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• Rights while you're on maternity leave

  Check your legal rights on how your employer has to treat you when you're away from work on maternity leave

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Check you’re responsible for paying rent arrears, find a way of affordably repaying them and make sure you're getting all the help you're entitled to.

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

  What to think about before you apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• Your insurer refuses your claim

  Reasons why your insurer may refuse your insurance claim or will not pay out the full amount.

• If a company stops trading or goes out of business

  Claim money owed to you when a trader goes out of business, including checking whether they’ve gone out of business

• Other jobs your employer should offer you

  Find out when your employer should offer you another job instead of making you redundant. Check what counts as suitable alternative employment

• Check if you can increase your income

  Check you’re getting all the money you’re entitled to - including benefits, grants from charities and the Household Support Fund scheme

• Vehicle insurance if the accident wasn't your fault

  What to do if the accident wasn’t your fault and what you need to think about before your vehicle is repaired

• Check which debts bankruptcy covers

  Find out which debts are cancelled when you go bankrupt, and what you’ll still have to pay.

• Help dealing with mortgage debts

  Different options which might be available to help clear your mortgage debt and pay back the money you owe to your lender.