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• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced

• Rape and sexual assault

  Information on rape and sexual assault, including definitions, sources of specialist help and further information

• How to get sick pay

  What to tell your employer and when you should tell them if you're off sick, how sick pay is paid and doctor's note

• Agreeing maintenance between you

  Find out what to include in a private child maintenance arrangement and where you can get help to make one

• Making a controlled goods agreement

  Check how to make a controlled goods agreement with bailiffs and what to do if you break your agreement

• Moving to another council home or housing association home

  If your council home doesn’t meet your needs, you might be able to move to a different one. Find out more about mutual exchange and tenancy transfer

• Dealing with mortgage arrears

  What happens if you miss a mortgage payment, including how to agree a repayment plan with your lender so you can pay your mortgage in smaller amounts

• The costs and charges of credit cards

  Information about interest and other charges, which may be incurred when using your credit card, including charges when buying things abroad, or for missed payments

• Check if you can challenge a JSA sanction

  Check if you can challenge your JSA sanction. What arguments you can use and what evidence you’ll have to provide

• If a company stops trading or goes out of business

  Claim money owed to you when a trader goes out of business, including checking whether they’ve gone out of business