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• The Human Rights Act 1998

  Explains what the Human Rights Act 1998 is and how it protects the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights

• Challenging a PIP decision - mandatory reconsideration

  How to challenge a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decision with DWP and applying for mandatory reconsideration

• Get help with gambling problems

  If you're worried about your gambling, there are things you can do to get support. Find charities and services that can help with gambling problems.

• Local council support for children and families

  Local council support for children and families. Find out about getting help from the council, if your child is taken into care by them and how to complain.

• Showing habitual residence to get help with housing

  If you moved or returned to the UK in the last 2 years, check if you need to be habitually resident and what evidence you need to prove

• Challenging what the CMS says you should pay

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed or you have special expenses.

• Making a small claim

  Find out what to do before you start a small claim, how to start one and what it involves

• Q13: going out

  Help to fill in Q13: going out for PIP. Find out what this means and get advice on how to complete the question for your claim.

• Challenging a DLA decision - appealing against the decision

  If the DWP didn’t change their decision when you asked for mandatory reconsideration, you can appeal to an independent panel, called a ‘first-tier tribunal

• Preparing to go to court as a witness

  How to get ready to go to court including information on what to wear, asking your employer for time off and what to do if you can't make the date.