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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 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

• Pensions - income drawdown

  What income drawdown (pension withdrawal) means, how it works and who it's suitable

• Check if something might be a scam

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

• Check if your employer's dismissal process is unfair

  Make sure your employer has a fair dismissal process and follows the Acas code of practice - and know when to challenge them if they don't

• 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

• 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.

• Carers: help and support

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

• Work out which debts to deal with first

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

• 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