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• Your payment card was used without your permission – distance sales

  What you can do if your payment card has been used for a distance sale purchase by internet, mail order, TV, phone or fax without your permission

• Check if something might be a scam

  What to look for when identifying a scam, and how to protect yourself from being scammed

• Workplace pensions

  Types of pensions provided by employers including occupational, personal and stakeholder pensions and what happens when you change jobs

• How to claim Child Benefit

  Check how to claim Child Benefit and what documents you’ll need. Find out how and when you’ll get paid

• 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

• Check which debts bankruptcy covers

  Find out which debts are cancelled when you go bankrupt, and what you’ll still have to pay

• Check you’re in the right Universal Credit work-related activity group

  There are 4 work-related activity groups for Universal Credit. Check you’re in the right group, and what to do if you think you're in the wrong one

• Check if you can pay less council tax

  Find out if you can get a discount on your council tax. If you’re on a low income, check if you can apply for Council Tax Reduction

• Check if you can increase your income

  Check you’re getting all the money you’re entitled to - including benefits, grants from charities and the Household Support Fund scheme

• How much pension you'll need

  Advice on planning for financial commitments in retirement and saving for a pension