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The main benefit issues that come up if you are remanded in custody or if you are serving a prison sentence.

A brief overview of the impact of imprisonment on family benefits, and the financial help available before, during and after a family member has been in prison.

How means-tested benefits are affected by certain armed forces payments administered by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).

A brief overview of what financial help is available in Scotland if you have to flee your home due to domestic abuse.

This factsheet provides basic information about what having a ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition or being a ‘person subject to immigration control’ means for benefit entitlement.

About judicial review and how it can help your client.

About CPAG's advice lines for welfare rights advisers.

Information on key welfare rights topics for advisers.

Tools and template letters for welfare rights advisers.

About benefits in Scotland.

Stay up to date with the latest articles, practical solutions to current issues, and timely reminders from our welfare rights teams across the UK.

About our tests cases and legal challenges.