills and payments.

• Updated: 18 February 2026

Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.

• Training and development

  You need to complete the training, support, and development standards…

• Help with the cost of fostering

  All foster parents get a foster care allowance to help cover the cost of…

• Tax arrangements

  You should have registered as self-employed when you started to foster.…

• Claiming benefits

  Being a foster parent can affect your benefits. Check a benefits…

• Making decisions for your foster child

  Your foster child’s placement plan should tell you what decisions you can…

• Getting support

  You should get support from your fostering service, your local council and…

This short guide on nCSIRT and cyber standards implementation best practices aims to help Commonwealth countries continue to develop cybersecurity systems.

• Updated: 8 March 2021

Get help with Self Assessment by using online tools and guidance, and watching HMRC YouTube videos.

• Updated: 16 December 2025

How to claim tax relief under the Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) scheme.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help

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

Find out how to calculate your taxable profits.

• Updated: 6 April 2025

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.

• Updated: 1 January 2004