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• How to start a Universal Credit claim

  Find out how to start a Universal Credit claim. Before you start you’ll need to check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

• Rights while you're on maternity leave

  Check your legal rights on how your employer has to treat you when you're away from work on maternity leave

• Check if your dismissal is unfair

  Find out if you can claim unfair dismissal, if you've been dismissed for a fair reason, and if you've been discriminated against

• Check if a change affects your Universal Credit

  Check what change of circumstances you need to report and how they’ll affect your Universal Credit. This includes changes to your work, money or family life

• If you owe child maintenance

  Find out what the CMS can do if you don't pay child maintenance and how they can recover payments

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay anything at all

• 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

• If someone's harassed you in housing

  Find out if you can take action about harassment from someone involved in your housing

• Challenging a benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Check what you can do if you disagree with a benefit decision made by the DWP or HMRC

• 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