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• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Check if your landlord has to protect your deposit

  Check if your landlord needs to put your tenancy deposit into a deposit protection scheme. Check what you can do if they don’t

• Eviction

  Check what you can do if your landlord is trying to evict you. Check the process your landlord has to follow

• How to apply for Universal Credit

  Find out how to apply for Universal Credit online. Find out more about the questions you need to answer, your ‘to-do list’ and the next steps

• How to claim Housing Benefit

  How to claim Housing Benefit, including if you can backdate your claim. How to claim a Discretionary Housing Payment too

• Check if you can sublet your home

  Check if you're allowed to sublet your home and how it might affect your income and benefits

• Income Support - how much you can get

  Find out how much Income Support you could get, including additional payments for housing costs

• Check your rights if you’re a subtenant

  Check your rights if your landlord wants to evict you or if their tenancy ends. Check what repairs your landlord is responsible