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• Check if you can get sick pay

  You might be able to get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) when you're off work sick. It depends on your earnings and your situation. You can't get SSP for the first 3 days you're off sick but after that you can get £116.75 a week for up to 28 weeks. Your...

• 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...

• Get help if you’re struggling to pay your bills

  Get help if you’re struggling to pay your bills This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales There are things you can do if you're struggling to pay your bills - for example your energy bills, rent...

• Work out how much compensation you could get for discrimination

  To work out how much you can ask for, you need to consider what a tribunal can order your employer to pay you if you win your discrimination claim. The tribunal can order them to pay compensation for: any money you've lost because of the discrimination - this is called...

• Challenging what the CMS says you should pay

  Challenging what the CMS says you should pay This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will write to tell you how much maintenance you should pay. If you’re not sure how...

• Check if you've experienced discrimination

  Check if you've experienced discrimination 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, might have experienced ‘unlawful discrimination’ - this means the discrimination is against the law. If you want...

• Gathering evidence about discrimination at work

  If you haven’t checked already, find out if your problem is discrimination before you take action. The first thing you need to do is work out what evidence you need to gather to support your case. It’s more likely you’ll get the result you want if you’re well prepared. Get help if...

• Before you get building work done

  Before you get building work done This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales These steps should help you save time, money and stress when you’re preparing to get building work, renovations or repairs done on your...

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  If you get a section 8 notice, it's the first step your landlord has to take to make you leave your home. You won't have to leave your home straight away. If your section 8 notice is valid, your landlord will need to go to court to evict you. You...

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Check how much Universal Credit you'll get This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales It's hard to work out your exact Universal Credit amount, but you can get a general idea by following the steps on...