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• Living together and same-sex marriage: legal differences

  Information about the legal differences between same-sex married or cohabiting couples including information on financial matters, responsibility for children and housing

• Your notice period during dismissal

  Check your notice period and notice pay, including statutory notice, contractual notice, garden leave and pay in lieu of notice. Know how to claim wrongful dismissal if you aren't paid fully

• Young Carer Grant

  Find out about the Young Carer Grant - a payment for carers aged 16-18 years who do at least 16 hours of caring a week on average but don't receive Carer's Allowance

• Appealing to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security Chamber)

  Find out how to appeal a benefit decision made by Social Security Scotland. A re-determination must usually take place before you can appeal

• 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

• How changes to immigration rules might affect you

  The government announced its UK immigration white paper. Find out if the new rules affect your visa, or applications for indefinite leave or British citizenship

• Claiming new style ESA

  Claiming new style ESA. You’ll need to show that your medical condition makes it difficult to work – get advice about applying and find out more.

• Q1 - moving around and using steps

  Help to fill in Q1: moving around and using steps for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• About your health condition, illnesses or disabilities

  You have a chance to say more about your illness or disability when you send back your capability for work questionnaire (ESA50 form

• Change of circumstances while you're getting Attendance Allowance

  You need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as soon as possible if your condition changes - this can affect your Attendance Allowance