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Credit and loans
Your rights when borrowing money or buying goods through a loan or credit arrangement.
Debt collection
What to do if your creditor takes action against you. Includes debt collection agencies, court action and bailiffs.
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If your partner or ex is being abusive or controlling
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Avoid a Universal Credit sanction
A sanction is what the DWP calls it when they reduce or stop your benefit payment for a period of time if you don’t meet certain conditions. Understand what happens when you are sanctioned and how to plan ahead to avoid a benefit sanction where possible. The information in this guide applies to England, Wales and Scotland. It will also be useful for people in Northern Ireland, although there are some differences to names and processes.
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Immigration and nationality
Understand your rights if you want to seek protection, work, live or study in the UK, or become a British citizen.
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How to get legal aid for a family issue
If you have a legal problem, you may be able to get help to pay for legal advice or even free family law advice, depending on your situation. Here we explain what help you may be able to get if you have a family problem – that’s a problem to do with things like domestic abuse, sorting out who your children are going to live with if you separate or how often you’ll see them, dividing any money and property, getting a divorce, or ending a civil partnership. It will help you understand what legal aid is, when it is available and who can get it. If you can't get legal aid, we suggest other places
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