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• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, and what to do if you can’t afford to pay anything at all.

• Benefits and concessions for the armed forces, veterans and their families

  Information on financial help available to people currently serving in the armed forces, veterans and dependents, covering benefits, help with school, child care and travel costs and sources of further help.

• Appealing a Housing Benefit decision at a tribunal

  How to appeal if your local council won’t change a decision about your Housing Benefit.

• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out what changes of circumstances to tell your local council so you get the right amount of Housing Benefit.

• Check what benefits you can get

  Get a quick idea of the benefits you can claim, including disability benefits and links to benefit calculators.

• Challenging a benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Check what you can do if you disagree with a benefit decision made by the DWP or HMRC.

• Challenging a Child Benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Ask HMRC to re-think their decision about your Child Benefit. How and when to ask for mandatory reconsideration.

• Check how much Housing Benefit you can get

  Find out how much housing benefit you can get. You might be able to get all your rent paid or just some of it depending on your circumstances.