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• Get help with costs if you have a child or you’re pregnant

  Check what help you can get with the cost of living. This might include extra benefits and grants, free childcare, help with school costs and the Healthy Start scheme.

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Work out how much Universal Credit you’ll get each month, including which elements you’re entitled to and how your income and savings affect your payment

• Getting a second adult rebate on your council tax

  Check if you can pay less council tax if you live with adults who get benefits or a low income. This is called getting a second adult rebate.

• Income Support

  Check what to do if you have a problem with your Income Support claim. If your Income Support has stopped or you have an overpayment, find out how to challenge the decision

• Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out if you can get Housing Benefit for another room in your council home because you have a disability or someone is away from home.

• Check if you can get Pension Credit

  Check if you can claim Pension Credit, a weekly benefit made up of 2 parts - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit.

• You think you're being accused of benefit fraud

  What to do if you’re worried you’re being investigated for benefit fraud.

• The council says you've had a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Check if you’ve actually been overpaid Housing Benefit and find out how to challenge a overpayment.