Checklists for the United Kingdom
Each list has a short description. The link opens the full checklist, then the official page.
Keep or extend your permission
Gather current visa / eVisa and passport papers GOV.UK lists to extend or prove status you already hold. Papers: Current visa, BRP, or eVisa GOV.UK lists, Passport bio page GOV.UK lists and Application or confirmation printout.
Indefinite leave to remain
Gather identity, visa history, and residence papers GOV.UK lists for ILR or EU settled status. Papers: Identity papers GOV.UK lists, Current visa, BRP, or eVisa if you have it, Residence / work papers if your route lists them and Application or confirmation printout.
What documents do I need to claim Universal Credit?
Gather identity, bank, housing, and earnings papers GOV.UK lists for Universal Credit. You claim. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Identity papers GOV.UK lists, Bank, building society, or credit union details, National Insurance number if you have one, Housing / rent papers if asked, Income / rent papers if asked, Earnings papers if asked, Childcare cost papers if you want help with childcare and Application or confirmation printout.
British citizenship
Gather ILR or settled-status papers, Life in the UK pass, and language proof GOV.UK lists. Papers: Identity papers GOV.UK lists, ILR or settled-status proof GOV.UK lists, Life in the UK test pass if listed, English language proof if listed and Application or confirmation printout.
State Pension
Gather NI and identity papers for a State Pension claim. You claim. MiSalvo never files. Papers: National Insurance / identity papers GOV.UK lists, Bank details if the claim asks, State Pension forecast printout and Claim confirmation.
New Style Employment and Support Allowance
Gather papers GOV.UK lists for a New Style ESA claim (NI number, fit note, doctor details). Papers: National Insurance number, Bank or building society account and sort code, Doctor's name, address, and telephone number, Fit note if you have been unable to work more than 7 days, Date Statutory Sick Pay ends if you are claiming it, Income details if you are working and Application or confirmation printout.
Jobseeker's Allowance
Gather papers for New Style JSA. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Identity papers GOV.UK lists, NI / recent work papers if asked, Bank details if the claim asks and Application or confirmation printout.
Pension Credit
Gather income papers for Pension Credit. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Identity papers GOV.UK lists, Income / savings papers if asked, Bank details if the claim asks and Application or confirmation printout.
What documents do I need for Child Benefit?
Gather papers for a Child Benefit claim. You claim. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Child birth or adoption certificate if you have it, Your National Insurance number, Partner's National Insurance number if you have a partner, Bank or building society details, Passport or travel document if the birth was registered outside the UK and Application or confirmation printout.
What documents do I need for PIP?
Gather papers GOV.UK lists for a PIP claim. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: National Insurance number and date of birth, Bank or building society account and sort code, Doctor or health worker name, address, and phone, Supporting documents if you have them, Care home, hospital, or long trips abroad if listed and Application or confirmation printout.
Attendance Allowance
Gather papers GOV.UK lists for Attendance Allowance (NI number, GP, condition details). You claim. MiSalvo never files. Papers: National Insurance number, GP surgery or medical centre details, Details of the disability or health condition, Care home, hospital, or hospice details if you are staying in one and Application or confirmation printout.
Carer's Allowance
Gather papers GOV.UK lists for Carer's Allowance (your NI, the person you care for, payslips if you work). Papers: Your National Insurance number (and your partner's if you have one), Date of birth, address, and NI or DLA reference of the person you care for, Latest payslip or P45 if you work or recently finished, Bank or building society details unless you get State Pension, Course details or work expenses if listed and Application or confirmation printout.
Housing Benefit
Gather identity, rent, and income papers your council lists. New claims are limited. Check GOV.UK first. Papers: Identity papers your council lists, Tenancy / rent papers the council lists, Income or benefit letters the council lists and Application or confirmation printout.
Winter Fuel Payment
Most people are paid automatically. If GOV.UK says you still need to claim, gather the identity and bank papers that page lists. Papers: National Insurance / identity papers if you need to claim, Bank details if the claim asks and Claim confirmation if you applied.
Tax-Free Childcare
Gather NI numbers and child papers HMRC lists to open a childcare account. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: National Insurance numbers for you and your partner if you have one, UK birth certificate reference if you have one, Date you started or are due to start work, Wage slips or accountant letter if you are a company director and HMRC asks and Childcare account confirmation.
A place to stay after domestic violence
Gather the referral and any note the office lists. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Application or confirmation printout.
Help with essential costs from your council
Gather only the papers the office lists. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Application or confirmation printout.
Healthy Start
Gather the benefit and pregnancy or child papers NHS / GOV.UK list. Scotland uses Best Start Foods. You apply. Papers: Benefit papers NHS / GOV.UK list if asked, Pregnancy or child-under-4 papers if asked and Application or confirmation printout.
Student finance
Gather ID and household-income papers GOV.UK / Student Finance list. Nations have their own apply path. You apply. Papers: Identity papers Student Finance lists, Household income papers if asked, UK bank account details, Course / university details if asked and Application or confirmation printout.
Veterans UK
Gather service and identity papers Veterans UK lists for your claim type. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Service number / identity papers Veterans UK lists, Medical or service papers listed for this claim and Application or confirmation printout.
Free school meals
Gather only the papers the office lists. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: School meal application.
Bereavement Support Payment
Gather only the papers the office lists. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Application or confirmation printout.
NHS Low Income Scheme
Gather only the papers the office lists. You apply. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Application or confirmation printout.
Sure Start Maternity Grant
The published form and the pregnancy note. You post them. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Sure Start Maternity Grant form (SF100) and Note of the pregnancy or the birth.
Maternity Allowance
The published claim papers. You send them. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Maternity Allowance form (MA1), Original payslips, Proof of the due date, Proof of the birth and SMP1 form.
Disability Living Allowance for children
The DLA claim form. You send it. MiSalvo never files.
Funeral Expenses Payment
The SF200 form, if you claim by post. You send it. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Funeral Expenses Payment form (SF200).
Guardian's Allowance
The published certificates and the BG1 form. You send them. MiSalvo never files. Papers: Guardian's Allowance form (BG1), Child's full birth certificate and Parents' death certificates.
A lasting power of attorney for health
The page says you fill in the forms and register them with the Office of the Public Guardian. Papers: Health and welfare lasting power of attorney forms.
A living will
The page says a refusal of life-sustaining treatment must be written, signed by you, and signed by a witness. Papers: Written advance decision.
A lasting power of attorney for money
The page says you fill in the forms and register them with the Office of the Public Guardian. Papers: Property and financial affairs lasting power of attorney forms.
Someone to manage a benefit
The page names form BF56. You are not the appointee until form BF57 arrives.
What do I do after a car accident in England, Scotland, or Wales?
The Highway Code says that if a collision causes damage or injury to any other person, vehicle, animal, or property, you must stop. Papers: Insurance certificate.
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