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• Getting tax advice

  Check where you can get help with a tax problem. If you need help with tax, you can get advice from the tax charity TaxAid

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• 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

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• 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

• Check if the Benefit Cap will affect your Housing Benefit

  Check how much the benefit cap is and whether it will affect your housing benefit. The cap is a limit to the total amount of money you can get

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Work out how much Universal Credit you’ll get each month, including which elements you’re entitled to and how your income and savings affect your payment

• Getting a Motability car

  How to find a motability car, scooter or powered wheelchair if you're disabled or have a condition that makes it hard to get around