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Ask the council to check if your rented home needs repairs

If you’ve reported repairs to your landlord and they haven’t done anything, find out if the council can help you get the work done
In:
- Housing
- Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting
- Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting
- Getting your landlord to do repairs
- Asking the council to help you get repairs done
- Ask the council to check if your rented home needs repairs
Check if your employer can make changes to your contract

Find out what you can do if you don’t agree with changes to working hours, pay rate, job role or other contract terms
In:
- Work
- Check if your employer can make changes to your contract
Complaining about benefits services

Complaining about benefits services. You should consider complaining if the people dealing with your benefits claim or issue have handled it badly
In:
- Benefits
- Benefits - introduction
- Problems with benefits
- Challenging benefit decisions
- Complaining about benefits
- Complaining about benefits services
Challenging a DLA decision - appealing against the decision

If the DWP didn’t change their decision when you asked for mandatory reconsideration, you can appeal to an independent panel, called a ‘first-tier tribunal
In:
- Benefits
- Sick or disabled people and carers
- Disability Living Allowance for children
- DLA appeals
- Challenging a DLA decision - appealing against the decision
Subletting without your landlord’s permission

Check what might happen if you sublet your home unlawfully, including eviction. Check the extra risks if you have a council or housing association home
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- Housing
- Lodging and subletting
- Lodging and subletting
- Subletting
- Subletting without your landlord’s permission
Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision - mandatory reconsideration

You can challenge your Attendance Allowance decision if you think the decision is wrong. Read our guidance and tips on asking for mandatory reconsideration
In:
- Benefits
- Sick or disabled people and carers
- Attendance Allowance
- Attendance Allowance appeals
- Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision - mandatory reconsideration
Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

Find out if you can get Housing Benefit for another room in your council home because you have a disability or someone is away from home
In:
- Benefits
- Help on a low income
- Housing Benefit
- How an extra bedroom affects your Housing Benefit
- Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit
Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision - appealing the decision

How to appeal an Attendance Allowance decision that you think is wrong. Guidance and tips on appealing to a tribunal
In:
- Benefits
- Sick or disabled people and carers
- Attendance Allowance
- Attendance Allowance appeals
- Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision - appealing the decision
Benefits and concessions for the armed forces, veterans and their families

Information on financial help available to people currently serving in the armed forces, veterans and dependents, covering benefits, help with school, child care and travel costs and sources of further help
In:
- Benefits
- Armed forces and veterans
- Benefits and concessions for the armed forces, veterans and their families
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
In:
- Benefits
- Help on a low income
- Housing Benefit
- Help with your Housing Benefit claim
- How to claim Housing Benefit