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• Accessing your bank account after going bankrupt

  Explains the options for your day-to-day banking needs after you go bankrupt, as your existing bank account will be frozen

• Check what you have to do in the ESA work-related activity group

  Find out what you need to do if you’re in the work-related activity group

• Dealing with mortgage arrears

  What happens if you miss a mortgage payment, including how to agree a repayment plan with your lender so you can pay your mortgage in smaller amounts

• Personal loans

  Information about secured and unsecured personal loans, how they work and how to compare different loan products

• Applying for an administration order

  Tells you the form to use to apply for an administration order, what paperwork you need to give to the court and how joint debts are treated

• 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

• Debt management plans - what you need to know

  Introduction to debt management plans, explaining what they are, how they work and who can get one

• What to do if someone dies abroad

  Who to contact if someone dies abroad, registering the death and making funeral arrangements including covering the costs, and whether you can claim on travel insurance

• You are taken to court for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a tenant to court for rent arrears, special rules for social housing landlords, notice periods, what happens and a court hearing and the type of orders a judge can make

• Applying for British citizenship

  How to prepare to apply for British citizenship: the Life in the UK test, English language and residency requirements