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• The Human Rights Act 1998

  Explains what the Human Rights Act 1998 is and how it protects the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Avoiding creditors making you bankrupt

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

• Can your debt relief order be stopped?

  Explains the circumstances in which the Official Receiver can stop (revoke) your debt relief order and how to challenge their decision

• Q16 - coping with social situations

  Help to fill in Q16: coping with social situations for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Check if you can pay less on your water bills

  Get help if you’re having trouble paying your water bills. Find out how to save money on your bills and if it's worth getting a water meter installed

• Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out if you can get Housing Benefit for another room in your council home because you have a disability or someone is away from home

• Check what tips and service charges you're entitled to

  From 1 October 2024, employers must pass on all tips to their workers. Check what the new Tipping Act means for you

• Check how bankruptcy affects your money and bills

  Find out what happens to your bank account when you’re bankrupt, how your bills might change and if you can keep money like your savings or pension

• Your energy supplier has put its prices up

  When your supplier is allowed to raise their prices, notice they should give you, what to do to avoid price rises