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• Get a Universal Credit advance payment

  How to get an advance payment of Universal Credit if you don't have enough money to get by while you're waiting for your first Universal Credit payment

• If the Pension Service says you've had a Pension Credit overpayment

  How to check if you’ve actually been overpaid by the Pension Service and how to challenge a Pension Credit overpayment

• Check what tips and service charges you're entitled to

  From 1 October 2024, employers must pass on all tips to their workers. Check what the new Tipping Act means for you

• Stopping bailiffs at your door

  Check how to stop bailiffs coming into your home and what to do if they break the rules

• If you're offered housing because you're homeless

  Check what kind of accommodation the council is offering. Check if it's suitable for you to live in, and what you can do if it isn't suitable

• Agreeing maintenance between you

  Find out what to include in a private child maintenance arrangement and where you can get help to make one

• Get help from the Witness Service

  Get help from the Witness Service if you’ve witnessed or been a victim of a crime. Find out what help you can get and how to get in touch

• Change of circumstances while you're getting Attendance Allowance

  You need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as soon as possible if your condition changes - this can affect your Attendance Allowance

• Check what bailiffs can take

  Check what bailiffs can take and stop them taking things they shouldn’t

• Income Support - how much you can get

  Find out how much Income Support you could get, including additional payments for housing costs