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• Transferring property for the benefit of children

  Court powers to make certain property orders if it's for the good of a couple's child or children if a marriage or civil partnership breaks down

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Water shortages - restrictions to your supply

  When your water company can impose temporary hosepipe bans and drought orders during water shortages, for how long, and what your rights are when this happens

• What is Universal Credit?

  What is Universal Credit and how it works - including how it's different from other benefits and what other benefits you can claim at the same time

• Claiming new style ESA

  Claiming new style ESA. You’ll need to show that your medical condition makes it difficult to work – get advice about applying and find out more

• If you can't keep to your jobseeker's agreement

  What to do if you can’t keep to your jobseeker's agreement because of illness, emergencies or changes to your situation

• Getting your ESA decision after an assessment

  Getting your ESA decision after an assessment from the DWP. Find out more about what happens after your work capability assessment

• Renew an Attendance Allowance claim

  If you were told you'd get Attendance Allowance for a fixed period, you'll need to renew your claim before the fixed period ends

• Cancelling a loan or credit agreement

  Find out if your credit agreement is covered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and your rights if you want to cancel

• Payday loans - making a complaint

  How to complain to a payday loan lender, the Financial Ombudsman Service or a trade association about a payday lender that has not followed the Good Practice Customer Charter and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules