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• Payment of benefits and tax credits

  Check how benefits and tax credits are paid - usually by direct credit transfer into bank, building society or Post Office card accounts. Find out about the Payment Exception Service if you can't use an account

• If you get a ‘section 8’ eviction notice

  Know when your landlord can give you a section 8 notice, check your section 8 notice is valid and find out what to do if it's not valid

• How to apply for Universal Credit

  Find out how to apply for Universal Credit online. Find out more about the questions you need to answer, your ‘to-do list’ and the next steps

• Check if you can add income-based JSA to your claim

  If you're already getting contribution-based JSA, find out if you can get income-based JSA too

• Get housing help if you’re leaving or have left the armed forces

  Check what housing help you can get if you’re leaving the armed forces or you’re a veteran. Check which organisations can offer support

• Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord

  Check what type of tenancy or other housing status you have if you rent from a private landlord. The rules depend on the date your tenancy started

• Getting repairs done if you rent from a council or housing association

  Getting repairs done if you rent from a council or housing association How to report repairs Complaining about your landlord's failure to make repairs if you are a social housing tenant Using

• Benefits

  Get advice on benefits, including what you're entitled to and how to claim

• If your Universal Credit is reduced or stopped

  Find out why your Universal Credit payment might be reduced or stopped, and advice on what you can do about it. You'll be notified if your payment changes

• How to claim Pension Credit

  Check the best way to apply for Pension Credit. Check what extra help you can get if you're eligible, including Winter Fuel Payments