The new 'Life in the UK' test covers chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the second edition of the book 'Life in the United Kingdom'. The Life in the UK test costs £34 and the book, a government publication from The Stationery Office, costs £9.99. The British government publication 'Life in the United Kingdom' was prepared to cover the history of immigration to the UK, employment, finance, education, health and law and is a guide to life in the United Kingdom generally.

The best way to prepare for the Life in the UK test, whether for British citizenship or for settlement, is to take plenty of authentic practice tests. UK citizenship and settlement depend on the Life in the UK test, so the more you practise the exam questions, the better. The UK citizenship exam is a special computer based test about many aspects of life in the UK, including law, history of migration, education, health service, employment, finance and housing. So you must read the relevant chapters of the 'Life in the UK' book and take as many practice Life in the UK test questions as you need. You need to do well in questions from each chapter of the book. You also need to check that you can handle the Life in the UK exam format as well as the Life in the UK test questions themselves.