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  • Cost of Living Payment

    Guidance on getting an extra payment to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.

  • UK bank holidays

    Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays

  • Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK

    Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.

  • Getting the Energy Bills Support Scheme discount

    Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme and how you can get support this winter.

  • Track or view your DBS certificate

    You can use our online services to check the progress of basic, standard or enhanced checks or view your certificate.

  • Travel to England from another country during coronavirus (COVID-19)

    Check the COVID-19 rules for travel to England, including whether you need to take any tests.

  • Rates and thresholds for employers 2022 to 2023

    Use these rates and thresholds when you operate your payroll or provide expenses and benefits to your employees.

  • Register of licensed sponsors: workers

    List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.

  • Claim Child Benefit for one or more children

    How to make a claim for Child Benefit.

  • Spain travel advice

    Latest FCDO travel advice for Spain including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.

  • Energy Bill Relief Scheme: help for businesses and other non-domestic customers

    Find out about the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) for non-domestic customers and how you can get support this winter.

  • USA travel advice

    Latest FCDO travel advice for USA including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.

  • Get a goods movement reference

    Use this service to get a goods movement reference so you can move goods through locations which use the goods vehicle movement service.

  • MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles

    Inspection processes and rules for car, private bus and light commercial vehicle (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicle) MOT tests.

  • £2 bus fare cap

    A list of bus companies and bus routes included in the £2 bus fare cap scheme.

  • Universal Credit advances

    If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.

  • Starter checklist for PAYE

    Use the checklist if you start a new job or have been sent to work in the UK, so your new employer can complete their PAYE payroll.

  • Prove your English language abilities with a secure English language test (SELT)

    For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).

  • Success Profiles

    Success Profiles are the new recruitment framework used within the Civil Service.

  • Passport rules for travel to Europe

    Find out if you need to renew your passport before you travel to Europe and which countries the rules apply to.