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• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

  What to think about before you apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits

• Challenging a Child Benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Ask HMRC to re-think their decision about your Child Benefit. How and when to ask for mandatory reconsideration

• Getting a bank account

  Information on how to get a bank account, types of account available and switching from one bank or building society to another

• Who must comply with the public sector equality duty?

  Lists the type of public authorities which must comply with the public sector equality duty. Also explains when private organisations or charities must comply, when carrying out public functions

• 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

• Check you’re in the right Universal Credit work-related activity group

  There are 4 work-related activity groups for Universal Credit. Check you’re in the right group, and what to do if you think you're in the wrong one

• If you want a refund for travel because of coronavirus

  Check what you can do if you’ve booked travel and you can't go because of coronavirus

• Check your notice period when resigning

  Find out how much notice you need to give when resigning and how to negotiate a reduced notice. You can also check what happens to your holiday entitlement

• Your options if your employer offers you another job

  Know when you can refuse an alternative job and take your redundancy pay instead. Make the most of your right to try out an alternative job for up to 4 weeks

• Debt relief orders - what you need to know

  Explains how much it will cost to apply for a debt relief order, where and how to pay, and whether there is help available to pay the fee