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• Check if an IVA is right for you

  Check these steps to help you decide if an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is the best way to deal with your debt problems

• How to claim Child Benefit

  Check how to claim Child Benefit and what documents you’ll need. Find out how and when you’ll get paid

• Checklist for deciding if an administration order is right for you

  Checklist to help you decide whether an administration order is the best solution for dealing with your debt problems

• Do you need to pay for a debt management plan?

  Advantages and disadvantages of choosing a fee-charging debt management plan provider over on that offers a free service

• Applying for British citizenship

  How to prepare to apply for British citizenship: the Life in the UK test, English language and residency requirements

• Check your personal alarm will work after the landline switch off

  Check how the switch to digital landlines might affect your telecare and other alarms. Check what to do to avoid problems when you switch

• If your Housing Benefit is stopped or reduced

  Find out why your Housing Benefit payments have changed and what you can do about it.

• How to apply for Universal Credit

  Find out how to apply for Universal Credit online. Find out more about the questions you need to answer, your ‘to-do list’ and the next steps

• Stopping bailiffs if you don't owe the debt

  Check how to stop bailiffs visiting you if you don’t owe a debt, find out how to prove you don’t owe the debt and how to complain if the bailiffs still say you owe the money

• Medical evidence

  Find out how to get and submit medical evidence with your ESA50 form. This helps give the DWP an idea of how your condition affects your ability to work