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• Housing

  Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord Understanding your tenancy agreement Eviction Eviction Homeless help Homelessness Starting to rent from a private landlord Preparing to rent from a private landlord Information landlords ask for when you start renting Check the costs of starting to rent from...

• Discrimination in housing

  Checking if it's discrimination Check if your housing problem is discrimination Check if you're disabled under the Equality Act If someone's harassed you in housing Taking action Asking for adjustments to help with your disability Deciding what to do about housing discrimination Preparing to challenge your eviction if you've been...

• Housing Benefit

  Housing Benefit Help with your Housing Benefit claim Check if you can get Housing Benefit Check how much Housing Benefit you can get Check if the Benefit Cap will affect your Housing Benefit How to claim Housing Benefit Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit Problems with Housing Benefit...

• Problems with Housing Benefit

  Problems with Housing Benefit If your Housing Benefit is stopped or reduced The council says you've had a Housing Benefit overpayment Challenging a Housing Benefit decision Appealing a Housing Benefit decision at a tribunal Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

• Repairs and housing conditions

  Renting from a private landlord Getting repairs done if you're renting privately Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs If you're being evicted because you asked for repairs Complaining about the condition of your shared house Renting from the council or a housing association Repairs - what are...

• How to claim Housing Benefit

  How to claim Housing Benefit This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might be able to get Housing Benefit to help pay your rent if you’re on a low income or you claim benefits -...

• Student housing - standards in halls

  Universities that provide halls of residence must belong to a government approved code or be licensed by the local authority. The codes aim to ensure that you have safe, good quality accommodation. This means that they can offer you a way of dealing with things if something isn't right in...

• If someone's harassed you in housing

  Harassment is where someone creates a atmosphere that makes you feel uncomfortable. This could be because you feel offended, intimidated or humiliated. If you’re being harassed by someone like your landlord or an estate agent, it might be discrimination. You might be able to take action to stop the harassment....

• Complaining about housing discrimination

  You'll need to check a few things before you can take action about housing discrimination. You'll need to: make sure it's discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 check it's harassment under the Equality Act if you're being harassed check that complaining is the best option - this includes finding out...

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  Challenging a Housing Benefit decision This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You can challenge your local council’s decision about your Housing Benefit decision if you think it’s wrong. This is known as appealing. You usually...