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• Eviction for mortgage arrears

  Check whether you can stop your eviction, and what to do if you can’t

• Arguments for challenging a sanction

  Find out what makes a sanction unfair, how and when to challenge one, how to get more details about your sanction and where to get help challenging

• Getting benefits if you’ve recently moved to the UK

  Check how to show you’re habitually resident, pass the ‘past presence test’ or pass the ‘3-month living in test

• Using your smart meter’s in-home display

  Check how you can use your smart meter’s in-home display (IHD) to help save energy. Check how to get an IHD if you don’t already have one

• Check if you’re allowed an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out if you can get Housing Benefit for another room in your council home because you have a disability or someone is away from home

• When to appeal a parking ticket

  When you should appeal a parking ticket in England and Wales – including if the signs were unclear or you were parked correctly

• Prepare for a power cut

  Check how to prepare for a planned power cut caused by engineering work or an unplanned power cut which could be caused by a storm or severe weather

• Check if you're entitled to paid holidays

  Find out if you’re entitled to paid holiday and how much you should get - including if you’re in a new job or when you leave a job

• Check if you can get Pension Credit

  Check if you can claim Pension Credit, a weekly benefit made up of 2 parts - Guarantee Credit and Savings Credit

• Applying for Council Tax Reduction

  Check how to apply to the council for Council Tax Reduction. Check if you can backdate the reduction, and how to challenge a decision