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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

• Claiming new style ESA

  Claiming new style ESA. You’ll need to show that your medical condition makes it difficult to work – get advice about applying and find out more

• If your ESA is ending because of the 1-year limit

  What you can do if your new style or contribution-based ESA is ending

• Getting a lodger

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

• 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

• Getting a visa for your adult family member to join you in the UK

  Check who can apply for a visa as an adult dependant, including the rules about your income

• Preparing to rent from a private landlord

  Find out how to decide whether to rent from a landlord or letting agent, how to search for a property and what questions you should ask before you rent a home

• Appealing a tax credits decision at a tribunal

  What to expect at a tax credits tribunal hearing and how best to prepare

• Appealing an ESA decision

  Find out how to appeal an ESA decision. Before you can appeal a decision made by the DWP, you might need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration

• 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