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• 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

• Child Disability Payment

  Child Disability Payment is a benefit for disabled children and young people in Scotland to help with the extra costs of being disabled or having a long-term health condition

• 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

• 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

• If you’re struggling to pay your heat network bills

  Find out what to do if you're having problems paying heat network bills or you owe money. Heat networks are sometimes called communal heating or district heating

• 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

• 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

• If an organisation failed to make reasonable adjustments

  If you didn't get the adjustments you need, check if you've experienced a type of discrimination called ‘failure to make reasonable adjustments