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• Check if a change affects your JSA

  What to do if you have a change of circumstances while getting JSA. How to report changes to your work, income, family, health or immigration status

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Work out how much Universal Credit you’ll get each month, including which elements you’re entitled to and how your income and savings affect your payment

• Getting tax advice

  Check where you can get help with a tax problem. If you need help with tax, you can get advice from the tax charity TaxAid

• If you’re struggling to pay your phone, internet or TV bill

  Check what help providers can give you if you can’t afford to pay your bill - like offering a payment plan or switching you to a social tariff contract

• If you can't pay your water bill

  What can happen when you owe your water company money and what you can do about it. Check what actions you can take

• 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

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• If your bank account is frozen after you go bankrupt

  Find out what to do if your bank account is frozen after you go bankrupt, including how to open a new account or get a prepaid debit card