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Starting a homeless application
homeless help from social services. The council might have to give you emergency housing straightaway while they look at your application, you should always ask for this. If they refuse to give you housing
Homelessness
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 Challenging the council's homeless decision Challenging a homeless decision
Get help with the cost of renting privately
your rights as a lodger. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs You might be able to get extra money to help you pay your rent. Lots of people miss out on benefits they’re entitled
Check if you can apply for homeless help
to reside based on 5 years in the UK. If you’re not sure which right to reside you have, you can check the rules about the right to reside for housing. Check if you’re legally homeless or threatened
Withholding rent because repairs haven't been done
they will end. Keep a copy of your letter. More about how to report repairs If you pay your rent with Housing Benefit or Universal Credit If you're a local authority tenant and you get Housing Benefit
Get help if you're being evicted
might be able to give you emergency housing straight away, for example, if you've got health problems or you've got children that live with you. Check if you can get emergency housing. If you can't get
Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits
is replacing 6 benefits called ‘legacy benefits’. These are: Housing Benefit income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) Child Tax Credits (CTC) Working Tax
Getting a visa for your adult family member to join you in the UK
for each child aged under 18 who lives with you your housing costs - these are your rent or mortgage payments plus your council tax When you’re working out your housing costs, don’t include any part
Repairs - damp
landlord has to make if you rent your home from: a private landlord a housing association or the council Your landlord is usually responsible for repairing the problem when they become aware of it, so make
Using the right to repair scheme
. Other social housing landlords, for example, housing associations, may operate similar schemes, but they don't have to. This page tells you more about how the right to repair scheme works and the types