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• If you've been sanctioned

  Get help if you've been sanctioned while on universal credit. We have advice on how to check your sanction and challenging it, and how to get hardship payment.

• If your JSA has stopped or been reduced

  What to do if your JSA has stopped or been reduced because of a sanction. Check what help you could get while your JSA has stopped.

• Universal Credit

  Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit if you're on a low income, make an application and get advice on any problems you have

• Check if the Benefit Cap will affect your Housing Benefit

  Check how much the benefit cap is and whether it will affect your housing benefit. The cap is a limit to the total amount of money you can get.

• What to do if you've been sanctioned while on Universal Credit

  Check what you can do if you've been sanctioned on Universal Credit. Check how to challenge an unfair sanction and what you can do to avoid future issues.

• Child Benefit appeals

  Overview and content list for child benefit appeals. Get help appealing a decision at tribunal and asking for mandatory reconsideration.

• Challenging benefit decisions

  Overview and content list for challenging benefit decisions. Get help challenging decisions by the DWP or HMRC and complaining about benefits services.

• Problems with Housing Benefit

  Information about problems with housing benefits. Get help if your benefit is stopped or reduced, challenging a decision and paying back an overpayment.

• Benefits

  Get advice on benefits, including what you're entitled to and how to claim.

• Get a hardship payment if you've been sanctioned

  If you've been sanctioned, you might be able to get some emergency money to help you cover household expenses. This is called a hardship payment.