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If you used to get Income Support
Check what you can do now Income Support has ended. For example, checking you were paid the right amount
Get help with the cost of renting privately
Check if you can get help to pay your rent or council tax. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs or a council tax reduction.
If you used to get old style ESA
Check what you can do now old style income-related and contribution-based ESA have ended. For example, checking you were paid the right amount
Get a hardship payment if you've been sanctioned
If you've been sanctioned, you might be able to get some emergency money to help you cover household expenses. This is called a hardship payment
If you've been sanctioned
Get help if you've been sanctioned while on universal credit. We have advice on how to check your sanction and challenging it, and how to get hardship payment.
Check you've been given the right sanction
Check what level of sanction you should get and how long it should last. Check how to find out more about your sanction, and how to get help with challenging
Help on a low income
Overview and content list for benefits help for those on a low income
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