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• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay anything at all

• Challenge the council’s decision about your housing application

  Check what to do if you disagree with the council's decision. Check how to ask for a review - this depends on why you’re challenging the decision

• After you get refugee status

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

• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out what changes of circumstances to tell your local council so you get the right amount of Housing Benefit

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

  Check what help you can get if you’re struggling with money and you can’t afford to pay bills like energy, rent, internet or council tax.

• If your ex-partner has left your home

  Find out your rights to stay in your home if your ex has left - and what to do if they try to come back

• If your Universal Credit is reduced or stopped

  Find out why your Universal Credit payment might be reduced or stopped, and advice on what you can do about it. You'll be notified if your payment changes

• Staying in your council home when someone dies

  Check if you can take over a council or housing association tenancy. Check what happens if you can’t take over the tenancy

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Work out how much Universal Credit you’ll get each month, including which elements you’re entitled to and how your income and savings affect your payment

• Check what an IVA is

  Find out how an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) works and the type of debts you can include