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• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You must tell your local council about certain changes in your money, work or home life. This is called a ‘change...

• Buying a home

  Mortgage calculator Use the mortgage calculator to work out how much your monthly mortgage payments could be now, and if interest rates rise. Use the mortgage calculator How much can you afford The first thing you need to do is decide how much you can afford. You will need to...

• Gathering evidence about discrimination at work

  If you haven’t checked already, find out if your problem is discrimination before you take action. The first thing you need to do is work out what evidence you need to gather to support your case. It’s more likely you’ll get the result you want if you’re well prepared. Get help if...

• If you think you’ve been unfairly treated when applying for a job

  If an employer treats you unfairly, it could be discrimination. This is the case if you’re applying for a new job or for a promotion.  If you think you’ve been treated unfairly when applying for a job, look at things like the: wording of the job advert - like if...

• Gathering evidence about housing discrimination

  The Equality Act 2010 If you haven't already checked, make sure your housing problem is covered by the Equality Act before you take any action - check if your problem is discrimination. If you're being harassed, it might be discrimination under the Equality Act. Check if your harassment problem is covered...

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Check how much Universal Credit you'll get This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales It's hard to work out your exact Universal Credit amount, but you can get a general idea by following the steps on...

• Fill in the work capability form: how your conditions affect you

  Fill in the work capability form: how your conditions affect you This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You’ll usually need to fill in an extra form if you get Universal Credit and you can’t work...

• Check if you can claim ESA

  Check if you can claim ESA 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 Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if you have difficulty working because you’re sick or disabled. This is...

• Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits

  Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Universal Credit is replacing 6 benefits called ‘legacy benefits’. These are:  Housing Benefit income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance...

• Registering a civil partnership

  Registering a civil partnership This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales A civil partnership is a legal relationship which can be registered by two people who aren't related to each other. Civil partnerships are available to...