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• 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

• Work out which debts to deal with first

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

• Check if you can take time off work

  Check your right to time off work, including paid and unpaid leave. You have the right to take time off work in certain circumstances, your 'statutory rights

• Changing your claimant commitment

  Find out how to get your Universal Credit claimant commitment changed if your work coach asks you to do too much work-related activity as part of your claim

• Taking action about discrimination in education

  Things to think about before taking action about discrimination in education, including deciding what you want to achieve, and who to complain

• Paying towards your debts after you go bankrupt

  While you’re bankrupt, you might be asked to make payments towards your debts if you have money left over after you’ve paid for the things you need. Find out more

• Check if your immigration status lets you get free healthcare

  Find out about charges for NHS treatment if you're from outside the UK, check if you can get free NHS treatment and which treatment is always free

• Payment of benefits and tax credits

  Check how benefits and tax credits are paid - usually by direct credit transfer into bank, building society or Post Office card accounts. Find out about the Payment Exception Service if you can't use an account

• Check if you can claim ESA

  Check what Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is and if you can claim

• Check if a change affects your SMI

  Find out if a change you report about your benefits also affects your support for mortgage interest (SMI