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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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

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

• 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

• Check if a change affects your SMI

  Find out if a change you report about your benefits also affects your support for mortgage interest (SMI