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How bailiffs should treat you if you're vulnerable
Find out how bailiffs should treat you if you’re ‘vulnerable’ - including if you’re disabled, if you have a mental health problem or if you have young children
Subletting without your landlord’s permission
Check what might happen if you sublet your home unlawfully, including eviction. Check the extra risks if you have a council or housing association home
Paying a court fine
What happens if you don’t pay a court fine in time, including how to ask for more time to pay, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay
Accidents and illness when travelling independently
What you should do if you’re an independent traveller and you fall ill or have an accident while you’re on holiday abroad
Public sector equality duty - taking action
Things to think about before using the public sector equality duty to challenge a decision or policy which discriminates against you, or puts you at a disadvantage
Challenging a DLA decision - mandatory reconsideration
You can challenge a decision on the DLA claim you made for your child. The first step is to ask DWP to review their decision - this is called ‘mandatory reconsideration
Problems with selling your home - delayed completion and lease options contracts
Information about 'exchange with delayed completion' and 'lease options' contracts, covering what they are, the risks involved and other options that may be available to people trying to sell their home
Young people and family
Rights of children and young people on family matters including adoption, getting married and the rights of parents under 16
If you used to get tax credits
Check what you can do now tax credits have ended. For example, claiming other benefits, challenging a decision and making sure your final payment is correct
Complaining about the public sector equality duty
How to use the public sector equality duty to challenge policies or decisions of a public authority which you think discriminate or put you at a disadvantage