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• Check if you're eligible for PIP

  Conditions you have to meet to get Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a benefit that helps with extra costs if you're ill, have a disability or mental health issues

• Moving from DLA to PIP

  Find out if you'll have to move from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Allowance (PIP) and how to do

• Payday loans

  How payday loans work, including continuous payment authority, stopping payments, extending the loan and alternatives to payday loans.

• A business takes legal action against you to recover losses for theft

  What to do if you are accused of shoplifting, theft or negligence at work where the business is trying to recover compensation for alleged losses.

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person

• You are taken to court for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a tenant to court for rent arrears, special rules for social housing landlords, notice periods, what happens and a court hearing and the type of orders a judge can make

• Switching from pre-settled to settled status

  How to switch from pre-settled to settled status - including how to know if you're eligible

• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase