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• Using your smart meter’s in-home display

  Check how you can use your smart meter’s in-home display (IHD) to help save energy. Check how to get an IHD if you don’t already have one

• Work out your budget

  Use a budgeting tool to help you understand what you’re earning and spending and where you might be able to cut costs

• Before you get work done on your home

  Steps to help you avoid disputes and problems with building work, home improvements, renovations and repairs

• Getting married

  Information on getting married, legal requirements, different types of marriage and marriage law

• Deciding if citizenship is right for you

  Check what rights you get from British citizenship and if it’s right for you

• You can't afford the rent for your council home

  Get help if you can’t afford the rent for your council home. Find out more about discretionary housing payment and dealing with your rent

• Trust deeds in Scotland

  Information on what a trust deed is and when it might be an option for helping with debt problems. Also covers the advantages and disadvantages of a trust deed and explains the difference between a 'protected' or 'not protected' trust deed

• Appealing an ESA decision

  Find out how to appeal an ESA decision. Before you can appeal a decision made by the DWP, you might need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration

• If you've been refused a Blue Badge

  If you’ve been refused a Blue Badge, you can ask for the decision to be reviewed by the council. Find out how to appeal your application

• Challenging human rights breaches

  Advice about how to challenge human rights breaches in Scotland. Includes information on raising complaints and taking court action