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• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Check if you can apply for support if you can't work because you're sick or disabled. Universal Credit is available for people with sickness or disabilities

• How to claim bereavement benefits

  Find out how to claim Bereavement Support Payment. For deaths before April 2017, check if you can get Widowed Parents Allowance

• Check if a change affects your Income Support

  Find out what changes of circumstances you have to report to make sure you get the right amount of Income Support

• Applying for homeless help

  Find out how to apply to the council for help if you’re homeless. Read our advice on applying for help if you're homeless.

• Taking action about discrimination in health and care services

  Check how to complain about discrimination by health and care services - including taking them to court

• How much PIP you can get and for how long

  Check the different rates of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), how long you can get it for and how often it is paid

• How to get sick pay

  What to tell your employer and when you should tell them if you're off sick, how sick pay is paid and doctor's note

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase