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• Grants and benefits to help you pay your energy bills

  Grants, benefits and other support, including Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payment and Cold Weather Payment or Winter Heating Payment

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase

• Check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

  Check if you can get Universal Credit, a benefit you can claim if you're on a low income or unemployed. Read our advice to check if you're eligible

• 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

• Illness insurance

  Types of illness insurance available, some of the benefits they provide and what you need to think about before taking out one of these types of policy

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• Reporting self-employed earnings if you get Universal Credit

  Work out your monthly earnings if you’re self employed. Find out how to report your earnings if you get Universal Credit and how to get help with doing

• Getting paid when you leave a job

  Check if your final pay when you leave a job is right and what steps to take if it isn't

• If your circumstances change during your IVA

  Find out what to do if your circumstances change during your IVA, like your income goes up

• How to claim Pension Credit

  Check the best way to apply for Pension Credit. Check what extra help you can get if you're eligible, including Winter Fuel Payments