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• Repairs - what are your options if you are a social housing tenant?

  If you rent your home from a social housing landlord, they're responsible for dealing with most repair problems - check what repairs they have to do. Many social landlords fix repair problems as soon as they become aware of them, but this doesn't always happen. This page looks at who...

• Q16 - coping with social situations

  Q16 - coping with social situations This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales This question is on page 17 of the form - see what it looks like How to answer the question This question is...

• Becoming a British citizen

  Becoming a British citizen This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales British citizenship gives you the right to live and work in the UK permanently, without any immigration restrictions. You need British citizenship before you can...

• Extending your family visa

  Extending your family visa This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You can usually apply to extend a family visa before it ends. A family visa is any of the following: a partner visa a child...

• Moving to another council home or housing association home

  If you live in a council or housing association home that doesn’t meet your needs you might be able to move to a different one. This could be because: your home is too small for you your home doesn’t meet your health or disability needs your benefits have been reduced...

• Debt relief order application refused

  Debt relief order application refused This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales This page explains why your debt relief order (DRO) application might be refused and what you can do about it. If you need help...

• Q11: mixing with other people

  Q11: mixing with other people This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales What the question means This question is about how your condition makes it difficult for you to: meet people and mix with them judge...

• Complaining about the condition of your shared house

  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...

• 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...

• Renew an Attendance Allowance claim

  Renew an Attendance Allowance claim This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Your Attendance Allowance will be awarded for either a fixed or indefinite period. If you were told you'd get Attendance Allowance for a fixed...