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Making a claim on your insurance policy
Deciding whether to make an insurance claim, how to make a claim and what to do if someone claims against you
Getting sick pay when you're pregnant
Check how getting sick pay could affect your maternity pay. If you’re off sick while you’re pregnant, it can affect how much money you get
Reporting child abuse
If you think someone is abusing a child, you should report it immediately. Find out what to do if you're concerned and how to report child abuse
Check what kinds of behaviour are child abuse
What is meant by the term 'child abuse'. There is no clear legal definition of ‘child abuse’ but there are laws to protect children from harm. Find out more
Check your employment status
Find out what your employment status is so you can understand how it affects your rights
Check if you have the right to work in the UK
Find out if you can work in the UK. Your right to work in the UK depends on your immigration status - this is also called your ‘leave
Interruptions to your water supply
Your rights when your water supply is interrupted for repairs or because of an emergency such as burst main pipe and what you can do when things go wrong
Payday loans
How payday loans work, including continuous payment authority, stopping payments, extending the loan and alternatives to payday loans
If you have a radio teleswitch or dynamically teleswitched energy meter
Check if you have a radio teleswitch or dynamically teleswitched electricity meter and what to do when the radio frequency is turned off and the service is shut down
Prepare for an asylum interview
Get help preparing for an asylum interview (or ‘substantive interview’) when you apply for refugee status - it’s a chance for you to put your case across to someone from the Home Office