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• Your energy supplier has gone bust

  Your energy supplier has gone bust This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You’ll still have gas and electricity if your energy supplier goes out of business.  The gas and electricity regulator, Ofgem, will announce who...

• 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...

• Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits

  Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Universal Credit is replacing 6 benefits called ‘legacy benefits’. These are:  Housing Benefit income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Applying for British citizenship

  Applying for British citizenship This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You should check if you’re eligible to apply for citizenship - there are different routes to apply. Most adults who have migrated to the UK...

• Reducing your regular outgoings

  Reducing your regular outgoings This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’re struggling with money, there are steps you can take to save on your regular outgoings. You might be able to save money by:...