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		<title>Benefits</title>
		<content>If you are unsure about your entitlement to benefits we can advise you. We can help with income support, housing benefits, the social fund, tax credits, disability benefit and jobseekers allowance. We also have information on current benefits rates. We can help practically by helping you work out your entitlement to benefits, help you fill in the application, and the appropriate forms. If necessary we can represent you at social security tribunals. We can take your case to the commissioners. For further information visit Advice Guide. We push for improvements in social security law by using our knowledge of how people are affected by the current rules
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	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Debt</title>
		<content>We can advise you on all aspects of debt, and the courses of action open to you, and refer you where appropriate. For further information, visit advice guide.
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Consumer Issues</title>
		<content>If you are unsure on your consumer rights we can advise you and help you decide what to do next. We can give you practical help by negotiating with shops and traders, help you to write letters, phone or fax companies on your behalf help you with forms or help you with small claims procedures at the county court. For more information see Advice Guide
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Housing</title>
		<content>We can advice you on all aspects of housing including: rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, tenancies, housing benefit, rent problems, advice on evict, and problems with neighbors. We press for change in housing law by using our knowledge of how people are affected by current rules.
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Employment</title>
		<content>If you are unsure about your employment rights we can advise you according to your written contract. If you don't have a written contract we can advise you about your statutory rights including minimum wage, and holiday page. We can give advice about benefits or tax credits you are entitled to when in work. We can also advise on race and sex discrimination at work. We can give practical help by helping you make a claim for unpaid wages, checking redundancy payments are correct, advising you on changes to terms and conditions, advising on your employee's individual rights and identifying possible claims for unfair dismissal. We press for change in employment law by using our knowledge of how people are affected by current rules.
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Legal System</title>
		<content>We can give you help to gain access to justice, advise you on your entitlements under the community legal service, peruse compensation for accidents and injuries and give advice and guidance about going to court. If necessary we can make an appointment with a legal representative. We press for improvements in legal services by using our knowledge of how people are affected by current rules.
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Tax</title>
		<content>We can give advice on tax problems including income tax, tax credits, inheritance tax and council tax. We press for improvements in tax law by using your knowledge of how people are affected by the current rules.
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Immigration</title>
		<content>We can give advice on many aspects of immigrations and refer onwards as appropriate. We press for improvements in immigration law by using our knowledge of how people are affected by the current rules.
		</content>
	</area>
	<area>
		<title>Family</title>
		<content>We can advise you on all aspects regarding the family, including: separation and divorce, maintenance and child support, parent’s rights and responsibilities, birth and adoption, change of name and what to do when someone dies. If necessary we can refer you to a counselor, a mediator or make an appointment to see a family lawyer. We press for improvements in family law by using our knowledge of how people are affected by the current rules.
		</content>
	</area>
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