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• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

  How to appeal if you've been refused Housing Benefit or your payments have been reduced

• Check how to switch your internet, phone or TV provider

  How to switch your landline, mobile phone, internet or TV provider to get a cheaper deal

• Taking legal action for housing discrimination

  How to deal with your discrimination problem in court, including which forms to fill in and what happens in court

• Your right to respect for private and family life

  Explains how the right to respect for your family and private life is protected by article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and when a public authority may be breach the article

• You're involved in a road accident abroad

  What you should do if you’re involved in a road accident while travelling abroad

• 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

• Debt relief order application refused

  Reasons why your debt relief order application might be refused and what you can do if you think the refusal is unfair or wrong

• Check your options for getting out of debt

  Find out what help is available if you’re struggling to pay your debts, including breathing space, debt management plans, administration orders, IVAs, DROs and bankruptcy

• Managing affairs for someone else

  Information on managing someone’s affairs including ordinary, lasting and enduring power of attorney, and mental capacity

• Pensions - income drawdown

  What income drawdown (pension withdrawal) means, how it works and who it's suitable