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Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Find out when bank holidays are in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - including past and future bank holidays
Latest FCDO travel advice for France including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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How to download and access the HMRC app on a mobile device to find out information about your tax, National Insurance, tax credits and benefits.
Find out when you can expect to receive a reply from HMRC to a query or request you've made.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
You can use our online services to check the progress of basic, standard or enhanced checks or view your certificate.
FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Get a goods movement reference to move goods through locations which use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
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.
Success Profiles are the new recruitment framework used within the Civil Service.
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.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
This guidance explains how to enter the ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa, and how the ballot system works.
Inspection processes and rules for car, private bus and light commercial vehicle (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicle) MOT tests.
Find foreign exchange rates issued by HMRC in CSV and XML format.
Use these rates and thresholds when you operate your payroll or provide expenses and benefits to your employees.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.
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