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• Getting the best credit deal

  Getting the best credit deal This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales There are a lot of ways you can borrow money. Borrowing money can also be called 'credit'. Before you borrow money it's important to...

• If you've been refused reasonable adjustments

  If you've been refused reasonable adjustments This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’re disabled and you didn’t get the reasonable adjustments you asked for, you might be able to take action using the Equality...

• Check you’re in the right Universal Credit work-related activity group

  Check you’re in the right Universal Credit work-related activity group This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might need to look for work or prepare for work as part of getting Universal Credit. What your...

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you have to pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, the council will usually ask you to pay it back in regular amounts....

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Dealing with rent arrears This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you're behind on your rent you’ll be in ‘arrears’. This is a kind of debt when you owe rent to your landlord. Your landlord...

• Asking your employer for changes to help you if you’re disabled

  Your employer might have to make adjustments to help you do your job as well as someone without a disability. The Equality Act 2010 calls these ‘reasonable adjustments’. They can be changes to policies, working practices or physical layouts, or providing extra equipment or support. The adjustments have to be...

• Check if you can apply for homeless help

  You can apply to the council to get somewhere to live if you're homeless or you’II become homeless within 8 weeks. If you’re not a British citizen and you’ve been rough sleeping your right to stay in the UK might be affected. If you’re applying to the EU Settlement Scheme...

• Check if a change affects your tax credits

  Check if a change affects your tax credits This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You must tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about any change in your money, work or home life if you’re getting...

• Complain about a local council's involvement with your family

  Complain about a local council's involvement with your family This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’re not happy with the way your local council has dealt with you, your child or a child you’re...

• Get help with the cost of living

  Get help with the cost of living This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you don’t have enough money to live on, you might be able to get help to afford essentials like bills and...