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• How volunteering affects your benefits - overview

  Check the rules about volunteering for the benefit you claim to make sure your benefits aren't affected. Read our advice about volunteering while on benefits

• If you need to find somewhere to live

  Help with finding accommodation including local authority services for homeless people, accommodation agencies and deposits and premiums

• Check if you can pay less on your water bills

  Get help if you’re having trouble paying your water bills. Find out how to save money on your bills and if it's worth getting a water meter installed

• How to report repairs

  Reporting housing repairs to the landlord and what to do if the landlord does not carry out the repairs

• Work out which debts to deal with first

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

• Court orders to protect children

  Check the different types of court order social services can apply for if they think your child is at risk

• Medical evidence

  Find out how to get and submit medical evidence with your ESA50 form. This helps give the DWP an idea of how your condition affects your ability to work

• Accidents and illness when travelling independently

  What you should do if you’re an independent traveller and you fall ill or have an accident while you’re on holiday abroad

• Making a claim on your insurance policy

  Deciding whether to make an insurance claim, how to make a claim and what to do if someone claims against you

• If you’re treated badly after using your employment rights

  Check what you can do if your employer treats you unfairly because you asserted your rights.