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• Becoming a British citizen

  Check if you can apply for British citizenship - find out what you need to be eligible, and how long you have to live in the UK before applying

• How to read your smart electricity meter

  Find out how to get a reading from your smart electricity meter or your meter's in-home display

• Getting a lodger

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

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit

• How to claim bereavement benefits

  Find out how to claim Bereavement Support Payment. For deaths before April 2017, check if you can get Widowed Parents Allowance

• Check if you can get pre-settled status or settled status

  Find out how you and your family can stay in the UK and your rights after Brexit if you’re from the EU, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland

• Asking for adjustments to help with your disability

  Find out what disability changes your landlord has to make and how to ask for them

• If you're being evicted as a lodger

  Check how much notice your landlord has to give you to move out and what other rules they must follow

• Switching from pre-settled to settled status

  How to switch from pre-settled to settled status - including how to know if you're eligible

• Buying a more energy efficient appliance

  Work out if you’ll save money by buying a more energy efficient appliance and check how to read an appliance’s energy label