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• Benefits

  Get advice on benefits, including what you're entitled to and how to claim

• Applying for a JSA hardship payment

  Find out who can get a JSA hardship payment and how much you’ll get. Find out how to apply for a JSA hardship payment

• Claim back your rent if your private landlord breaks the law

  Check if you can apply for a ‘rent repayment order’ against your landlord. You might be able to claim back up to 2 years’ worth of rent

• 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

• Check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

  Check if you can get Universal Credit, a benefit you can claim if you’re on a low income or unemployed. Use our tool to check if you’re eligible

• If your JSA has stopped or been reduced

  What to do if your JSA has stopped or been reduced because of a sanction. Check what help you could get while your JSA has stopped

• If your flat isn't fire safe

  Find out what to do if your landlord asks you to move out after a fire safety check

• You've been told your flat is fire safe but disagree

  Find out what to do if your landlord won't take steps to address fire safety in your flat