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• Getting a job or pay rise while on Universal Credit

  Find out what to do if you get a job or pay rise, when you can refuse a job offer and how a job or increased pay will affect your Universal Credit payment

• Maternity pay - what you're entitled to

  Find out whether you're entitled to statutory maternity pay, contractual maternity pay or Maternity Allowance

• How bailiffs should treat you if you're vulnerable

  Find out how bailiffs should treat you if you’re ‘vulnerable’ - including if you’re disabled, if you have a mental health problem or if you have young children

• 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

• How to get a debt relief order

  Sets out the steps you need to follow in the process of applying for a debt relief order

• Becoming a British citizen

  Check if you can apply for British citizenship - find out what you need to be eligible, and how long you have to live in the UK before applying

• Dealing with a letter saying bailiffs will visit

  Find out how to stop bailiffs visiting, find out what you can do if the bailiffs haven’t given you correct information. Learn how to deal with your debt

• 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

• Paying for water without a meter

  How you are charged for your water if you don’t have a water meter and what to do if you have a query about your charge

• How to get a debt management plan

  Things to think about before you set up a debt management plan. Read about the steps you should follow to get a debt management plan