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• Disability discrimination and benefits

  What counts as disability discrimination by benefit providers. Benefit providers must not discriminate against you when making decisions about your benefits

• If you're going to be deported from the UK

  Your rights to appeal being deported from the UK and how to leave voluntarily

• Getting a permanent right to live in the UK if you have a family visa

  Check if you can apply for indefinite leave if you already have a family visa

• 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

• Letter to say you received goods or services you didn't ask for

  Use this letter to write to a trader who has sent you goods or services you didn't order or ask for. These are sometimes called ‘unsolicited goods'.

• Your right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way

  Explains how article 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 protects you from torture or inhuman treatment, which causes you severe mental or physical suffering

• Preparing your paperwork - administration order

  Explains the paperwork relating to your debts and evidence of your financial circumstances that you need to gather, before applying to court for an administration order

• An insurer approaches you to settle a claim

  What to think about before taking up an offer to settle a claim directly from another insurer

• Taking rest breaks at work

  Find out what rest breaks you should get at work and what to do if your employer won't let you take them

• Credit Union loans

  Information about credit unions, how credit union loans work and how to find a local provider