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• Check how to make a formal complaint about discrimination

  Check what to say in your formal complaint to show that discrimination happened. You can also find out what to do if you’re not happy with the response you get.

• Get compensation if you have a power cut

  How to claim compensation if your gas or electricity supply is interrupted, when you're entitled to compensation, how much you'll get.

• Get help with the cost of renting privately

  Check if you can get help to pay your rent or council tax. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs or a council tax reduction.

• Get help from the Witness Service

  Get help from the Witness Service if you’ve witnessed or been a victim of a crime. Find out what help you can get and how to get in touch.

• Get a Universal Credit advance payment

  How to get an advance payment of Universal Credit if you don't have enough money to get by while you're waiting for your first Universal Credit payment.

• After you get refugee status

  Finding new housing and applying for benefits after you get refugee status.

• Get help if you're being evicted

  Check what help you can get if you’re given a ‘section 21’ or ‘section 8’ eviction notice. Check if you can get money to help you find somewhere to live.

• Get help with a housing discrimination problem

  Where to get help if you're being discriminated against by your landlord, a letting agent or someone else involved in your housing.

• Get help and support being a witness

  Get help and support being a witness. If you're a witness you can get help from the Witness Service, complete the referral form to get help.

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  Know when your landlord can give you a section 8 notice, check your section 8 notice is valid and find out what to do if it's not valid