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• Check how bankruptcy affects your belongings

  Find out what you can keep when you’re bankrupt. You can usually keep the things you need to live - for example your clothes, furniture and cooking equipment

• Mortgages and secured loans

  Information about mortgages and secured loans, including Islamic mortgages. Also covers credit brokers and the charges made for their services

• Check if going bankrupt is right for you

  Find out what to think about before you go bankrupt and how bankruptcy might affect you

• Your options if you're in the UK illegally

  How to get British citizenship or a legal immigration status if you're living in the UK illegally

• How to claim Child Benefit

  Check how to claim Child Benefit and what documents you’ll need. Find out how and when you’ll get paid

• Stopping bailiffs taking your vehicle

  Check how to stop bailiffs taking your vehicle and get it back if it's been clamped

• Arguments for challenging a sanction

  Find out what makes a sanction unfair, how and when to challenge one, how to get more details about your sanction and where to get help challenging

• 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 help from the Witness Service

  Get help from the Witness Service if you’ve witnessed or been a victim of a crime. Find out what help you can get and how to get in touch

• If you're offered housing because you're homeless

  Check what kind of accommodation the council is offering. Check if it's suitable for you to live in, and what you can do if it isn't suitable