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• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• Housing

  Get advice on renting, council tax, homelessness and problems where you live

• WaterSure scheme – help with paying water bills

  Watersure is a scheme to help save money with your water bill, if you get certain benefits and you have three or more children under 19 or someone in your house has a medical condition that means more water gets used.

• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance.

• Child Benefit

  Find out if you're eligible for Child Benefit. Check how changes in your circumstances will affect your claim and what to do if you want to appeal a decision.

• Your energy supply

  Get advice if you're having problems with your gas or electricity supply

• Check if you can get pre-settled status or settled status

  Find out how you and your family can stay in the UK and your rights after Brexit if you’re from the EU, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland

• Preparing your finances for retirement

  When you can start getting your pension, checklist of things to do leading up to your retirement, getting help with Pension Wise, and what to do if you've lost track of a pension

• Get help paying for energy efficiency home improvements

  Check if you’re eligible for funding or grants to make your home more energy efficient. Get help with the cost of insulation, boilers or improving your heating

• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Check if you can apply for support if you can't work because you're sick or disabled. Universal Credit is available for people with sickness or disabilities