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Home improvements
Home improvements Before you get building work done Problem with building work, decorating or home improvements Cancelling building or decorating work
Check if you can add income-based JSA to your claim
must also: be single, or have a partner who works for less than 24 hours a week on average have £16,000 or less in savings (including your partner’s savings) You can’t get income-based JSA if you’re
Getting help with home improvements
for adaptations or providing facilities for the disabled person. Which properties your local authority can help improve Your local authority can help improve a building, part of a building, a caravan
Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK
. You might have a ‘genuine and sufficient link’ if for example: you’ve lived in the UK for nearly 2 years you work or are self-employed in the UK you have a family member who works or is self-employed
Local authority help with repairs - notices and orders under the Housing Health and Safety Rating
stops the use of part or all of a building, or restricts the type or number of people living there. For example, an order could say that young children aren't allowed to live in the property
If you're refused reasonable adjustments
their buildings and services accessible before you have to ask. This is called the ‘anticipatory duty’ to make reasonable adjustments. The anticipatory duty doesn’t apply in work and housing. Employers have
Local authority help with repairs - Housing Health and Safety Rating System
- for example, from pests, a poor water supply or drains risk of accidents - for example, from trips or falls, electrical hazards or parts of the building collapsing Which tenants can the local authority help
Council tax
Check how council tax works and if you have to pay Check if you can pay less council tax Applying for Council Tax Reduction Reporting changes if you get Council Tax Reduction Getting a second adult rebate on your council tax Paying council tax if you’re a student
Repairs - what are the landlord's responsibilities
that are needed. More about how to report repairs If your tenancy began on or after 15 January 1989, your landlord is responsible for some repairs in common parts of your building - for example, entrance halls
Who is responsible for repairing drains and sewers
by one of these, you may be responsible for maintaining it. What’s the difference between a drain and a sewer? A drain is a pipe that drains water and waste from a building and other buildings which belong