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• Getting a job or pay rise while on Universal Credit

  Find out what to do if you get a job or pay rise, when you can refuse a job offer and how a job or increased pay will affect your Universal Credit payment

• Scottish benefit fraud

  Information about benefit fraud of Social Security Scotland benefits including Best Start Grant, Adult Disability Payment, Child Disability Payment, Young Carer's Grant, Funeral Support Payment, Scottish Child Payment and more

• Getting your ESA decision after an assessment

  Getting your ESA decision after an assessment from the DWP. Find out more about what happens after your work capability assessment

• Applying to the CMS for child maintenance

  Applying to the CMS for child maintenance. Find out how to get maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service and how you can apply

• Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out if you can get Housing Benefit for another room in your council home because you have a disability or someone is away from home

• Complaining about benefits services

  Complaining about benefits services. You should consider complaining if the people dealing with your benefits claim or issue have handled it badly

• How volunteering affects your benefits - overview

  Check the rules about volunteering for the benefit you claim to make sure your benefits aren't affected. Read our advice about volunteering while on benefits

• Check if you can get Child Benefit

  Check if you’re eligible for Child Benefit, who should make the claim and how much you’ll get. Find out if you'll be affected by the high income tax charge