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• Get a Universal Credit advance payment

  How to get an advance payment of Universal Credit if you don't have enough money to get by while you're waiting for your first Universal Credit payment

• If you're being made redundant

  Overview and content list for if you're being made redundant. Get help if you're facing redundancy, check how much pay you can get and more

• Disability discrimination and energy suppliers

  Check if your energy supplier has discriminated against you if you’re disabled and what reasonable adjustments they should make so you can use their services

• How to apply for a Best Start Grant payment

  Find out how to apply for the Best Start Grant and the evidence you'll need to provide. The Best Start Grant is a package of three payments - the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, the Early Learning Payment and the School Age Payment

• Challenging what the CMS says you should get

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed

• Choosing and applying for a credit card

  Information on what to look out for when choosing and applying for a credit card

• Get help with private renting costs

  Find out how much it costs to start renting from a private landlord or letting agent and make sure you get all the benefits and payments you're entitled

• What you'll need to do on Universal Credit

  Find out what you'll need to do on Universal Credit. Get information about if a change affects your claim and how the new earing rules could impact your claim

• Checking if it's discrimination

  Get help checking if it's discrimination. Check if your problem at work is discrimination, if you're disabled under the equality act and more

• Work with Citizens Advice Scotland

  Find out about working in the Citizens Advice Scotland network, paid and unpaid opportunities available and how to apply for them, either at national Citizens Advice Scotland or with our local Citizens Advice in Scotland