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• Preparing for your PIP assessment

  the assessment. Don’t feel you have to do things in the assessment that you wouldn’t normally be able to do. If you do them on assessment day, the assessor may think you can always do them. If you’re

• If your ex-partner has left your home

  to be eligible if you plan to live alone. If you’re already getting Housing Benefit - or the housing cost element of Universal Credit - you might be able to get a ‘discretionary housing payment’. These are extra

• Cancelling building or decorating work

  be able to help you in your negotiations. If those negotiations are unsuccessful you could try an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme - a way of solving disagreements without going to court

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  it. Send the letter as soon as possible - it needs to reach the council within the 1-month deadline. If you’ve missed the deadline If you got the letter less than 13 months ago, you might still be able

• Making an employment tribunal claim

  of the school, not the local authority. If the respondent is a partnership You should name the partnership - your claim will be against all the current partners. You might be able to make a claim against

• Getting help for your child from your local council

  child is a child in need, they should be able to help with things like: financial support - this could be a loan, a cash payment or vouchers for things like food, clothing or furniture advice

• Check if a change affects your SMI

  person should still pay their share. If the other person is moving in, you might get less SMI if the DWP think the other person should pay more of the mortgage. The other person might be able to get

• Save money heating your home

  on the Electrical Safety First website. Grants for energy-saving home improvements You can save money by making your home more energy efficient. You might be able to get help with the cost of things like

• Disputing paying back a working or child tax credits overpayment

  to pay back to be reduced or even cancelled. For example, if you’re seriously ill and won’t be able to return to work. You’ll need to explain why it would be very difficult to pay the money back. HMRC

• If you want your lodger to move out

  reasonable time to collect their belongings, they might make a money claim against you in the county court. If you paid for the storage or removal of their belongings, you might be able to get