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• Check if a change affects your SMI

  Find out if a change you report about your benefits also affects your support for mortgage interest (SMI).

• Get help with the cost of renting privately

  Check if you can get help to pay your rent or council tax. Check if you can get Universal Credit for housing costs or a council tax reduction

• Check if you can sublet your home

  Check if you're allowed to sublet your home and how it might affect your income and benefits.

• Choosing voluntary redundancy

  Work out if voluntary redundancy is right for you, and know when it affects benefits, mortgage protection or early retirement.

• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Deciding if you should apply for SMI

  What to think about before you apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits.

• Check what happens if you win your employment tribunal case

  Find out what you can do if your employer won't pay compensation, if you have to pay tax on your compensation and if compensation will affect your benefits

• Paying back an Income Support overpayment

  Find out the different ways you can pay back an Income Support overpayment, including in instalments

• Apply for SMI

  How to apply for support for mortgage interest (SMI) if you get benefits.

• Check if you can claim ESA

  Check what Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is and if you can claim