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• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’ve recently moved or returned to the UK, there are extra rules about whether you can get most benefits....

• Fill in the work capability form: how your conditions affect you

  Fill in the work capability form: how your conditions affect you This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You’ll usually need to fill in an extra form if you get Universal Credit and you can’t work...

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  If you get a section 8 notice, it's the first step your landlord has to take to make you leave your home. You won't have to leave your home straight away. If your section 8 notice is valid, your landlord will need to go to court to evict you. You...

• Before you get building work done

  Before you get building work done This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales These steps should help you save time, money and stress when you’re preparing to get building work, renovations or repairs done on your...

• Check you have the ‘right to reside’ for housing

  You might need to show you have a right to reside in the UK to get: help from your local council with social housing somewhere to stay if you're homeless You’ll need to show you have a right to reside if you’ve got pre-settled status from the EU Settlement Scheme...

• 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...

• Check if you have the right to reside for benefits

  Check if you have the right to reside for benefits This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might need to show you have a right to reside in the UK to claim the following benefits:...

• Problems with buying and selling a home

  Table of contents Using an estate agent Surveyors and valuers Building societies and other lenders Problems with the buyer Problems with the seller The buyer or seller is involved in a chain of buying and selling Solicitors and licensed conveyancers Problems with the property Discrimination Using an estate agent If...

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Check how much Universal Credit you'll get This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales It's hard to work out your exact Universal Credit amount, but you can get a general idea by following the steps on...

• 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...