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• Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out if you can get Housing Benefit for another room in your council home because you have a disability or someone is away from home

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  Know when your landlord can give you a section 8 notice, check your section 8 notice is valid and find out what to do if it's not valid

• Complaining about a vet

  What to do if you have a complaint against your vet for negligence or misconduct

• Switching if you owe your energy supplier money

  Check if you can switch energy suppliers if you owe your current gas or electricity supplier money and what you can do if your supplier won't let you switch

• If the car you bought is still on hire purchase

  Your rights and options if you find out the car you bought is still subject to a hire purchase or conditional sale agreement

• If you've been accused of child abuse

  What to do if you are accused of abusing or neglecting a child, including the importance of seeking legal advice

• How to get a debt management plan

  Things to think about before you set up a debt management plan. Read about the steps you should follow to get a debt management plan

• Your right to personal liberty

  Explains how the right to personal liberty is protected by article 5 of the Human Rights Act 1998 meaning you cannot be detained for reasons other than criminal activity or mental health issues

• Interruptions to your water supply

  Your rights when your water supply is interrupted for repairs or because of an emergency such as burst main pipe and what you can do when things go wrong

• Getting sick pay when you're pregnant

  Check how getting sick pay could affect your maternity pay. If you’re off sick while you’re pregnant, it can affect how much money you get