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• Check what you have to do in the ESA work-related activity group

  Find out what you need to do if you’re in the work-related activity group

• Find an installer for energy efficiency home improvements

  Check how to find an experienced installer for energy-saving home improvements for things like solar panels and insulation

• 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

• 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

• Q2 - standing and sitting

  Help to fill in Q2: standing and sitting for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q16 - coping with social situations

  Help to fill in Q16: coping with social situations for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Problems getting to or topping up your prepayment meter

  What you can do if you can't get to your prepayment meter, can't top it up, or can't use

• 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

• Switching from prepayment to paying by credit

  Replace your prepayment meter or switch your smart meter over so you pay for energy after you use it instead of paying in advance

• Appealing against a benefit decision

  Appealing to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a mandatory reconsideration decision made by the DWP or HMRC