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• Check if you should move to Universal Credit from other benefits

  Your benefit may stop if your situation has changed. Check if you should move to Universal Credit instead. Find out how to move and check if you'll be better off

• Get help if you use oil, LPG, coal or wood to heat your home

  If you use oil, wood, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), biomass or coal to heat your home, you might be able to get help to pay your bills

• Council tax

  Check how council tax works. Check if you can get a discount or exemption from council tax and how to apply.

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase

• Check what compensation you can get for unfair dismissal

  Find out how to work out your basic and compensatory awards, when your compensation could be increased or decreased, if you need to repay any welfare benefits

• Check what benefits you can get

  Get a quick idea of the benefits you can claim, including disability benefits and links to benefit calculators

• Extending your family visa

  You can usually apply to extend a family visa before it ends. Check if you can extend your family visa when it comes to an end

• How bailiffs should treat you if you're vulnerable

  Find out how bailiffs should treat you if you’re ‘vulnerable’ - including if you’re disabled, if you have a mental health problem or if you have young children

• Getting a job or pay rise while on Universal Credit

  Find out what to do if you get a job or pay rise, when you can refuse a job offer and how a job or increased pay will affect your Universal Credit payment

• Dealing with a letter saying bailiffs will visit

  Find out how to stop bailiffs visiting, find out what you can do if the bailiffs haven’t given you correct information. Learn how to deal with your debt