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• Check your rights at work if you're under 18

  Young people’s rights to working hours, rest breaks, pay, and holiday. Find out what types of work 16 and 17 year olds can do.

• Getting a job or pay rise while on Universal Credit

  Find out what to do if you get a job or pay rise, when you can refuse a job offer and how a job or increased pay will affect your Universal Credit payment

• How bailiffs should treat you if you're vulnerable

  Find out how bailiffs should treat you if you’re ‘vulnerable’ - including if you’re disabled, if you have a mental health problem or if you have young children.

• 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

• What's the public sector equality duty?

  What the public sector equality duty is and how public authorities must comply with it to make sure no-one is disadvantaged by their policies or decisions

• Claiming compensation if you were forced to have a prepayment meter

  Find out if you can claim compensation if your energy supplier forced you onto a prepayment meter between 1 January 2022 and 31 January 2023

• Check who can claim Universal Credit

  Check if you can get Universal Credit, a benefit you can claim if you're on a low income or unemployed. Read our advice to check if you're eligible

• Getting repairs done if you're renting privately

  Check what repairs you and your landlord are responsible for, find out how to tell your landlord about repairs and know how to take action if your landlord won’t do them