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• Getting help for your child from your local council

  What support is available for you and your family - including extra help if your child is a ‘child in need

• Court orders to protect children

  Check the different types of court order social services can apply for if they think your child is at risk

• Paying child maintenance through the CMS

  Find out when you have to pay child maintenance, how much you'll have to pay and how to pay

• If you think you’ve been charged too much for your energy

  Do you think you've been overcharged for gas or electricity? Reasons why your energy bill amount might be higher than normal and what you can do about

• Check how to switch your internet, phone or TV provider

  How to switch your landline, mobile phone, internet or TV provider to get a cheaper deal

• Challenging a JSA decision - mandatory reconsideration

  What to do if you've been refused JSA or had your JSA reduced. The arguments you can use to challenge a JSA decision and the evidence you'll need

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase

• If you’re struggling to pay your heat network bills

  Find out what to do if you're having problems paying heat network bills or you owe money. Heat networks are sometimes called communal heating or district heating

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• Challenging a benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Check what you can do if you disagree with a benefit decision made by the DWP or HMRC