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• Get help with the cost of renting privately

  If you don’t have enough money to pay your rent there are things you can do. If you’re behind with rent payments You should take action as quickly as possible. You can check how to deal with rent arrears. If your rent has gone up If you don’t live with...

• How to claim Housing Benefit

  How to claim Housing Benefit This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might be able to get Housing Benefit to help pay your rent if you’re on a low income or you claim benefits -...

• Dealing with rent arrears

  Dealing with rent arrears This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you're behind on your rent you’ll be in ‘arrears’. This is a kind of debt when you owe rent to your landlord. Your landlord...

• Get help if you’re struggling to pay your bills

  Get help if you’re struggling to pay your bills This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales There are things you can do if you're struggling to pay your bills - for example your energy bills, rent...

• Get help if you're being evicted

  Check if this advice applies to you This advice will usually apply to you if all the following are true: you have a private landlord you don’t live with your landlord you started renting on or after 15 January 1989 In most cases this means you’ll have an ‘assured shorthold...

• Help with debt and rent arrears on Universal Credit

  Help with debt and rent arrears on Universal Credit This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might be able to get extra help if you’re struggling with money and you’re on Universal Credit or you’ve...

• Check how much Housing Benefit you can get

  Check how much Housing Benefit you can get This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might be able to get all your rent paid or just some of it. How much Housing Benefit you get...

• Check if you can increase your income

  Check if you can increase your income This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might be able to increase your income by doing things like: claiming benefits or government grants checking you're being paid the right...

• Check the costs of starting to rent from a private landlord

  When you’ve found a property to rent, you'll have to make some payments before you move in. You’II usually have to pay: a tenancy deposit - no more than 6 weeks’ rent 1 to 2 months' rent in advance If you want to reserve a property you’re interested in renting,...

• 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...