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• Starting a homeless application

  Find how to apply to the council for help if you’re homeless

• Other jobs your employer should offer you

  Find out when your employer should offer you another job instead of making you redundant. Check what counts as suitable alternative employment

• Before you get work done on your home

  Check how to comply with permissions and regulations, avoid building disputes and problems with home improvements, renovations and repairs

• 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

• Tell your supplier if you need extra support

  Sign up for priority services to get extra support reading your bills or meter, and priority help from your energy supplier in a power cut

• Prepare for an asylum interview

  Get help preparing for an asylum interview (or ‘substantive interview’) when you apply for refugee status - it’s a chance for you to put your case across to someone from the Home Office

• How bailiffs should treat you if you're vulnerable

  Find out how bailiffs should treat you if you’re ‘vulnerable’ - including if you’re disabled, if you have a mental health problem or if you have young children

• Maternity pay - what you're entitled to

  Find out whether you're entitled to statutory maternity pay, contractual maternity pay or Maternity Allowance