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• Offsetting rent arrears because repairs haven't been done

  How rent arrears for social housing tenants can be offset against the damages for not making repairs if your landlord is taking possession proceedings against you because of rent arrears.

• Check your rights if you're an excluded occupier

  Check your rights if your landlord tries to evict you or increase your rent. Check if your landlord has to do repairs and your options if you want to leave

• Discrimination because of sex

  Updated 'see Sexual orientation discrimination' link from 'Check if you've experienced discrimination' to 'Discrimination because of sexual orientation'. Discrimination advice project: https://citizensadvice.atlassian.net/browse/CEA-5381

• Discrimination because of race

  Taking action about race discrimination, explaining when it is unlawful or not unlawful and organisations which can help

• Living together and marriage - legal differences

  Differences between how the law treats married and cohabiting couples including financial matters, responsibility for children and housing.

• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance.

• Your right to freedom of religion and belief

  Explains how your right to hold and express a religious or non-religious belief is protected by article 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and when the article may be breached

• Extra benefits and help you can get while on DLA

  If you get DLA for your child, you might be able to get extra money from other benefits, a blue badge or a reduction in road tax bills