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• 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...

• Student housing - your behaviour in halls

  If you live in halls of residence or other university accommodation and you breach your tenancy or licence agreement, your university may deal with the matter using its disciplinary procedure. This means that, how you behave can have an impact on your accommodation. This page highlights some of the issues...

• 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...

• Taking legal action for housing discrimination

  You should try to resolve your problem informally before you take legal action - it might be the best way to get a solution. You’ll need to get all the facts together first. If you’re being evicted because you’ve been discriminated against, you can challenge the eviction with discrimination law....

• If your Housing Benefit is stopped or reduced

  If your Housing Benefit is stopped or reduced This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Your local council might stop or reduce your Housing Benefit if: you’ve told them your circumstances have changed they think you’ve...

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you have to pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, the council will usually ask you to pay it back in regular amounts....

• Appealing a Housing Benefit decision at a tribunal

  Appealing a Housing Benefit decision at a tribunal This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you disagree with your Housing Benefit decision and you’ve asked your local council for an appeal, a tribunal will look...

• Help with your Housing Benefit claim

  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

• Check if your housing problem is discrimination

  It might be against the law if someone treats you unfairly or differently because of who you are, such as being disabled or being a woman. If it is, you can complain or take them to court. The main law that covers discrimination in housing is the Equality Act 2010...

• Student housing - rights and responsibilities in halls

  If you live in accommodation that is provided by an educational institution such as a university, you will be an occupier with basic protection. This is a term used in housing which helps to identify your housing rights. This page summarises the key rights and responsibilities of occupiers with basic...