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• Struggling to pay your debt management plan

  Tells you what to do if circumstances mean you are struggling to pay the debt management plan, emphasising the need to contact the provider and not ignore the problem

• Credit rating - impact of debt relief order

  Explains that a debt relief order must be noted in your credit reference file and how it affects your credit rating, making it hard to get credit in future

• If the DWP says you've had an Income Support overpayment

  How to check if you’ve actually been overpaid by the DWP and how to challenge an Income Support overpayment

• Paying council tax if you’re a student

  Check if you have to pay council tax as a student. Check what the rules are if you're taking time off from your course

• Stopping bailiffs taking your vehicle

  Check how to stop bailiffs taking your vehicle and get it back if it's been clamped

• Problems with your settled status decision

  Find out what to do if you’re still waiting for a decision on your EU Settlement Scheme application. What you should do if you got pre-settled status but you were expecting settled status or if you’ve been refused any status

• Problems getting insurance

  Why insurers might not offer you insurance and what to do if you are having problems with getting insurance

• The council says you've had a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Check if you’ve actually been overpaid Housing Benefit and find out how to challenge a overpayment

• If HMRC says you’ve had a tax credits overpayment

  How to check if HMRC are right about the tax credits overpayment and what to do next

• Credit rating - impact of debt management plan

  Explains how having a debt management plan may affect your credit rating