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• Making sure your flat is fire safe

  Find out how to make sure your home is fire safe, and who is responsible for fire safety

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay anything at all

• Moving from DLA to PIP

  Find out if you'll have to move from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Allowance (PIP) and how to do this.

• Sending your PIP claim form

  Information about where to send your completed ‘How your disability affects you’ form and how long you have.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• When can you use the public sector equality duty?

  Explains when you can use the public sector equality duty to challenge decisions or policies which discriminate against you, or put you at a disadvantage