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• Housing

  Get advice on renting, council tax, homelessness and problems where you live

• Applying for council housing or a housing association home

  Applying for council housing or a housing association home Getting on the waiting list for a council home Challenge the council’s decision about your housing application If you’re offered an unsuitable council or housing association home

• Discrimination in housing

  Check if you're being discriminated against in your housing and find out how to solve your problem.

• Housing Benefit

  Check if you can get Housing Benefit, and what to do if you have any problems.

• Problems with Housing Benefit

  Information about problems with housing benefits. Get help if your benefit is stopped or reduced, challenging a decision and paying back an overpayment.

• If someone's harassed you in housing

  Find out if you can take action about harassment from someone involved in your housing.

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced.

• Complaining about housing discrimination

  Complain about discrimination you've faced from a landlord, letting agent or someone else who’s involved in your housing.

• How to claim Housing Benefit

  How to claim Housing Benefit, including if you can backdate your claim. How to claim a Discretionary Housing Payment too.

• Student housing - living in halls

  Explains the housing status of students living in halls of residence provided by their university. Also covers rent, deposits, administration fees, bills and council tax.