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• Check if you can get Child Benefit

  Check if you’re eligible for Child Benefit, who should make the claim and how much you’ll get. Find out if you'll be affected by the high income tax charge.

• After you get refugee status

  Finding new housing and applying for benefits after you get refugee status.

• Benefits, services and your immigration status

  Information about benefits, services and your immigration status. Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and healthcare.

• Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing

  Check if you’re allowed to claim public funds. Check what counts as public funds, and what else you might be able to claim

• Getting a visa for your adult family member to join you in the UK

  Check who can apply for a visa as an adult dependant, including the rules about your income

• Getting a lodger

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

• Reducing your regular outgoings

  Find out how to save on household, energy and water bills, your TV licence and travel costs

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Work out how much Universal Credit you’ll get each month, including which elements you’re entitled to and how your income and savings affect your payment

• Withholding rent because repairs haven't been done

  The procedure that social housing tenants must follow if you decide to use your rent to pay for repairs and the risks of withholding rent when the landlord has not carried out repairs.

• Challenging a benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

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