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• State Pension

  State Pension This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales The State Pension is a regular payment from the government most people can claim when they reach State Pension age. Your State Pension age depends on when...

• Complaining about the Child Maintenance Service

  Complaining about the Child Maintenance Service This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You can make a complaint if you’re unhappy with the service you’ve had from the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).  If you’re unhappy with...

• Check how bankruptcy affects your home

  Check how bankruptcy affects your home This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might not have to move home if you go bankrupt. It depends on things like whether you rent or own your home,...

• Q5: managing treatments

  Q5: managing treatments This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales What this question means This question is about how your health condition makes it difficult for you to: manage your treatments monitor your own health condition,...

• Becoming a British citizen

  Becoming a British citizen This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales British citizenship gives you the right to live and work in the UK permanently, without any immigration restrictions. You need British citizenship before you can...

• Check if your employer's dismissal process is unfair

  Your employer should follow a fair process if they dismiss you. What’s fair depends on your situation, but they normally need to follow their own rules and a standard set of rules called the Acas code.  You can appeal against your dismissal if your employer doesn’t follow a fair process....

• Getting paid less than minimum wage or living wage

  National Living Wage is the highest band of the National Minimum Wage which you should get if you're 21 or over. Most people who work are entitled to get paid at least the National Minimum Wage. This includes casual workers, people on zero hours contracts and agency workers. There is...

• Check you've got the right amount of holiday pay

  You shouldn’t get less pay when you’re on holiday than when you’re working. The paid holiday the law says you’re entitled to is called ‘statutory paid holiday’. For each week of statutory paid holiday you take, you’re entitled to a week’s pay.  How much you’ll be paid when you’re on...

• Creditor has sent a statutory demand - bankruptcy

  Creditor has sent a statutory demand - bankruptcy This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If a creditor wants to make you bankrupt, they have to follow a certain process. Often, this will start with sending...

• Help dealing with mortgage debts

  Help dealing with mortgage debts 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 struggling to keep up your mortgage payments, you may have started to build up a debt. This is often called mortgage...