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• Starting your Universal Credit claim

  Starting your Universal Credit claim This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You should first check if you’re eligible for Universal Credit. If you’re eligible, you’ll usually have to apply for Universal Credit online on GOV.UK....

• How to claim JSA

  How to claim JSA This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales There are different application processes if you're either: claiming new style JSA adding income-based JSA to your existing claim for contribution-based JSA You'll need to...

• Offering to let someone from Ukraine stay with you

  Offering to let someone from Ukraine stay with you This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You can volunteer for someone from Ukraine to come to the UK and live with you. This is called the...

• If you're an adult on Disability Living Allowance

  If you're an adult on Disability Living Allowance This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for people who have difficulty with everyday tasks or getting around. You can’t make...

• Making a small claim

  Making a small claim This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Before you start your small claim it's a good idea to write a formal letter to the person or business you disagree with - they’re...

• If you're being evicted as a lodger

  You’re a lodger if you live with your landlord and you share ‘living space’ with them - for example a kitchen, living room or bathroom. You’re also a lodger if you don’t share living space with your landlord, but you share other spaces like corridors or stairs - for example...

• If your mortgage lender takes you to court

  If your mortgage lender takes you to court This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’re in mortgage arrears and you aren’t paying them off, your mortgage lender might take you to court. This doesn't...

• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Living together and civil partnership - legal differences This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales This information is about the legal differences between civil partnerships and living together. For information in England and Wales about the...

• Challenging a rent increase

  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...

• Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord

  If you rent from a private landlord, your rights depend on the type of rental agreement you have. This includes things like your right to get repairs done, stay in your home and get your deposit back. A rental agreement is sometimes known as a ‘tenancy agreement’. Some rental agreements...