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• Joint debts and belongings if your partner is bankrupt

  Explains what happens to any joint debts taken out with your partner, if they go bankrupt

• If the DWP says you've had an Income Support overpayment

  How to check if you’ve actually been overpaid by the DWP and how to challenge an Income Support overpayment

• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Debt relief orders

  Overview and content list for Debt relief orders. Read our advice about getting a debt relief order and what to do while a debt relief order is in place

• Administration orders

  Overview and content list for administration orders. Read our advice about if it's right for you and problems with an administration order

• Your energy meter

  Overview and content list for your energy meter. Get help reading your meter, checking it's working correctly, getting a meter installed and more

• If you think you've bought stolen goods

  If you've bought stolen goods you need to hand them in to the police. You should then be able to get a full refund. Don't return the item to the seller yourself

• Check if you can sublet your home

  Check if you're allowed to sublet your home and how it might affect your income and benefits