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• If you're sick or disabled

  Information about Universal Credit if you're sick or disabled. Get help and advice about getting UC, filling in the form and going to your assessment

• If you've been sanctioned

  Get help if you've been sanctioned while on universal credit. We have advice on how to check your sanction and challenging it, and how to get hardship payment

• Check if you can get sick pay

  Who can and can’t get sick pay, what you can do if you're not getting the sick pay you might be eligible for and returning to work after illness or surgery.

• If you’re being evicted by the council or housing association

  Your landlord has to follow steps before they can evict you. Find out how you can challenge the eviction and stay in your home.

• If you get a witness summons

  What to do if you get a witness summons including information on why you might get one and what happens if you don't go to court.

• If you used to get tax credits

  Check what you can do now tax credits have ended. For example, claiming other benefits, challenging a decision and making sure your final payment is correct.

• Check if you can increase your income

  Check you’re getting all the money you’re entitled to - including benefits, grants from charities and the Household Support Fund scheme

• If your home is on a heat network

  Find out what a heat network is and check what to do if you have problems with your heat network supplier.

• If your job offer is withdrawn

  Check if you can get money if you’re offered a job and then the offer is withdrawn.

• If you owe child maintenance

  Find out what the CMS can do if you don't pay child maintenance and how they can recover payments