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• Apply for SMI

  How to apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• Check you've been given the right sanction

  Find out what type of sanction you should get, how long it should be, where to get help with challenging a sanction and how to get more details

• Check how bankruptcy affects your job

  Your job might be affected if you apply for bankruptcy. Find out how bankruptcy affects your job and what work you can do after going bankrupt

• Check if a financial service has followed the rules

  Check what rules financial services need to follow, including banks, mortgage lenders and creditors, and how you can complain

• If your Income Support has stopped

  Find out why your Income Support payments have stopped and how to get them started again

• If you're being taken to court for debt

  Find out what to do if you’ve received a letter about a debt. If you owe money and you don't pay it back your creditor might take you to court

• Challenging what the CMS says you should get

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed

• Reporting a change while you're on ESA

  What changes of circumstance to tell the DWP about while you're getting ESA, how to contact the DWP about the changes

• Payday loans

  How payday loans work, including continuous payment authority, stopping payments, extending the loan and alternatives to payday loans

• Car finance claims: what to do if you bought a car on finance

  If you bought a car, van or motorbike on finance, check if you can get compensation from your lender