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• What is Attendance Allowance

  You can claim Attendance Allowance benefit if you've reached State Pension age and you have a disability or illness that makes it hard for you to look after yourself.

• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Getting a bank account

  Information on how to get a bank account, types of account available and switching from one bank or building society to another

• Check your options for getting out of debt

  Find out what help is available if you’re struggling to pay your debts, including breathing space, debt management plans, administration orders, IVAs, DROs and bankruptcy

• Problems with your payment

  Overview and content list for problems with your payment. Get help appealing if you're having problems with your universal credit payments.

• If your circumstances change during your IVA

  Find out what to do if your circumstances change during your IVA, like your income goes up

• Check the rules after you go bankrupt

  Find out what you can and can’t do when you go bankrupt. While you’re bankrupt, you have to follow certain rules. These rules are called 'restrictions

• Benefit overpayments

  Causes of benefit overpayments and what to do if you've been told you've been paid too much

• Appealing an ESA decision

  Find out how to appeal an ESA decision. Before you can appeal a decision made by the DWP, you might need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration

• Decide if prepayment is right for you

  Understand the advantages and disadvantages of a prepayment meter, and decide whether you want one