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• Get help with costs if you have a child or you’re pregnant

  Check what help you can get with the cost of living. This might include extra benefits and grants, free childcare, help with school costs and the Healthy Start scheme

• Consumer

  Get advice on your consumer rights, including complaints and trading standards.

• Payment of benefits and tax credits

  Check how benefits and tax credits are paid - usually by direct credit transfer into bank, building society or Post Office card accounts. Find out about the Payment Exception Service if you can't use an account

• If you’ve been told your energy supply will be disconnected

  What should happen before you're disconnected, circumstances in which you shouldn't be disconnected, the disconnection process, where to get more advice and support

• Choosing a debt management plan provider

  How to find a debt management plan provider, covering whether a debt management company is licenced and belongs to a trade association and checking the contract is correct

• Young people and family

  Rights of children and young people on family matters including adoption, getting married and the rights of parents under 16

• Applying for British citizenship

  How to prepare to apply for British citizenship: the Life in the UK test, English language and residency requirements

• What counts as disability discrimination

  Find out more about disability discrimination in employment, access to goods and services, education, public transport

• Check if you can pay less council tax

  Find out if you can get a discount on your council tax. If you’re on a low income, check if you can apply for Council Tax Reduction

• If you didn’t agree to switch energy supplier

  What you should do if you're switched without your permission, what your rights are and where to get extra help