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• Council Tax Reduction - when to apply

  When to apply for Council Tax Reduction

• Choosing voluntary redundancy

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

• What to do if you can’t pay your mortgage

  General advice on what you might be able to do to if you can't pay your mortgage.

• Student finance and funding

  Where to find out about student finance and funding

• Scottish Welfare Fund - overview

  The Scottish Welfare Fund is a national scheme provided by local councils. This page gives an overview of the Scottish Welfare Fund, crisis grants and community care grants

• How to get social care services

  Find out about social care services, the council's assessment of needs in order to provide services and about paying for these services. Includes the options available for 'self-directed support

• Types of public tenancies

  Basic outline of public sector tenants' housing rights. Information for Scottish secure tenants and short Scottish secure tenants

• Sale and rent back schemes run by private firms

  Information on sale and rent back schemes run by private firms which may help homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgage

• You are a private-sector tenant taken to the tribunal for rent arrears

  Information about the procedure a landlord must follow in order to take a private sector tenant to the First-tier Tribunal for rent arrears and eviction, the tribunal hearing and what decisions the tribunal can make

• Leaving a tenancy

  This page explains how you can legally leave a private or public tenancy, and common problems such as leaving belongings behind or being owed money by the landlord