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• 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

• Paying child maintenance through the CMS

  Find out when you have to pay child maintenance, how much you'll have to pay and how to pay

• You are a public-sector tenant taken to court for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a public sector tenant to court for rent arrears and eviction, the court hearing and what decisions the sheriff can make

• Check if you can get the Pregnancy and Baby Payment

  Find out if you're eligible for the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, a new Scottish benefit to help parents and carers on low incomes with the costs of having a child in the family

• Getting paid when you leave a job

  Check if your final pay when you leave a job is right and what steps to take if it isn't

• Getting travel insurance

  What you need to think about before you take out a travel insurance policy

• Help with debt and rent arrears on Universal Credit

  You might be able to get financial help if you're on Universal Credit and are in debt, have rent arrears or are struggling with money

• Overview of discrimination in education

  Summarises the main themes in discrimination in education, covering identifying discrimination, who is treating you unfairly and what is the unfair treatment. Also covers situations when discrimination by schools can be lawful

• Challenging a PIP decision - the tribunal hearing

  What to expect at a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) tribunal hearing and how best to prepare

• Your options if your employer offers you another job

  Know when you can refuse an alternative job and take your redundancy pay instead. Make the most of your right to try out an alternative job for up to 4 weeks