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• Check your rights if you're an occupier with basic protection

  Check your rights if your landlord tries to evict you or increase your rent. Check if your landlord has to do repairs and your options if you want to leave

• Getting a bank account

  Information on how to get a bank account, types of account available and switching from one bank or building society to another.

• What happens to your home when you separate

  Whether you rent or own the property you live in, you need to decide what will happen to your home if you and your partner split up

• Arguments for challenging a sanction

  Find out what makes a sanction unfair, how and when to challenge one, how to get more details about your sanction and where to get help challenging

• 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

• Check how bankruptcy affects your money and bills

  Find out what happens to your bank account when you’re bankrupt, how your bills might change and if you can keep money like your savings or pension

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

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

• Getting a permanent right to live in the UK if you have a family visa

  Check if you can apply for indefinite leave if you already have a family visa