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• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• 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

• Your right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way

  Explains how article 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 protects you from torture or inhuman treatment, which causes you severe mental or physical suffering

• Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs

  Find out when it can be worth taking your landlord to court to get repairs done, find out how to fill in the court form and make sure you know what to say at the hearing

• Maternity leave - what you're entitled to and how to get it

  Check your right to time off work when you have a baby. Find out how to arrange time off with your employer

• Appealing a Child Benefit decision at tribunal

  Find out if you can appeal your Child Benefit mandatory reconsideration decision. Check when and how to appeal

• Challenging a rent increase

  Find out if you can challenge your section 13 rent increase for free at a tribunal and check what evidence you need to send with your application

• Check if a change affects your Income Support

  Find out what changes of circumstances you have to report to make sure you get the right amount of Income Support

• Who's breaching your human rights?

  Explains how the Human Rights Act 1988 protects you from a public authority, or private organisation carrying out a public function

• Applying for a Blue Badge

  Find out whether you're eligible for a blue badge to help you park more easily, and how to apply