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• Going to your Universal Credit medical assessment

  If you're sick or disabled, find out how to prepare for the Universal Credit medical assessment and what the DWP’s decision means for you

• Get a hardship payment if you've been sanctioned

  If you've been sanctioned, you might be able to get some emergency money to help you cover household expenses. This is called a hardship payment

• 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

• 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

• 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

• How to apply for Universal Credit

  Find out how to apply for Universal Credit online. Find out more about the questions you need to answer, your ‘to-do list’ and the next steps

• Getting paid when you leave a job

  Check if your final pay when you leave a job is right and what steps to take if it isn't

• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Check if you can apply for support if you can't work because you're sick or disabled. Universal Credit is available for people with sickness or disabilities.