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• Check if you're working more than the 48-hour limit

  You might need to calculate how many hours you're working if: you think you're working more than 48 hours a week your employer wants you to work more than 48 hours a week your employer has asked you to opt out of the 'Working Time Regulations' If you're working less...

• Check if a change affects your JSA

  Check if a change affects your JSA This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You’ll need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in writing about some changes to your work, money or family...

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Dealing with rent arrears This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you're behind on your rent you’ll be in ‘arrears’. This is a kind of debt when you owe rent to your landlord. Your landlord...

• 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...

• 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...

• Check if you can get sick pay

  You might be able to get Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) when you're off work sick. It depends on your earnings and your situation. You can't get SSP for the first 3 days you're off sick but after that you can get £116.75 a week for up to 28 weeks. Your...

• Choosing your energy tariff

  Choosing your energy tariff This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales An energy tariff is a plan for how much you’ll pay for your gas or electricity. A tariff includes the rate you’ll pay for the...

• Getting on the waiting list for a council home

  You can apply for a home through your local council. They might also call it ‘social housing’. If your application is accepted, you’ll go on to a waiting list of people who need a council home. Your council will then prioritise applications based on who needs a home most urgently....

• Check if you can apply for homeless help

  You can apply to the council to get somewhere to live if you're homeless or you’II become homeless within 8 weeks. If you’re not a British citizen and you’ve been rough sleeping your right to stay in the UK might be affected. If you’re applying to the EU Settlement Scheme...

• Complain about a local council's involvement with your family

  Complain about a local council's involvement with your family This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’re not happy with the way your local council has dealt with you, your child or a child you’re...