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• Debt has increased since debt management plan

  Explains what to do if your overall debt increases even though a debt management plan is in place, including asking for interest to be frozen, increasing payments and considering alternative debt solutions

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

  What to think about before you apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• Moving to Universal Credit if you've got a migration notice

  You’ll have to move to Universal Credit when you get a letter from the DWP - this is a 'migration notice'. Your existing benefit will stop. Claim Universal Credit to keep getting financial support

• Disputing paying back a working or child tax credits overpayment

  What to do if your tax credits are overpaid and you disagree about paying the money back

• Stop your energy supplier moving you to prepayment

  If you owe money to your energy supplier, they might want to install a prepayment meter. Here are the situations where you can stop them doing

• Use our British Sign Language service to help you apply for Universal Credit

  You can use our British Sign Language (BSL) video service if you need help or advice with applying for Universal Credit and the early stages of your claim

• If you're owed child maintenance

  Find out what you can do if you're not getting the child maintenance payments you're owed

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person