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Preparing your finances for retirement
how much is left to pay on your mortgage (if you have one) - you might want to pay off what's left with a lump sum, but you should get financial advice first get an estimate of your state pension
Rules debt management plan providers must follow
provider gives you should be in your best interests, including whether or not you are offered a DMP. You must also be informed of the importance of meeting your priority debts, including mortgage, rent
Debt management plans - what you need to know
about before getting one. What are priority and non-priority debts? Priority debts include: mortgage or rent arrears gas and electricity arrears council tax or rates arrears magistrates' court fines
Challenging a JSA decision - mandatory reconsideration
for mortgage interest (SMI). SMI is a loan to help pay the interest on your mortgage if you get JSA. Asking the DWP to change the decision is called a ‘mandatory reconsideration’. It’s free to do
How to claim JSA
for mortgage interest (SMI). SMI is a government loan to help pay the interest on your mortgage or another home loan. The DWP will usually ask about SMI 7 or 8 months after you claim JSA - this is because
Check your options for getting out of debt
Order (DRO) or bankruptcy. Different debt solutions can affect your life in different ways. For example, they might affect your credit rating, mortgage or savings, or restrict the work you can do. Make
Provision of goods and services - pregnancy and maternity discrimination
, or suffered a disadvantage because you’re pregnant or recently had a baby. Example A building society turns down your mortgage application when you mention that you’re pregnant. When you ask why, they tell
Check if a change affects your Income Support
a mortgage, you need to tell the DWP if the amount you owe changes - for example because you re-mortgage - or you take out a loan to do repairs on the house. Changes to your immigration status or right
Agreeing maintenance between you
could, for example, agree the one of you who’ll be paying will pay: household bills for school uniforms or holidays the rent or mortgage on the home where the child lives If you’re having problems
Complaining to an ombudsman
complaints about train companies the Financial Ombudsman Service sorts out problems with banks, insurance, PPI, loans, mortgages, pensions and deals with other money and financial complaints - read our