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• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person

• Switching from prepayment to paying by credit

  Replace your prepayment meter or switch your smart meter over so you pay for energy after you use it instead of paying in advance

• Complaining about bailiffs

  Find out how to complain about bailiffs if you’ve been treated badly - and know what you can do if you’ve already complained

• Getting on the waiting list for a council home

  Check if you can get on the waiting list and how to fill in your application. Check what happens when you're on the list

• Discrimination because of sexual orientation

  Taking action about discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, explaining when it is unlawful or not unlawful and organisations which can help

• Stop your energy supplier moving you to prepayment

  If you owe money to your energy supplier, they might want to install a prepayment meter. Here are the situations where you can stop them doing

• Getting a bank account

  Information on how to get a bank account, types of account available and switching from one bank or building society to another

• If your employer hasn’t paid you what they owe you

  Check what to do if your employer hasn’t paid you, has underpaid you, or has deducted money from your pay

• Dividing up money and belongings when you separate

  If you and your partner separate, you need to decide how to divide your home and your pension. You also need to divide possessions and money in bank accounts