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• 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.

• Student housing - living in halls

  Explains the housing status of students living in halls of residence provided by their university. Also covers rent, deposits, administration fees, bills and council tax.

• Student housing - standards in halls

  Explains the codes of standards that universities must follow, when providing halls of residence for students. Covers repairs and maintenance, fire, electrical and gas safety, security, managing tenancy/licence agreements and how to make a complaint

• Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting

  Check what repairs your landlord has to do, and your options if they don't. Check what you can do about some common repair problems

• Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting

  Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting Repairs and housing conditions if you're renting

• Gathering evidence about housing discrimination

  Get the facts and evidence to help you take action about discrimination in housing.

• Check if your housing problem is discrimination

  Find out if your landlord, letting agent or someone else involved in your housing is discriminating against you under the law.

• Renting from the council or a housing association

  Renting from the council or a housing association If you’re being evicted by the council or housing association If you've got an eviction notice Stop your eviction from going to court Challenging