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Starting a homeless application
If you're already homeless, or likely to become homeless within the next 8 weeks you can apply for help getting somewhere to live from your local council. This is known as making a homeless application. The council will look into your situation to decide what help they might be able...
Discrimination in the provision of goods and services - why are you treated unfairly?
Discrimination in the provision of goods and services - why are you treated unfairly? 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 treated unfairly by a trader or service provider, like a shop, bank...
Repairs - what are the landlord's responsibilities?
Your landlord has to do anything your tenancy agreement says they have to do. Your landlord is also generally responsible for keeping in repair: the structure and exterior of your home, for example, the walls, roof, foundations, drains, guttering and external pipes, windows and external doors basins, sinks, baths, toilets...
Q13: going out
Q13: going out This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales What the question really means This question is about how your condition makes it difficult for you to: plan and follow a route to a place...
Losing your job if you have a Health and Care Worker visa
Losing your job if you have a Health and Care Worker visa This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’ve lost your job, your employer will tell the Home Office. If the Home Office decide...
If you think you’ve been charged too much for your energy
If you think you’ve been charged too much for your energy This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If your bill has suddenly gone up and you weren’t expecting it, it’s worth finding out why it’s...
Check your rights as an agency worker
If you’re an agency worker, you: have certain basic rights at work as soon as you start work somewhere get more rights when you’ve been in the same job in the same organisation for 12 weeks You can check if you’re an agency worker if you’re not sure. If 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...
Reporting changes if you get Council Tax Reduction
There are some changes you’ll need to report to your local council if you get Council Tax Reduction (CTR). A change might mean you get more or less CTR - your council will tell you if it does. If you don’t report these changes, you might: get the wrong amount...
Getting help from social services if you're homeless
Social services might be able to find you somewhere to live if you're homeless and: 16 to 17 and you don't have family you can live with 16 to 17 and you've recently been living in care responsible for a child who normally lives with you ill, disabled or have...