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Before you claim Pension Credit
Overview and content list for before you claim pension credit. Get information and check if you can get pension credit and how to claim.
Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance
Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply.
Before you apply for Universal Credit
Information for before you apply for Universal Credit. Find out more about what Universal Credit is, check if you're eligible and how it's paid.
Help with debt
Get help to work out how much money you owe and which debts you should pay back first
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
Staying in the UK as the parent of a child who lives here
Check if you can apply for a parent visa, including the rules about your income
Paying a court fine
What happens if you don’t pay a court fine in time, including how to ask for more time to pay, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay
Credit rating - impact of debt relief order
Explains that a debt relief order must be noted in your credit reference file and how it affects your credit rating, making it hard to get credit in future.