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• How to start a Universal Credit claim

  Find out how to start a Universal Credit claim. Before you start you’ll need to check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

• State Pension

  Check how much State Pension you can get and how many qualifying years you need to get the full amount

• Domestic violence and abuse - getting help

  Organisations which give information and advice all aspects of domestic violence and abuse, rape and sexual assault

• Preparing to challenge your eviction if you've been discriminated against

  Find out how to stop your eviction if your landlord has discriminated against you

• Stopping a future payment on your debit or credit card

  Information about your rights to stop a future credit or debit card payment, by phone, email or letter, and how to get your money back if money is taken from you account against your wishes

• Ask the council for money or help to do repairs

  Local authority powers and financial help available to private rented tenants and landlords to cover the cost of repairs or improvements

• Step 2: Check the situation where you were discriminated against

  To check if you’ve been discriminated against, you can check if the situation where it happened is covered by the Equality Act 2010

• Charging orders

  Information about what you can do if a creditor applies for a charging order against your property

• WaterSure scheme – help with paying water bills

  Watersure is a scheme to help save money with your water bill, if you get certain benefits and you have three or more children under 19 or someone in your house has a medical condition that means more water gets used

• Struggling to pay your debt management plan

  Tells you what to do if circumstances mean you are struggling to pay the debt management plan, emphasising the need to contact the provider and not ignore the problem