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• Creditor trying to make you bankrupt

  You shouldn't ignore a statutory demand. Find out what to do if you get a statutory demand from someone who is trying to make you bankrupt

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase

• Getting help from social services if you're homeless

  Check if you can get help from social services and what help they can give. Check how to apply for help and what you can do if they refuse

• Appealing a Housing Benefit decision at a tribunal

  How to appeal if your local council won’t change a decision about your Housing Benefit

• 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

• How to claim DLA for your child

  You can claim DLA to help with the extra costs you have if you have a disabled child or a child with a health condition. The money can be spent on anything

• 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

• Your right to respect for private and family life

  Explains how the right to respect for your family and private life is protected by article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and when a public authority may be breach the article