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• Reporting to Trading Standards

  Report a trader who has broken the law by contacting the Citizens Advice consumer service or Advice Direct Scotland

• Stopping a future payment on your debit or credit card

  Information about your rights to stop a future credit or debit card payment, by phone, email or letter, and how to get your money back if money is taken from you account against your wishes

• Paying council tax if you’re a student

  Check if you have to pay council tax as a student. Check what the rules are if you're taking time off from your course

• Avoiding creditors making you bankrupt

  Lists actions you can take to avoid being made bankrupt by someone you owe money

• How to claim PIP if you have a terminal illness

  How to make a fast-track claim for Personal Independence Allowance (PIP) if you have a terminal illness

• Challenging a DLA decision - the tribunal hearing

  If you challenge a DLA decision you may be asked to go to a tribunal hearing. Get guidance on how to prepare for a DLA tribunal hearing

• Extra benefits and help you can get while on DLA

  If you get DLA for your child, you might be able to get extra money from other benefits, a blue badge or a reduction in road tax bills

• Check the terms of your employment contract

  Check if you’ve got a written statement from your employer and what other documents to look

• Who can accompany you to a disciplinary meeting

  What to do if you want someone to come with you to a disciplinary meeting, what they can do and what to do if your employer refuses to let you bring anyone with you

• County court judgments and your credit rating - overview

  How to find out if a CCJ has been made against you and change or remove an entry in the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines