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• 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 a visa for your adult family member to join you in the UK

  Check who can apply for a visa as an adult dependant, including the rules about your income

• How to claim bereavement benefits

  Find out how to claim Bereavement Support Payment. For deaths before April 2017, check if you can get Widowed Parents Allowance

• Problem with a car repair

  Your rights and options if you're not happy with a car repair, what to say to the garage, how to take further action

• Applying for family visas or indefinite leave

  Check how your family member can apply to live in the UK, extend their visa or get indefinite leave to remain

• Check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

  Check if you can get Universal Credit, a benefit you can claim if you're on a low income or unemployed. Read our advice to check if you're eligible

• Asking your employer for changes to help you if you’re disabled

  Find out when your employer has a duty to make changes to help you with your disability

• Check if you have the right to reside for benefits

  You might need to show you have a right to reside in the UK to claim some benefits. Find out what information you need and which benefits are affected

• Getting a bank account

  Information on how to get a bank account, types of account available and switching from one bank or building society to another

• If your mortgage lender takes you to court

  What to do if you get court papers, including how to fill in your defence form and what will happen at court