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Check if you can increase your income
or a prepaid card to help pay for essentials like food or fuel. You could also get household appliances like a fridge or a cooker. This is called ‘welfare assistance’ or the ‘Household Support Fund
Dealing with rent arrears
website. Check if you can get help with your energy costs If you’re struggling to pay your energy costs, you might be able to get help - for example a fuel voucher or a grant from your energy supplier
Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing
) Attendance Allowance Carer’s Allowance Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments Funeral Payments Sure Start Maternity Grants You’re also not allowed to claim the following benefits
Getting help with home improvements
installing a bath, shower, washbasin, sink or toilet installing electric lights or sockets installing a way to store fuel or rubbish installing drainage fixing an unsafe structure like your roof damp
Understanding your tenancy agreement
often and when it can be increased what the rent includes - for example, council tax or fuel whether your landlord will provide any services - for example, laundry, maintenance of common parts or meals
Selling a home
the house, for example, to measure up for carpets or to get an estimate for building work. However, you should not allow any work to be done by the buyer before completion. You should inform the fuel
Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died
or jewellery. If the person who died owes money to other people, for example, on a credit card, for fuel, for rent or a mortgage, this comes out of the estate. The estate of the person who has died is usually
Challenging what the CMS says you should pay
children You can claim costs involved in keeping in touch with the children you’re paying maintenance for. These are also called ‘contact costs’. Costs can include fuel, train or bus fares