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• Check if you have the right to reside for benefits

  You might need to show you have a right to reside in the UK to claim some benefits. Find out what information you need and which benefits are affected

• Resigning from your job

  Check your options before you decide to resign. Check the best way to resign

• The council says you've had a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Check if you’ve actually been overpaid Housing Benefit and find out how to challenge a overpayment

• Carer's Allowance

  Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who are giving regular and substantial care to disabled people. Check if you're eligible and how to make a claim

• 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

• 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

• Getting a bank account

  Information on how to get a bank account, types of account available and switching from one bank or building society to another

• Check if your child can get a permanent right to live in the UK

  Check if your child can get indefinite leave to live in the UK, including the rules about your income

• 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

• Getting a permanent right to live in the UK if you have a family visa

  Check if you can apply for indefinite leave if you already have a family visa