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• Being laid off or put on short-time working

  Know your rights to pay, the importance of your contract, and when you can claim redundancy instead of lay off or short-time working

• If you're going to be deported from the UK

  Your rights to appeal being deported from the UK and how to leave voluntarily

• If you can't take your holiday because you're ill

  Find out what you can do if you’re sick before on on a holiday, if you can postpone your holiday and when you can take it, including in the following year

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced

• Discrimination because of religion or belief

  Taking action about discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, explaining when it is unlawful or not unlawful and organisations which can help

• You think you're being accused of benefit fraud

  What to do if you’re worried you’re being investigated for benefit fraud

• If you're being harassed or bullied at work

  Find out if you can take action about bullying or harassment from someone at work

• 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

• Check what kinds of behaviour are child abuse

  What is meant by the term 'child abuse'. There is no clear legal definition of ‘child abuse’ but there are laws to protect children from harm. Find out more

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay anything at all