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• Check if you’re responsible for paying an energy bill

  Find out if you’re responsible for paying an energy bill. You usually have to pay for any gas or electricity you’ve used even if you haven’t signed a contract

• 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

• If you’re struggling to pay your phone, internet or TV bill

  Check what help providers can give you if you can’t afford to pay your bill - like offering a payment plan or switching you to a social tariff contract

• Check what compensation you can get for unfair dismissal

  Find out how to work out your basic and compensatory awards, when your compensation could be increased or decreased, if you need to repay any welfare benefits

• Discrimination at work because of pregnancy or maternity

  Check if you've been discriminated against because you're pregnant, had a pregnancy-related illness or took maternity leave. Check if it counts as pregnancy and maternity discrimination under the Equality Act

• Buying a home

  Get information on the process of buying a house. Check how to get a mortgage, how to make an offer and what to consider if you’re buying with others

• Court orders to protect children

  Check the different types of court order social services can apply for if they think your child is at risk

• Negotiating your debt with bailiffs

  Find out how you can negotiate your debt with bailiffs - including working out your what you can afford and making a payment arrangement

• Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs

  Find out when it can be worth taking your landlord to court to get repairs done, find out how to fill in the court form and make sure you know what to say at the hearing

• Check if you can claim ESA

  Check what Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is and if you can claim