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• Living together and marriage - legal differences

  Differences between how the law treats married and cohabiting couples including financial matters, responsibility for children and housing

• Benefits and help with council tax when you separate

  You might be able to get help with your living costs when you separate from your partner. Find out if you have a right to benefits or can get more

• The rules about making a court claim

  The Civil Procedure Rules and the Practice Direction on pre-action conduct are outlines. These must be followed if you take your consumer case to court

• Consumer

  Get advice on your consumer rights, including complaints and trading standards.

• 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

• How to claim bereavement benefits

  Find out how to claim Bereavement Support Payment. For deaths before April 2017, check if you can get Widowed Parents Allowance

• Negotiating your debt with bailiffs

  Find out how you can negotiate your debt with bailiffs - including working out your what you can afford and making a payment arrangement

• Check if you’re responsible for paying an energy bill

  Find out if you’re responsible for paying an energy bill. You usually have to pay for any gas or electricity you’ve used even if you haven’t signed a contract