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• What to bring to a bureau

  Information and paperwork that you should take with you when you visit a Citizens Advice Bureau in Scotland to help the adviser deal with your case more efficiently

• 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

• 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

• Council tax

  Council tax Council Tax Business rates

• Child abuse

  A description of what constitutes child abuse, how to report it and what legal measures may be taken to protect the child.

• 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

• 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.

• 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

• Living together and civil partnership: legal differences

  Information about the legal differences between civil partners and cohabiting couples, including information on financial matters and on responsibility for children and housing