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• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Check if you can apply for support if you can't work because you're sick or disabled. Universal Credit is available for people with sickness or disabilities.

• What you can do with your pension pot

  What options you have for accessing the money in you personal or workplace pension pot

• Check if the Benefit Cap will affect your Housing Benefit

  Check how much the benefit cap is and whether it will affect your housing benefit. The cap is a limit to the total amount of money you can get.

• Collecting information about your debts

  Collect information about your debts and check how to contact your creditor

• Get help with costs if you have a child or you’re pregnant

  Check what help you can get with the cost of living. This might include extra benefits and grants, free childcare, help with school costs and the Healthy Start scheme.

• 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.

• After you get refugee status

  Finding new housing and applying for benefits after you get refugee status.