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Adviceguide - Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

The Adviceguide website is the main public information service of Citizens Advice, providing people with round-the-clock access to CAB information on their rights - including benefits, housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues.

Adviceguide - What Healthcare can I get on the NHS?

The Adviceguide website provides information on what healthcare people living in England, Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland can get on the NHS.

Apply for help covering maternity costs - via Directgov

The Sure Start maternity grant helps people on a low income with the extra costs of a new baby.

Benefits and Services from the Department for Works and Pensions

Find out more about specific benefits and services for families and children.

Child Support Agency

The Child Support Agency is responsible for running the child support system. Our business is to assess, collect and pay child support maintenance, ensuring that parents who live apart meet their financial responsibilities to their children.

Child Tax Credit: HM Revenue and Customs

9 out of 10 families with children are entitled to tax credits. But you don't need to have children to qualify. Find out how much you could get and claim online.

Child Trust Fund

Child Trust Fund (CTF) is a savings and investment account for children. Children born on or after 1 September 2002 receives a £250 voucher to start their account. The account belongs to the child and can't be touched until they turn 18, so that children have some money behind them to start their adult life.

The online guide to Making a Will

No one likes to think about what will happen when they die and it is estimated that around two thirds of people in the UK die without having made a valid will, as if the very task of making a will, will somehow invite death.

Parental Leave - Department of Trade & Industry

Parental leave is a right for parents to take time off work to look after a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare. Parents can use it to spend more time with children and strike a better balance between their work and family commitments.

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