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• Young people's rights

  Young people's rights This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Children and young people have legal rights. Proof of age There are many schemes that provide cards to help prove your age. Many local authorities and...

• Coronavirus - if you're worried about working

  If you’re worried about work because of coronavirus, there are: laws your employer should be following to make sure you’re safe things to think about if you’re deciding whether to work ways you might be able to keep getting paid if you can't work or decide not to  You have...

• Check your parental rights as an agency worker

  As an agency worker, you should have the right:  to get statutory maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental pay if you qualify to work in a safe environment when you’re pregnant not to be discriminated against because you’re pregnant If you’ve worked in the same job in the same organisation...

• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you have difficulty working because you’re sick or disabled, you might: get more Universal Credit not have to look for...

• Deciding what to do about discrimination at work

  If you haven’t already, you should check your problem is discrimination under the law. It’s usually best to try and solve a problem informally first - especially if you want to keep working with your employer. If that doesn’t work, you can try one of the other ways. Start gathering evidence...

• How much ESA you can get

  How much ESA you can get This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales The amount of ESA you’ll get from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) depends on the type of ESA you claim. You might...

• Getting British citizenship for children

  Getting British citizenship for children This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you want to get British citizenship for your child, you can apply to ‘register’ them as a British citizen. Registering is a way...

• Going to your Universal Credit medical assessment

  Going to your Universal Credit medical assessment This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you can’t work because you’re sick or disabled, you’ll usually have a medical assessment to check if your Universal Credit should...

• Check how you’ve been discriminated against

  Check how you’ve been discriminated against This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’ve been treated unfairly or harassed, you should check if what happened is unlawful discrimination.  To work out if you’ve experienced unlawful...

• Check how much a call will cost

  Check how much a call will cost This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Your phone deal probably includes some free calls or minutes.  If you make a call to a number that isn't included, the...