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• How to claim Housing Benefit

  How to claim Housing Benefit, including if you can backdate your claim. How to claim a Discretionary Housing Payment too

• Maternity leave - what you're entitled to and how to get it

  Check your right to time off work when you have a baby. Find out how to arrange time off with your employer

• Your notice period during dismissal

  Check your notice period and notice pay, including statutory notice, contractual notice, garden leave and pay in lieu of notice. Know how to claim wrongful dismissal if you aren't paid fully

• Staying in the UK as the parent of a child who lives here

  Check if you can apply for a parent visa, including the rules about your income

• Travelling in Europe

  Find out what you need to be aware of when travelling to Europe, including making sure your passport meets the requirements for travel

• 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.

• Get help with costs if you have a child or you’re pregnant

  Check what help you can get with the cost of living. This might include extra benefits and grants, free childcare, help with school costs and the Healthy Start scheme

• How changes to immigration rules might affect you

  The government announced its UK immigration white paper. Find out if the new rules affect your visa, or applications for indefinite leave or British citizenship

• Using your smart meter’s in-home display

  Check how you can use your smart meter’s in-home display (IHD) to help save energy. Check how to get an IHD if you don’t already have one

• Tell your supplier if you need extra support

  Sign up for priority services to get extra support reading your bills or meter, and priority help from your energy supplier in a power cut