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• If you can't take your holiday because you're ill

  Find out what you can do if you’re sick before on on a holiday, if you can postpone your holiday and when you can take it, including in the following year

• 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

• Check if you should move to Universal Credit from other benefits

  Your benefit may stop if your situation has changed. Check if you should move to Universal Credit instead. Find out how to move and check if you'll be better off

• 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

• Using early conciliation

  Find out when you must use early conciliation, what it involves and how it affects the time limit for making an employment tribunal claim

• 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 a change affects your Income Support

  Find out what changes of circumstances you have to report to make sure you get the right amount of Income Support

• Getting your broken boiler repaired or replaced

  Check whether you need to get your broken boiler repaired or replaced. Check if you can fix the problem yourself or what financial help is available for a new boiler

• 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

• How much pension you'll need

  Advice on planning for financial commitments in retirement and saving for a pension