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• Check if your landlord can increase your rent

  Find out how to deal with a rent increase, find out how to negotiate to get a lower rent and check how you can challenge your rent increase

• Disputing paying back a working or child tax credits overpayment

  What to do if your tax credits are overpaid and you disagree about paying the money back

• Get help with gambling problems

  If you're worried about your gambling, there are things you can do to get support. Find charities and services that can help with gambling problems

• Paying council tax if you’re a student

  Check if you have to pay council tax as a student. Check what the rules are if you're taking time off from your course

• Asking the council to review their decision to evict you

  Ask the council to review their decision to evict you if you’re an introductory or demoted council tenant. Find out how to make your case to keep your home

• 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

• 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

• After leaving your job

  Help after leaving your job. Information about getting a reference, sorting out payments and solving disputes when you leave your job

• Deciding what to do about housing discrimination

  Find out what you can do to solve your problem and get everything ready before you take action

• Check if your family members can get pre-settled status or settled status

  Find out if your family can come and live in the UK. Check if they need to get a family permit or pre-settled or settled status first