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• Preparing an employment tribunal case

  When the tribunal accepts your claim, it will send you a letter to confirm this together with a booklet which tells you what the next steps are. The letter will include the case number and the address to which you should send correspondence.  When you have that letter, it’s important...

• Eviction for rent arrears

  Eviction for rent arrears This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales About eviction for rent arrears Important Dealing with your rent arrears Check how to deal with your rent arrears.  If you have rent arrears, your...

• 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...

• Deciding what to do about discrimination at work

  If you haven’t already, you should check your problem is discrimination under the law. It’s usually best to try and solve a problem informally first - especially if you want to keep working with your employer. If that doesn’t work, you can try one of the other ways. Start gathering evidence...

• Challenging a homeless decision

  If you disagree with the council's decision about your homeless application you should challenge it by asking for a review. You can ask for a review of most decisions, including if: the council says they don't have to help you with housing - for example because you're not in priority...

• If your employer hasn’t paid you what they owe you

  Your employer should pay you on time for work you’ve done - they should pay you on your agreed pay day. You can challenge your employer if: they haven’t paid your wages they’ve underpaid you they’ve deducted some or all of your wages - and you don’t agree with their...

• 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...

• Understanding your tenancy agreement

  The tenancy agreement is a contract between you and your landlord. It may be written or verbal. The tenancy agreement gives certain rights to both you and your landlord. For example, your right to occupy the accommodation and your landlord’s right to receive rent for letting the accommodation. You and...

• Preparing for your JSA interview

  Preparing for your JSA interview This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You'll be asked to go to an interview at the Jobcentre as part of your application for Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). You'll need to go...

• If you want to end your private tenancy

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after 15 January 1989 In most cases this means you’ll have an ‘assured shorthold...