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• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply

• Workplace pensions

  Types of pensions provided by employers including occupational, personal and stakeholder pensions and what happens when you change jobs

• If a problem with National Insurance is affecting your benefits

  What to do if you can’t find your National Insurance number or if you think your National Insurance record is wrong and it’s affecting the benefits you can claim

• Help with school costs

  Find out what help you can get to pay for school lunches, uniforms and transport if you’re on a low income.

• Check you’re in the right Universal Credit work-related activity group

  There are 4 work-related activity groups for Universal Credit. Check you’re in the right group, and what to do if you think you're in the wrong one

• Arguments for challenging a sanction

  Find out what makes a sanction unfair, how and when to challenge one, how to get more details about your sanction and where to get help challenging it.

• How to claim Child Benefit

  Check how to claim Child Benefit and what documents you’ll need. Find out how and when you’ll get paid

• Paying back an Income Support overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back an Income Support overpayment, including in instalments