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Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, Learner Support.
You can get help with the cost of childcare through: Tax Free Childcare in…
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s…
Your 2-year-old can get free childcare if you live in England and get any…
You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re…
The following schemes are closed to new applicants: childcare vouchers…
School or sixth form You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn…
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
You could get £83.30 a week if you care for someone at least 35 hours a…
You may be eligible for Carer’s Allowance if you, the person you care for…
Carer’s Allowance can affect the other benefits that both you and the…
Before you apply make sure you have your: National Insurance number (if…
You must report changes in your circumstances if you’re claiming or have…
You can work and get Carer’s Allowance, as long as you spend at least 35…
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Find a register office (registry office) - register and find records of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths, and order certificates
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
Search online for a will, grant of representation or probate document for a death in or after 1858
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account
Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
Download the forms and guidance to make and register a lasting power of attorney (LPA).
A deed poll recognises a change of name of an adult or child - make your own, use official forms, or get one through a specialist agency or solicitor
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.
Sure Start Maternity Grant is a £500 payment to help with the costs of a new baby: what you'll get, eligibility and how to apply (claim form SF100).
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
See how the Child Maintenance Service works out maintenance and the rates they use
Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200
Contact information for the General Register Office
Bereavement Support Payment is money you can get if your partner dies - how it works, eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim.
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