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• Benefits and help with council tax when you separate

  You might be able to get help with your living costs when you separate from your partner. Find out if you have a right to benefits or can get more

• Face-to-face assessment

  This page is about how to fill in the face-to-face assessment section of your form. Find out how to fill in the form and arrange your assessment

• Request to write off a joint debt - letter

  Letter for when you can't make an offer of repayment on a joint debt and your circumstances are not going to improve

• After you've been dismissed

  Help with moving on and finding a new job after being dismissed, including benefits, getting a reference, and explaining your dismissal to a new employer

• Check if the Benefit Cap will affect your Housing Benefit

  Check how much the benefit cap is and whether it will affect your housing benefit. The cap is a limit to the total amount of money you can get

• If you've been refused a Blue Badge

  If you’ve been refused a Blue Badge, you can ask for the decision to be reviewed by the council. Find out how to appeal your application

• If you're not offered housing after a homeless application

  Check how you can find somewhere to live and stay tonight, for example a night shelter or hostel. Check your options for finding long-term accommodation

• Find an installer for energy efficiency home improvements

  Check how to find an experienced installer for energy-saving home improvements for things like solar panels and insulation

• Cancelling a service you’ve arranged

  When you can cancel a service, how to get your money back, how to negotiate with the business

• Moving to another council home or housing association home

  If your council home doesn’t meet your needs, you might be able to move to a different one. Find out more about mutual exchange and tenancy transfer