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• Check how much Housing Benefit you can get

  Find out how much housing benefit you can get. You might be able to get all your rent paid or just some of it depending on your circumstances

• Get a hardship payment if you've been sanctioned

  If you've been sanctioned, you might be able to get some emergency money to help you cover household expenses. This is called a hardship payment

• Finding free or affordable legal help

  Find out how to get legal help if you're on a low income, including advice from a law centre or legal aid solicitor, and trial or tribunal representation by a pro bono barrister

• Challenge your redundancy

  Check if you have a good reason to challenge your redundancy. Find out how to negotiate with your employer, get mediation, and take legal action

• Discrimination at work because of pregnancy or maternity

  Check if you've been discriminated against because you're pregnant, had a pregnancy-related illness or took maternity leave. Check if it counts as pregnancy and maternity discrimination under the Equality Act

• If you're going to be deported from the UK

  Your rights to appeal being deported from the UK and how to leave voluntarily

• Carers: help and support

  Help and support available for carers including social care needs assessments and financial help

• Check how bankruptcy affects your home

  You might not have to move home if you go bankrupt. It depends on things like whether you rent or own your home, and who you live with. Find out more

• Getting an online immigration status (eVisa)

  You should check if you can get online evidence of your immigration status - also called an ‘eVisa’. Find out more about getting an eVisa

• Switching from prepayment to paying by credit

  Replace your prepayment meter or switch your smart meter over so you pay for energy after you use it instead of paying in advance