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• Check your parental rights as an agency worker

  Find out if you can take time off or get paid when you're having or adopting a child

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

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

• Check if you can increase your income

  Check you’re getting all the money you’re entitled to - including benefits, grants from charities and the Household Support Fund scheme

• If you've been refused reasonable adjustments

  If you didn't get the adjustments you need, check if you've experienced a type of discrimination called ‘failure to make reasonable adjustments

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Check you’re responsible for paying rent arrears, find a way of affordably repaying them and make sure you're getting all the help you're entitled

• Getting help with home improvements

  Check the types of grants and loans you can get to make improvements in your home - including the disabled facilities grant

• Check you've been given the right sanction

  Find out what type of sanction you should get, how long it should be, where to get help with challenging a sanction and how to get more details

• Challenging a benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Check what you can do if you disagree with a benefit decision made by the DWP or HMRC