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Get help if you’re struggling to pay your bills
You should start by trying to sort out problems with your energy bills, council tax or housing costs. These are more urgent than things like credit cards or loans. Get help with your energy bills
Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled
getting, a benefit with an SDP. If you applied for Universal Credit before 27 January 2021, talk to an adviser. They can help you work out what you’re entitled to. Tell the DWP you have difficulty
Getting help for your child from your local council
affects your Housing Benefit check if a change affects your JSA check if a change affects your tax credits check if a change affects your Income Support check if a change affects your council tax reduction
Get help with the cost of renting privately
your rights as a lodger. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs You might be able to get extra money to help you pay your rent. Lots of people miss out on benefits they’re entitled
Check if you have to pay a debt
you were moving, if the bill is for somewhere you used to live for any leaks, inside your property or outside, if you have a water meter If you've been contacted about a benefit or tax credit
Collecting information about your debts
your debts, so you should also look at the information your creditors have sent you. Credit reports don’t normally show changes in the last 4 to 6 weeks. They also won’t show if you have: council tax
Carer's Allowance
are giving regular and substantial care to disabled people. Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit and forms part of your taxable income. Check if you can get Carer’s Allowance You can usually get Carer’s
Check how council tax works and if you have to pay
Council tax is a system of local taxation collected by local councils - it's a tax on domestic property. Some property is exempt from council tax. Some people don't have to pay council tax and some
Check how much Universal Credit you'll get
for: housing children childcare You can also get them if: the DWP have told you to move to Universal Credit from other benefits - called ‘managed migration’ you can’t work because of sickness or disability
Managing affairs for someone else
account – see Bank and building society accounts as an agent or appointee to deal with someone's welfare benefits or tax credits – see Welfare benefits and tax credits with a power of attorney