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• Check if you can pay less council tax

  Find out if you can get a discount on your council tax. If you’re on a low income, check if you can apply for Council Tax Reduction

• Tell your supplier if you need extra support

  Sign up for priority services to get extra support reading your bills or meter, and priority help from your energy supplier in a power cut

• Debt relief orders - what you need to know

  Explains how much it will cost to apply for a debt relief order, where and how to pay, and whether there is help available to pay the fee

• Prepare for an asylum interview

  Get help preparing for an asylum interview (or ‘substantive interview’) when you apply for refugee status - it’s a chance for you to put your case across to someone from the Home Office

• Check your options for getting out of debt

  Find out what help is available if you’re struggling to pay your debts, including breathing space, debt management plans, administration orders, IVAs, DROs and bankruptcy

• Paying back an Income Support overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back an Income Support overpayment, including in instalments

• Maternity pay - what you're entitled to

  Find out whether you're entitled to statutory maternity pay, contractual maternity pay or Maternity Allowance

• How bailiffs should treat you if you're vulnerable

  Find out how bailiffs should treat you if you’re ‘vulnerable’ - including if you’re disabled, if you have a mental health problem or if you have young children