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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...

• Claim compensation for a holiday

  Claim compensation for a holiday This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Coronavirus - if your holiday was cancelled If your holiday was cancelled because of coronavirus, find out how to get a refund. If something...

• What counts as disability discrimination

  What counts as disability discrimination This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales What is disability discrimination It is against the law to discriminate against disabled people in various areas of their lives. If disability discrimination takes...

• 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:...

• Information landlords ask for when you start renting

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice applies if you’re starting to rent from a private landlord. Before you can rent a property you’II need to provide information and documents to show you’II be a good tenant. You will also have to show you and any other adults...

• Proving your right to work in the UK

  You’ll need to prove your right to work in the UK if you want to start working.  You might be able to prove your right to work online or by showing your employer certain documents. Any document you show your employer must be: valid - you can’t use a document...

• 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...

• 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...

• Showing habitual residence to get help with housing

  If you’ve moved or returned to the UK in the last 2 years, you usually have to show that you’re ‘habitually resident’ to get: help from your local council with social housing somewhere to stay if you’re homeless You’re habitually resident if your main home is in the UK, Ireland,...

• Check if a change affects your Universal Credit

  Check if a change affects your Universal Credit This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You'll need to tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about changes to your work, money or family life. These...