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• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply

• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out what changes of circumstances to tell your local council so you get the right amount of Housing Benefit

• Your debt management plan provider has closed

  What you should do next if your debt management company closes down. Debt management providers sometimes go bust or have their licence taken away

• Eviction for mortgage arrears

  Check whether you can stop your eviction, and what to do if you can’t

• Changing a court order for debt

  Information about changing or cancelling county court judgments (CCJ

• Applying to the CMS for child maintenance

  Applying to the CMS for child maintenance. Find out how to get maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service and how you can apply

• Going to your Universal Credit interview and getting a decision

  Find out what happens at your Jobcentre Universal Credit interview, including what to bring and what to do if you have any problems

• Decide if prepayment is right for you

  Understand the advantages and disadvantages of a prepayment meter, and decide whether you want one

• Check what child maintenance arrangement is right for you

  Find out about the different ways to arrange child maintenance and how to choose the best one for you

• Dispute a mobile, phone, internet or TV bill

  Challenge a bill if you’ve been charged too much for your phone, internet or TV. Your provider might have got your bill wrong or your bill could be high because of fraud