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• Paying council tax if you’re a student

  Check if you have to pay council tax as a student. Check what the rules are if you're taking time off from your course.

• Finding free or affordable legal help

  Find out how to get legal help if you're on a low income, including advice from a law centre or legal aid solicitor, and trial or tribunal representation by a pro bono barrister

• Your energy supplier has gone bust

  What happens if your gas or electricity supplier stops trading, and what you should do next.

• Check if you can get Housing Benefit

  Check if you can claim Housing Benefit to help pay your rent - and find out if you’re entitled to the maximum amount of Housing Benefit.

• Getting a lodger

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

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit.

• If you're going to be deported from the UK

  Your rights to appeal being deported from the UK and how to leave voluntarily

• If your ex-partner is trying to make you leave

  Find out your rights if you and your partner split up and they try to throw you out of your home.

• Getting British citizenship for children

  Check if your child can become a British citizen if they were born in the UK, have a British parent, migrated to the UK or are eligible another way

• Challenging a Housing Benefit decision

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