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• Getting help for your child from your local council

  What support is available for you and your family - including extra help if your child is a ‘child in need

• Going to court if your landlord won't do repairs

  Find out when it can be worth taking your landlord to court to get repairs done, find out how to fill in the court form and make sure you know what to say at the hearing

• Check if your landlord has to do repairs

  Check what type of repairs your landlord is responsible for making in your home. You can also check what things you’ll need to fix yourself

• If you've been refused reasonable adjustments

  If you didn't get the adjustments you need, check if you've experienced a type of discrimination called ‘failure to make reasonable adjustments

• Help with filling in the Attendance Allowance form

  Filling in the Attendance Allowance form can be difficult - read our advice on how to fill in the Attendance Allowance claim form

• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Check if you can pay less council tax

  Find out if you can get a discount on your council tax. If you’re on a low income, check if you can apply for Council Tax Reduction

• Using storage heaters and immersion heaters correctly

  Check how to use electric storage heaters and immersion heaters. Make sure you’re using your heaters correctly

• Asking for adjustments to help with your disability

  Find out what disability changes your landlord has to make and how to ask for them

• Dealing with the financial affairs of someone who has died

  Information on the role of the executor or administrator in dealing with the estate of a deceased person