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• Apply for SMI

  How to apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• Choosing voluntary redundancy

  Work out if voluntary redundancy is right for you, and know when it affects benefits, mortgage protection or early retirement

• Your debt management plan provider has closed

  What you should do next if your debt management company closes down. Debt management providers sometimes go bust or have their licence taken away

• Your energy supplier has put its prices up

  When your supplier is allowed to raise their prices, notice they should give you, what to do to avoid price rises

• Bankruptcy

  Overview and content list for bankruptcy. Read our advice on before you go bankrupt, how it affects you and the rules of going bankrupt. Find out more

• Becoming a British citizen

  Check if you can apply for British citizenship - find out what you need to be eligible, and how long you have to live in the UK before applying

• Preparing to apply for pre-settled and settled status

  Find out what you need for your settled status application. Check which documents you might need before you apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Find out what to do if you think you have a criminal record

• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance

• Challenging a homeless decision

  Check if you can ask the council to review their decision. Check how to ask them for a review and what you can do if they don’t change the decision

• Check if you can get Housing Benefit

  Check if you can claim Housing Benefit to help pay your rent - and find out if you’re entitled to the maximum amount of Housing Benefit