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• Cancelling a loan or credit agreement

  Find out if your credit agreement is covered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and your rights if you want to cancel

• Debt relief orders - what you need to know

  Explains how much it will cost to apply for a debt relief order, where and how to pay, and whether there is help available to pay the fee

• Paying off a credit agreement early

  Find out if your credit agreement is covered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and how to pay it off early

• Loan sharks

  Information about illegal lending, how to check if a lender is properly licensed and what to do if you owe money to a loan shark

• How to claim PIP

  How to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the basic information you'll need to have to hand when you start your claim

• If the DWP says you've had an Income Support overpayment

  How to check if you’ve actually been overpaid by the DWP and how to challenge an Income Support overpayment

• Stop being chased for a parking ticket

  How to stop being chased to pay a parking ticket in England and Wales – including if you've already paid or are appealing your ticket

• 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

• Switching energy supplier or tariff if you’re renting

  Find out if you can switch supplier and whether you need to ask your landlord

• Check what rights squatters have

  Check if you can be arrested for squatting. Check what you can do if you find squatters in your home or your neighbour’s home