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• Preparing for your employment tribunal hearing

  Find out what you can do to prepare for the hearing, what to do if you need to delay it, who can go with you, what you should have with you

• Check how to make a formal complaint about discrimination

  Check what to say in your formal complaint to show that discrimination happened. You can also find out what to do if you’re not happy with the response you get

• Using a lay representative in civil legal action

  Information about who may be a lay representative and how they can help you prepare and conduct a civil legal case

• What you can do with your pension pot

  What options you have for accessing the money in you personal or workplace pension pot

• If your lender is trying to repossess your home

  Information on what a lender must do before seeking possession, about going to court, what can happen in court, the decisions that can be made and who pays the costs

• How to start a Universal Credit claim

  Find out how to start a Universal Credit claim. Before you start you’ll need to check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

• If your child is living in the UK illegally

  How to get your child a legal immigration status, such as British citizenship or ‘discretionary leave to remain’, if they are under 18 and living in the UK illegally

• Challenge your redundancy

  Check if you have a good reason to challenge your redundancy. Find out how to negotiate with your employer, get mediation, and take legal action

• Getting benefits if you got ill or were injured at work

  Check if you can claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and how to deal with problems

• 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