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• Getting help for your child from your local council

  What support is available for you and your family - including extra help if your child is a ‘child in need

• If you're facing redundancy

  Get help if you’re at risk of redundancy or have been made redundant. Find out how to get the money you are owed and what to do next

• Check how much Housing Benefit you can get

  Find out how much housing benefit you can get. You might be able to get all your rent paid or just some of it depending on your circumstances

• Check what you have to do in the ESA work-related activity group

  Find out what you need to do if you’re in the work-related activity group

• Payday loans - reasons to complain about your lender

  What you can complain about if your payday lender doesn’t follow the Good Practice Customer Charter rules

• Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing

  Check if you’re allowed to claim public funds. Check what counts as public funds, and what else you might be able to claim

• Getting a visitor visa for family and friends

  Getting a visa for a friend or family member to visit you in the UK for less than 6 months

• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply