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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

• Get help with the cost of renting privately

  Check if you can get help to pay your rent or council tax. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs or a council tax reduction

• Creditors still contacting you - debt management plans

  Explains why creditors may still contact you while a debt management plan is in place and what to do if a creditor is harassing you

• Dealing with mortgage arrears

  What happens if you miss a mortgage payment, including how to agree a repayment plan with your lender so you can pay your mortgage in smaller amounts

• If your energy supplier has increased your direct debit payments

  Why your payments may go up, checking your payments are correct, agreeing new monthly payments

• Avoiding creditors making you bankrupt

  Lists actions you can take to avoid being made bankrupt by someone you owe money to.

• Taking the first step if you need financial support

  If you need financial support, start by checking if you can get any benefits. You could get this financial help, even if you’re working or have savings

• Getting a visitor visa for family and friends

  Getting a visa for a friend or family member to visit you in the UK for less than 6 months

• If your JSA has stopped or been reduced

  What to do if your JSA has stopped or been reduced because of a sanction. Check what help you could get while your JSA has stopped

• Problem with an app, software or download

  Your right to a refund or repair if there’s a fault with digital content like software, downloads and apps