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• Maternity leave and pay

  Overview and content list for maternity leave and pay. Get information about maternity leave and what you're entitled to while you're off work.

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person

• You are taken to court for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a tenant to court for rent arrears, special rules for social housing landlords, notice periods, what happens and a court hearing and the type of orders a judge can make

• Dividing up money and belongings when you separate

  If you and your partner separate, you need to decide how to divide your home and your pension. You also need to divide possessions and money in bank accounts

• Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing

  Check if you’re allowed to claim public funds. Check what counts as public funds, and what else you might be able to claim

• Challenging a homeless decision

  Check if you can ask the council to review their decision. Check how to ask them for a review and what you can do if they don’t change the decision

• 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

• If something you ordered hasn't arrived

  Check what to do if a parcel hasn't arrived and how to spot scam messages about it. Check your rights to a refund or another delivery and how to contact the seller

• Showing habitual residence to get help with housing

  If you moved or returned to the UK in the last 2 years, check if you need to be habitually resident and what evidence you need to prove

• How Universal Credit is paid

  Find out how Universal Credit is paid. You'll usually get a single payment every month paid directly into your bank, building society or credit union account