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• Help with filling in the Attendance Allowance form

  Filling in the Attendance Allowance form can be difficult - read our advice on how to fill in the Attendance Allowance claim form

• The council says you've had a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Check if you’ve actually been overpaid Housing Benefit and find out how to challenge a overpayment

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

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

• What to do if you've been sanctioned while on Universal Credit

  Check what you can do if you've been sanctioned on Universal Credit. Check how to challenge an unfair sanction and what you can do to avoid future issues

• Illness insurance

  Types of illness insurance available, some of the benefits they provide and what you need to think about before taking out one of these types of policy

• Check if you can get your money back after a scam

  Find out when you're likely to get a refund following a scam, and how to claim

• Cancelling a loan or credit agreement

  Find out if your credit agreement is covered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and your rights if you want to cancel

• Grants and benefits to help you pay your energy bills

  Grants, benefits and other support, including Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment or Winter Heating Payment.

• Work you can do while getting ESA

  While you’re getting Employment Support Allowance (ESA) you might be able to do some types of work. Check what work you can do while you’re getting ESA.

• 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