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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

• Taking legal action about discrimination

  Process for taking court action about discrimination, including sending a letter before a claim, filling out a claim form and how a defendant should respond

• Maternity pay - how to get it

  What you need to do to get statutory or contractual maternity pay from your employer

• Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing

  Check if you’re allowed to claim public funds. Check what counts as public funds, and what else you might be able to claim

• Getting a visitor visa for family and friends

  Getting a visa for a friend or family member to visit you in the UK for less than 6 months

• Struggling to pay - administration orders

  Action you can take if a change in circumstances makes it difficult to repay your administration order. Covers what creditors might do if you miss payments, review hearings and revoking the order

• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply

• How to claim Child Benefit

  Check how to claim Child Benefit and what documents you’ll need. Find out how and when you’ll get paid