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• 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 you’re struggling to pay your phone, internet or TV bill

  Check what help providers can give you if you can’t afford to pay your bill - like offering a payment plan or switching you to a social tariff contract

• Universal Credit

  Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit if you're on a low income, make an application and get advice on any problems you have

• If you're owed child maintenance

  Find out what you can do if you're not getting the child maintenance payments you're owed

• Dealing with Council Tax arrears

  What happens when you miss a council tax payment, and how to negotiate with your council to pay what you owe in smaller amounts

• Top tips for borrowing

  Top tips for borrowing money, taking out a loan or using a credit card

• Cost of an administration order

  Tells you how much an administration order will cost, how and when to pay and explains attachment of earnings orders

• Stop your energy supplier moving you to prepayment

  If you owe money to your energy supplier, they might want to install a prepayment meter. Here are the situations where you can stop them doing

• Check how much redundancy pay you can get

  Find out if you can get redundancy pay, and check what contractual or statutory redundancy payments you'll get

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person