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• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply

• Your energy supply

  Get advice if you're having problems with your gas or electricity supply

• What happens when a debt relief order is made?

  Explains what happens once a debt relief order has been made and your responsibility to report a change of circumstances, or information you forgot to include in the original application

• What you'll need to do on Universal Credit

  Find out what you'll need to do on Universal Credit. Get information about if a change affects your claim and how the new earing rules could impact your claim

• If you owe child maintenance

  Find out what the CMS can do if you don't pay child maintenance and how they can recover payments

• Credit rating - impact of debt management plan

  Explains how having a debt management plan may affect your credit rating

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

  What to think about before you apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• If your Housing Benefit is stopped or reduced

  Find out why your Housing Benefit payments have changed and what you can do about

• 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.

• Pensions - income drawdown

  What income drawdown (pension withdrawal) means, how it works and who it's suitable