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• Asking for adjustments to help with your disability

  If you rent your home or you’re looking for somewhere to rent, you might have a right to changes that will help you live there with your disability. The Equality Act 2010 calls these changes ‘reasonable adjustments’. Reasonable adjustments can be changes to policies, practices or terms of your agreement. They...

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’ve recently moved or returned to the UK, there are extra rules about whether you can get most benefits....

• Check if you have the right to reside for benefits

  Check if you have the right to reside for benefits This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might need to show you have a right to reside in the UK to claim the following benefits:...

• 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...

• Before you get building work done

  Before you get building work done This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales These steps should help you save time, money and stress when you’re preparing to get building work, renovations or repairs done on your...

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  If you get a section 8 notice, it's the first step your landlord has to take to make you leave your home. You won't have to leave your home straight away. If your section 8 notice is valid, your landlord will need to go to court to evict you. You...

• 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...

• Problems with buying and selling a home

  Table of contents Using an estate agent Surveyors and valuers Building societies and other lenders Problems with the buyer Problems with the seller The buyer or seller is involved in a chain of buying and selling Solicitors and licensed conveyancers Problems with the property Discrimination Using an estate agent If...

• If you get a ‘section 21’ eviction notice

  If you get a section 21 notice, it’s the first step your landlord has to take to make you leave your home. You won’t have to leave your home straight away. If your section 21 notice is valid, your landlord will need to go to court to evict you. You might...

• 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...