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• If you're owed child maintenance

  Find out what you can do if you're not getting the child maintenance payments you're owed

• Pension Credit appeals

  Overview and content list for pension credit appeals. Get help If the Pension Service says you've had a pension credit overpayment and challenging a decision.

• If you get a witness summons

  What to do if you get a witness summons including information on why you might get one and what happens if you don't go to court

• Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord

  Check what type of tenancy or other housing status you have if you rent from a private landlord. The rules depend on the date your tenancy started

• Carers: help and support

  Help and support available for carers including social care needs assessments and financial help

• Who's breaching your human rights?

  Explains how the Human Rights Act 1988 protects you from a public authority, or private organisation carrying out a public function

• Challenging benefit decisions

  Overview and content list for challenging benefit decisions. Get help challenging decisions by the DWP or HMRC and complaining about benefits services.

• Applying for homeless help

  Find out how to apply to the council for help if you’re homeless. Read our advice on applying for help if you're homeless

• You might have to go to court as a witness

  What to do if you've been told you might have to go to court as a victim or witness including information on who'll contact you about the trial

• How to claim Housing Benefit

  How to claim Housing Benefit, including if you can backdate your claim. How to claim a Discretionary Housing Payment too