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• Check what benefits you can get

  Get a quick idea of the benefits you can claim, including disability benefits and links to benefit calculators

• Getting help from social services if you're homeless

  Check if you can get help from social services and what help they can give. Check how to apply for help and what you can do if they refuse

• Challenging a Child Benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Ask HMRC to re-think their decision about your Child Benefit. How and when to ask for mandatory reconsideration

• How to claim Pension Credit

  Check the best way to apply for Pension Credit. Check what extra help you can get if you're eligible

• 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

• Step 1: Check it was because of a protected characteristic

  To check if you’ve been discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010, you can check if what you experienced was because of a protected characteristic

• Finding free or affordable legal help

  Find out how to get legal help if you're on a low income, including advice from a law centre or legal aid solicitor, and trial or tribunal representation by a pro bono barrister

• What to do after a death

  Information on registering a death, arranging a funeral, dealing with property and organisations which can provide further help and counselling