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• Challenging what the CMS says you should get

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed

• Making a will

  Information about making a will and how to change or end a will. How to protect your will against being challenged

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

  What to think about before you apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• Check if a change affects your Income Support

  Find out what changes of circumstances you have to report to make sure you get the right amount of Income Support

• Check if you can get Housing Benefit

  Check if you can claim Housing Benefit to help pay your rent - and find out if you’re entitled to the maximum amount of Housing Benefit

• Check how council tax works and if you have to pay

  Check if you have to pay council tax and what to do if you think your tax band is wrong. Check if you have to pay for an empty property

• Using early conciliation

  Find out when you must use early conciliation, what it involves and how it affects the time limit for making an employment tribunal claim

• If you're thinking of making a claim to an employment tribunal

  Find out if you can make a claim, the deadline for making a claim, what types of claim an employment tribunal can deal with and where you can get help

• Check if you can get Pension Credit

  Check if you can claim Pension Credit, a weekly benefit made up of 2 parts - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit

• Updating and proving your pre-settled or settled status

  Find out how to view your status, keep it up to date and use it to prove your right to get benefits