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• 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

• If HMRC says you’ve had a tax credits overpayment

  How to check if HMRC are right about the tax credits overpayment and what to do next

• Check if the Benefit Cap will affect your Housing Benefit

  Check how much the benefit cap is and whether it will affect your housing benefit. The cap is a limit to the total amount of money you can get

• Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord

  Check what type of tenancy or other housing status you have if you rent from a private landlord. The rules depend on the date your tenancy started

• Preparing to apply for pre-settled and settled status

  Find out what you need for your settled status application. Check which documents you might need before you apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Find out what to do if you think you have a criminal record

• Preparing for your JSA interview

  Help with getting ready for your JSA interview and discussing your jobseeker's agreement

• If you used to get tax credits

  Check what you can do now tax credits have ended. For example, claiming other benefits, challenging a decision and making sure your final payment is correct

• Q9 - controlling your bowels and bladder and using a collective device

  Help to fill in Q9: controlling your bowels and bladder and using a collective device. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• 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

• Going to your Universal Credit interview and getting a decision

  Find out what happens at your Jobcentre Universal Credit interview, including what to bring and what to do if you have any problems