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• 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

• 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

• What will happen on the day of the trial as a witness

  What happens on the day of the trial if you're giving evidence as a witness including information on what to do in the courtroom and claiming expenses

• Challenging a Universal Credit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  If you disagree with the decision about your Universal Credit claim, you can ask for ‘mandatory reconsideration’. Find out how to challenge the decision

• Debt management plans - what you need to know

  Introduction to debt management plans, explaining what they are, how they work and who can get one

• Applying for an administration order

  Tells you the form to use to apply for an administration order, what paperwork you need to give to the court and how joint debts are treated

• Getting PIP after you’ve reached State Pension age

  Check if you can claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) after State Pension age, and the rules if your condition gets worse

• Creditor objects to an administration order

  Explains what happens if one of your creditors objects to the administration order and what to do if creditors are still chasing you, while the order is being set up

• Accessing your bank account after going bankrupt

  Explains the options for your day-to-day banking needs after you go bankrupt, as your existing bank account will be frozen

• If you can't take your holiday because you're ill

  Find out what you can do if you’re sick before on on a holiday, if you can postpone your holiday and when you can take it, including in the following year