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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

• If a creditor takes money from your wages

  Information on attachment of earnings orders used to take money from your wages to pay back money owed to creditors

• Maternity leave - what you're entitled to and how to get it

  Check your right to time off work when you have a baby. Find out how to arrange time off with your employer

• Understanding your tenancy agreement

  Check what terms can be in your tenancy agreement. Check documents your landlord needs to give you and what counts as an unfair agreement

• Student housing - your behaviour in halls

  Explains how students can be sanctioned if they misbehave or have rent arrears when living in university halls of residence. Sanctions can include withholding qualifications, preventing students progressing in their course and eviction

• Check your rights if you share accommodation

  Check who needs to pay rent and what happens when someone moves out. Check the difference between joint tenancies and sole tenancies

• Check if your employer can make changes to your contract

  Find out what you can do if you don’t agree with changes to working hours, pay rate, job role or other contract terms

• Claiming compensation for a personal injury

  How you can take legal action if you want to claim compensation for a personal injury

• Check your employer has followed the right redundancy process

  Check if your employer followed their procedures and consulted you properly

• Going to a small claims hearing

  Find out what happens at a small claims hearing and how to prepare