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• Extra money and help if you get Universal Credit

  Find out about extra money and help you can get because you receive Universal Credit. You can also check what other benefits and support you can apply

• Check if you can get sick pay

  Who can and can’t get sick pay, what you can do if you're not getting the sick pay you might be eligible for and returning to work after illness or surgery

• Check if your energy meter isn't working properly

  How to check if the meter's faulty, getting your supplier to test the meter, how the meter is tested, what the supplier should do if your meter is faulty

• Work out which debts to deal with first

  Check which of your debts are ‘priority debts’ that you should deal with first

• Carers: help and support

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

• Preparing to rent from a private landlord

  Find out how to decide whether to rent from a landlord or letting agent, how to search for a property and what questions you should ask before you rent a home.

• Check if something might be a scam

  What to look for when identifying a scam, and how to protect yourself from being scammed

• If you're sending the form back late

  If you're late sending back the form you must still fill it in and send it as soon as you can. If you have a good reason the DWP might decide to accept

• If your local council discriminates against you

  Check what you can do if you’ve been discriminated against by a public authority - including if you need to take your local council to court

• WaterSure scheme – help with paying water bills

  Watersure is a scheme to help save money with your water bill, if you get certain benefits and you have three or more children under 19 or someone in your house has a medical condition that means more water gets used