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• Paying off your rent arrears

  that you’re getting all the income you can, including any help towards your rent or other benefits you may be entitled to. You might be entitled to Universal Credit or Housing Benefit. You can check what

• Police powers to stop and search, enter private property and seize goods

  Information on when the police can stop and search you, how searches should be conducted, when they can enter your home and their powers to seize money and goods

• Becoming a British citizen

  Check if you can apply for British citizenship - find out what you need to be eligible, and how long you have to live in the UK before applying

• The scheme of assistance for house repairs and adaptations

  Find out what help local authorities can provide for repairs and improvements to privately owned houses and adaptations for disabled people

• Payday loans - making a complaint

  How to complain to a payday loan lender, the Financial Ombudsman Service or a trade association about a payday lender that has not followed the Good Practice Customer Charter and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules

• Young people - health and personal

  Information on health issues with particular relevance to young people including sexual health, drugs and confidentiality issues

• Letter to complain to a phone company about cashback

  Use this letter to complain to a phone company that hasn't given you the cashback they promised

• Debt management plans

  Overview and content list for debt management plans. Read our advice about getting a debt management plan, while one is in place and making a complaint

• Using a guarantor

  to pay. For example, by carrying out a credit check. Your landlord should not charge you or your guarantor fees for carrying out a credit check. These fees are unlawful in Scotland. A legal agreement

• Information your debt management plan provider must give you

  Explains what to do if a debt management plan provider has not given you all the information you are entitled to when choosing or signing up for a debt management plan