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• Changing your name

  How to change a name, how to record it and who to tell about

• Check if your immigration status lets you get free healthcare

  Information on charges for NHS treatment for people from abroad including who is entitled to receive free NHS treatment and which treatment is always free

• Getting a job or pay rise while on Universal Credit

  Find out what to do if you get a job or pay rise, when you can refuse a job offer and how a job or increased pay will affect your Universal Credit payment

• Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods

  Find out about the Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods - Scottish benefits to help parents and carers on low incomes with the costs of having a child in the family. They can also be claimed during pregnancy.

• How to apply for Universal Credit

  Find out how to apply for Universal Credit online. Find out more about the questions you need to answer, your ‘to-do list’ and the next steps

• 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

• Your energy supplier has gone bust

  What happens if your gas or electricity supplier stops trading, and what you should do next

• Discrimination because of sexual orientation

  Taking action about discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, explaining when it is unlawful or not unlawful and organisations which can help