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• How an extra bedroom affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out how an extra bedroom affects your housing benefit. Check if your room counts as an extra room and if you're allowed an extra bedroom

• Challenging the council's homeless decision

  Challenging the council's homeless decision Challenging a homeless decision

• Applying for council housing or a housing association home

  Applying for council housing or a housing association home Getting on the waiting list for a council home Challenge the council’s decision about your housing application If you’re offered

• Making agreements about your children when you separate

  Find out about making child arrangements, help if your arrangements aren't working and what to do if your ex-partner is taking your children without consent

• Getting repairs done if you're renting privately

  Getting repairs done if you're renting privately Getting repairs done if you're renting privately Complaining about the condition of your shared house If you're being evicted because you asked

• Child Benefit

  Find out if you're eligible for Child Benefit. Check how changes in your circumstances will affect your claim and what to do if you want to appeal a decision

• Bailiffs

  Find out how to deal with bailiffs and complain if you’ve been mistreated

• Staying in your council home when someone dies

  Staying in your council home when someone dies Staying in your council home when someone dies

• Moving to another council or housing association home

  Moving to another council or housing association home Moving to another council home or housing association home

• Getting your homeless application decision

  Getting your homeless application decision Getting your housing plan from the council If you're offered housing because you're homeless If you're not offered housing after a homeless application