Search

• Making a settlement agreement with your employer

  Find out how to settle a dispute with your employer without going to a tribunal by using a settlement agreement

• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out what changes of circumstances to tell your local council so you get the right amount of Housing Benefit

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• Check how council tax works and if you have to pay

  Check if you have to pay council tax and what to do if you think your tax band is wrong. Check if you have to pay for an empty property

• 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

• If you need to find somewhere to live

  Help with finding accommodation including local authority services for homeless people, accommodation agencies and deposits and premiums

• What's the public sector equality duty?

  What the public sector equality duty is and how public authorities must comply with it to make sure no-one is disadvantaged by their policies or decisions

• If you're struggling with your IVA payments

  Check what to do if you're struggling with your individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) payments