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Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Where to find internships and work placements.
Income Support is extra money to help people on a low income or none at all - rates, eligibility and how to claim
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
This form can be used to support you to identify what help and changes are available to help you move into work or stay in a job.
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
Wage slips must show any deductions and explain them - not everyone has the right to a payslip
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
What to do if you go into hospital and you get benefits
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
If you have a long-term mental health condition you may be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
If you get help from social services, direct payments let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council
What to do if you go into a care home and you get benefits
Find out about protection for disabled people from discrimination at work, in education or dealing with the police
Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.
DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK
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