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• Offsetting rent arrears because repairs haven't been done

  How rent arrears for social housing tenants can be offset against the damages for not making repairs if your landlord is taking possession proceedings against you because of rent arrears

• Struggling to pay your debt management plan

  Tells you what to do if circumstances mean you are struggling to pay the debt management plan, emphasising the need to contact the provider and not ignore the problem

• Check your rights as a lodger

  Find out what rights you have if you're a lodger. You can also check what support you can get if you need help with housing

• Check how much redundancy pay you can get

  Find out if you can get redundancy pay, and check what contractual or statutory redundancy payments you'll get

• You can't afford to top up your prepayment meter

  Ways you can make your prepayment meter more affordable, and how to get gas or electricity urgently if you've run out of credit

• Avoiding creditors making you bankrupt

  Lists actions you can take to avoid being made bankrupt by someone you owe money to.

• Getting a visitor visa for family and friends

  Getting a visa for a friend or family member to visit you in the UK for less than 6 months

• If your energy supplier has increased your direct debit payments

  Why your payments may go up, checking your payments are correct, agreeing new monthly payments