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• Q12: making decisions about money

  Help to fill in Q12: making decisions about money for PIP. Find out what this means and get advice on how to complete the question.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Debt management plan fees too high?

  Action you can take if you think the fees charged for your debt management plan are unfair, including a explanation of what counts as unfair

• Credit brokers explained

  Explains what a credit broker is and when they are properly authorised to act

• If you're being taken to court for debt

  Find out what to do if you’ve received a letter about a debt. If you owe money and you don't pay it back your creditor might take you to court

• If there's a child protection conference for your child

  Explains what a child protection conference is and when a local council can call for one to be held