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• Medical evidence

  Find out how to get and submit medical evidence with your ESA50 form. This helps give the DWP an idea of how your condition affects your ability to work

• If you think your ESA decision is wrong - mandatory reconsideration

  How to challenge a decision about your ESA, what is mandatory reconsideration, what to put in your letter, what to do if you miss the deadline, how to appeal

• Your options if your employer offers you another job

  Know when you can refuse an alternative job and take your redundancy pay instead. Make the most of your right to try out an alternative job for up to 4 weeks

• Starting a homeless application

  Find how to apply to the council for help if you’re homeless

• If your ESA is stopped or reduced

  What to do if your ESA is stopped or reduced. If the DWP stop or reduce your ESA, you might be able to challenge them or start a new claim.

• Before you claim JSA

  Information for before you claim JSA. Read our advice to check if you can get 'new style' JSA and how you can claim. Find out more.

• Appealing against a benefit decision

  Appealing to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a mandatory reconsideration decision made by the DWP or HMRC

• Maternity leave - your options when it ends

  Decide whether or not to return to work, and know your rights over working part-time and paying back maternity pay

• How much PIP you can get and for how long

  Check the different rates of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), how long you can get it for and how often it is paid

• Make sure your redundancy is genuine

  Check what reasons your employer can give for making you redundant. Find out about signs that your redundancy might not be genuine