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Get help with the cost of renting privately
Check if you can get help to pay your rent or council tax. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs or a council tax reduction.
Accessing your bank account after going bankrupt
Explains the options for your day-to-day banking needs after you go bankrupt, as your existing bank account will be frozen.
Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit
Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax’.
If there’s a problem with your heat network
Check who to contact and how to complain to your heat network supplier. Check when to complain to the Energy Ombudsman, and where to get more help.
Your energy supplier has gone bust
What happens if your gas or electricity supplier stops trading, and what you should do next.
Timeline for bankruptcy
Sets out the steps in the process of applying for bankruptcy. You'll need to follow the application process carefully when applying for bankruptcy
Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance
Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply
Check if you have to pay a debt
How to check liability for a debt, including time limits on debts and how to challenge a debt you think you might not be liable
Income Support - how much you can get
Find out how much Income Support you could get, including additional payments for housing costs
Choosing your energy tariff
Choosing the right energy tariff for your needs, including special tariffs for different energy meters and systems.