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• Work out which debts to deal with first

  Check which of your debts are ‘priority debts’ that you should deal with first

• Carers: help and support

  Help and support available for carers including social care needs assessments and financial help

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced

• Your right to a fair trial

  Explains how the right to a fair trial is protected by article 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the types of criminal and civil hearings or proceedings that are covered by the article

• Using a food bank

  How to get emergency food from a food bank. You can get a referral or look for a food bank that you don't need a referral for, such as ones ran by a church

• Other rights protected under the Human Rights Act

  Lists some of the rights protected under the Human Rights Act 1998, including rights to education, freedom of expression, non-discrimination and protection of property

• Credit Union loans

  Information about credit unions, how credit union loans work and how to find a local provider

• What are human rights?

  Explains what human rights are and how they are protected by law. Also lists organisations offer further information

• Going to court without a solicitor or barrister

  If you’re going to a tribunal or court without a lawyer, find out where to get help to represent yourself and what a McKenzie Friend, the Support Through Court or an interpreter can do

• How are your human rights protected by the courts?

  Explains how courts must protect human rights when applying the law and which laws the courts must apply, even if they breach the Human Rights Act 1998