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• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You must tell your local council about certain changes in your money, work or home life. This is called a ‘change...

• Arguments for challenging a sanction

  Arguments for challenging a sanction This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’ve been warned that you might be sanctioned and you think the sanction would be unfair you should explain why and give your...

• Going to your Universal Credit medical assessment

  Going to your Universal Credit medical assessment This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you can’t work because you’re sick or disabled, you’ll usually have a medical assessment to check if your Universal Credit should...

• If you're being harassed or bullied at work

  Harassment is where someone creates an atmosphere that makes you feel uncomfortable - this could be because you feel offended, intimidated or humiliated. If you’re being bullied, your situation might also be harassment under the Equality Act 2010. If it is, you can take action under that law. If the...

• Getting married

  Getting married This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Who can get married In the United Kingdom, opposite sex couples can marry in a civil or religious ceremony. Same sex couples can marry in a civil...

• If you owe child maintenance

  If you owe child maintenance This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You can be chased for unpaid child maintenance by your child’s other parent or by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). What you can do...

• Going to your Universal Credit interview

  Going to your Universal Credit interview This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales The last step of applying for Universal Credit is to have an interview with your 'work coach' - the person you'll meet regularly...

• What to do after a death

  What to do after a death This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales What happens, and things you might need to think about, after someone dies. Registering the death The registration of the death is the...

• 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...

• 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...