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• If you've been sanctioned

  Get help if you've been sanctioned while on universal credit. We have advice on how to check your sanction and challenging it, and how to get hardship payment.

• Student housing - living in halls

  Explains the housing status of students living in halls of residence provided by their university. Also covers rent, deposits, administration fees, bills and council tax.

• If your ex-partner has left your home

  Find out your rights to stay in your home if your ex has left - and what to do if they try to come back

• 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 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

• If your home is on a heat network

  Find out what a heat network is and check what to do if you have problems with your heat network supplier

• Managing affairs for someone else

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

• Showing habitual residence to get help with housing

  If you moved or returned to the UK in the last 2 years, check if you need to be habitually resident and what evidence you need to prove