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• Decide if prepayment is right for you

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

• 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

• Check what tips and service charges you're entitled to

  Employers must pass on all tips to their workers. Check what the Tipping Act means for you

• Claiming Attendance Allowance if you're terminally ill

  There's a quick application process to apply for Attendance Allowance for people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and aren't expected to live more than 6 months

• Buying a home

  Get information on the process of buying a house. Check how to get a mortgage, how to make an offer and what to consider if you’re buying with others

• Debt relief orders - what you need to know

  Explains how much it will cost to apply for a debt relief order, where and how to pay, and whether there is help available to pay the fee

• Selling your property to help pay off your mortgage debts

  Check what to think about before selling your property and what to do if you won’t make enough money to pay back your debts

• Getting travel insurance

  What you need to think about before you take out a travel insurance policy

• Applying for British citizenship

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

• Young people's rights

  Rights of children and young people including information on proof of age, discrimination, personal records, punishment and religion