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• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Q2 - standing and sitting

  Help to fill in Q2: standing and sitting for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q16 - coping with social situations

  Help to fill in Q16: coping with social situations for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• What will happen on the day of the trial as a witness

  What happens on the day of the trial if you're giving evidence as a witness including information on what to do in the courtroom and claiming expenses

• Q12: making decisions about money

  Help to fill in Q12: making decisions about money for PIP. Find out what this means and get advice on how to complete the question.

• Applying for an administration order

  Tells you the form to use to apply for an administration order, what paperwork you need to give to the court and how joint debts are treated

• Credit brokers explained

  Explains what a credit broker is and when they are properly authorised to act

• Work you can do while getting ESA

  While you’re getting Employment Support Allowance (ESA) you might be able to do some types of work. Check what work you can do while you’re getting ESA

• Challenging a Universal Credit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  If you disagree with the decision about your Universal Credit claim, you can ask for ‘mandatory reconsideration’. Find out how to challenge the decision

• Debt management plans - what you need to know

  Introduction to debt management plans, explaining what they are, how they work and who can get one