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• Getting on the waiting list for a council home

  Check if you can get on the waiting list and how to fill in your application. Check what happens when you're on the list

• 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

• Getting a visa for your adult family member to join you in the UK

  Check who can apply for a visa as an adult dependant, including the rules about your income

• If there's a leak from a neighbouring flat

  When a landlord is responsible for repairing water damage caused by leaks or floods from a neighbouring property, repeated leaks, and what you can do about damaged belongings

• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply

• What happens when a debt relief order is made?

  Explains what happens once a debt relief order has been made and your responsibility to report a change of circumstances, or information you forgot to include in the original application

• Repossession by your landlord's mortgage lender

  Check what happens if your landlord hasn't paid their mortgage. Check if you'll be evicted or if you have the right to stay

• Universal Credit

  Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit if you're on a low income, make an application and get advice on any problems you have