Official public services and family support guidance on GOV.UK

GOV.UK is the UK government’s central site with free, authoritative guidance on eligibility and how to apply for services such as statutory free childcare hours (15–30 hours for eligible age groups), free school meals for children in eligible households, and state benefits and tax credits. It also links to local council application pages and tools like the free state pension forecast and HMRC tax guidance. Anyone in the UK can use the site to check entitlement and follow the step-by-step application information.