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How income, debts and belongings are assessed for a debt relief order

Explains how an adviser assesses the value of your debts, income and belongings during the debt relief order application process
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- Debt and money
- Debt solutions
- Debt relief orders
- Debt relief orders explained
- Assessing income, debt and assets for DRO
Complaining about your landlord's failure to make repairs if you are a social housing tenant

Complaining about your landlord's failure to make repairs to your social housing landlord, councillor or an Ombudsman and what to include in your complaint
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- Housing
- Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting
- Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting
- Getting your landlord to do repairs
- Getting repairs done if you rent from a council or housing association
- Complaining about your landlord's failure to make repairs if you are a social housing tenant
Getting a job reference

What your employer can put in a reference, and what to do if they give you a bad reference or won’t give you a reference at all
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- Work
- After leaving your job
- Getting a job reference
Check if you're entitled to Attendance Allowance

You can claim Attendance Allowance to help you if you have an illness or disability. It can help you stay independent for longer. The money can be spent on anything
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- Benefits
- Sick or disabled people and carers
- Attendance Allowance
- Before you claim Attendance Allowance
- Check if you're entitled to Attendance Allowance
Public sector equality duty - taking legal action

Things to think about when taking legal action against a public authority for failing to meet the public sector equality duty, covering judicial review, time limits and remedies
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- Law and courts
- Discrimination
- Public sector equality duty
- Taking legal action
Make an informal discrimination complaint

Decide the best way to make an informal discrimination complaint. Check what to say in your complaint to help you resolve the issue quickly
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- Law and courts
- Discrimination
- Taking action
- Make an informal discrimination complaint
Going to court as a witness if you're under 18

What to do if you're under 18 and you have to go to court as a witness or a victim, including extra help you can get giving evidence
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- Law and courts
- Legal system
- Going to court as a witness
- Get help and support being a witness
- Going to court as a witness if you're under 18
Payment of benefits and tax credits

Check how benefits and tax credits are paid - usually by direct credit transfer into bank, building society or Post Office card accounts. Find out about the Payment Exception Service if you can't use an account
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- Benefits
- Benefits - introduction
- Payment of benefits and tax credits
Arranging a funeral

How funerals are arranged, what services you can expect to get from a funeral director and how to get help with paying
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- Family
- Death and wills
- Arranging a funeral
Check what it might cost to make an employment tribunal claim

Find out what costs you can get if you win, how to reduce your chances of being asked to pay costs if you lose, how to ask for a costs or preparation time order
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- Work
- Employment tribunals
- Taking your employer to a tribunal
- Before you go to the tribunal
- Check what it might cost to make an employment tribunal claim