A to Z  - In England

Baby bonds

See:Child Trust Fund

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Babysitting

• Age when babysitting is allowed

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Bailiffs

• Use of bailiffs to reclaim priority debts

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Bank holidays

• Bank holidays

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Bankruptcy

• Bankruptcy

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Banks and building societies

• Bank accounts

• Bank charges

• Bank loans

• Basic bank accounts

• Benefits - payment into bank accounts

• Children and young people

• Compensation if a bank or building society goes out of business

• Complaints about banks

• Financial Ombudsman Service

• Identity theft

• Living together and marriage - financial rights and responsibilities

• Power of attorney - managing someone's financial affairs

• Problems with banking services

• Service standards

See also: Money transfer

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Battered women

See: Domestic violence

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Benefits

• Abroad - claiming benefits for sickness or disability when living overseas

• Abroad - claiming benefits when moving abroad (Frequently asked questions)

• Appeals

• Benefits for workers coming to the UK from abroad (Frequently asked questions)

• Bereavement benefits

• Children's benefits

• Complaints about poor service

• Council tax benefit

• Disability benefits

• Dismissal - effect on benefits

• Education benefits

• Employment and support alllowance

• Frequently asked questions about benefits

• Health benefits

• Housing benefit

• Jobseeker's allowance

• Maternity benefits

• National insurance contributory benefits

• Older people

• Payment into bank accounts

• Pension credit

• Power of attorney - managing someone's financial affairs

• Prisoners' entitlements

• Sickness benefits

• Taxation of benefits

• What benefits can I get?

• Widowers' benefits

• Widows' benefits

• Young people

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Bereavement

• Benefits for bereaved spouses and civil partners

• Organisations for the bereaved

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Betting

• Age restrictions

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Bicycles

• Traffic accidents

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Bills

• Electricity bills

• Gas bills

• Mobile phone bills

• Phone bills

• Solicitors bills

• Water bills

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Bird flu

• Information on protection measures (Frequently asked questions)

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Birth certificates

• Birth certificates

• Transsexual people

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Birthdays

• Greeting cards from the Queen

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Blindness

• Tax allowances and amounts

• Television licences - reduced fees

• Voting procedures

See also: Disability

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Blue badge scheme

• Blue badge scheme

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Boarders

• Housing benefit

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Body piercing

• Age when body piercing is allowed

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British Citizenship

• Consular services

• Help with immigration/British citizenship problems

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Budgeting loans

• Loans from the social fund

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Builders

• Organisations which can help with complaints

• Problems with consumer services

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Building societies

See: Banks

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Bullying

• Bullying at school

• Bullying at work

• Childline - free, confidential helpline for children

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Business rates

• Business rates

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Businesses

See Self-employed

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Bus services

• Complaints about bus services

• Disabled people

• Free bus travel

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Buy back schemes

See: Mortgage rescue schemes

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