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• Arranging financial support after you separate

  If you're married or in a civil partnership, you can apply for financial support (‘spousal maintenance’) from your ex when you separate. Find out more about what you can get or need to pay.

• Other information

  Read about giving other information which does not fit anywhere else on the ESA form. You can use extra sheets of paper if there’s not enough space in the box

• If you're sending the form back late

  If you're late sending back the form you must still fill it in and send it as soon as you can. If you have a good reason the DWP might decide to accept it.

• Creditors still contacting you - debt relief orders

  Explains what to do if you are being chased for a debt covered by your debt relief order and the situations in which creditors are still allowed to contact you while the order is in place

• Use our British Sign Language service to help you apply for Universal Credit

  You can use our British Sign Language (BSL) video service if you need help or advice with applying for Universal Credit and the early stages of your claim

• Debt remedy tool

  An online debt remedy tool from the debt advice charity StepChange Debt Charity to help you work out your options if you are in debt

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced

• 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

• Help claiming ESA

  Get help claiming ESA. Check if you're eligible to claim for ESA, how much you could get and help filling in the capability for work form

• 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