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• Check if you can get the School Age Payment

  Who can get the School Age Payment and when can you apply for it. Find out more on this page

• 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.

• Arrears of water and sewerage charges

  How a debt for arrears of public water and sewerage charges can be collected by a local authority

• 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.

• Challenging what the CMS says you should pay

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed or you have special expenses

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• Ending a relationship when you're living together

  Information on financial arrangements, children and housing rights when a living-together relationship ends, including process of family mediation

• Council tax

  Council tax Council Tax Business rates

• Carer's Allowance

  Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who are giving regular and substantial care to disabled people. Check if you're eligible and how to make a claim

• Universal Credit payments if you're self-employed

  Find out how your self-employed Universal Credit payments work, including how the DWP calculates your payments based on your income floor.