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• Check if a room counts as an extra bedroom for Housing Benefit

  Find out how the council decide if you have a spare room in your council home, and when they can reduce your Housing Benefit - sometimes called the ‘bedroom tax

• Find an installer for energy efficiency home improvements

  Check how to find an experienced installer for energy-saving home improvements for things like solar panels and insulation

• Q16 - coping with social situations

  Help to fill in Q16: coping with social situations for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Q2 - standing and sitting

  Help to fill in Q2: standing and sitting for your ESA application. Find out what this means and how to correctly complete the question

• Problems getting to or topping up your prepayment meter

  What you can do if you can't get to your prepayment meter, can't top it up, or can't use

• Getting PIP after you’ve reached State Pension age

  Check if you can claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) after State Pension age, and the rules if your condition gets worse

• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out what changes of circumstances to tell your local council so you get the right amount of Housing Benefit

• Sending your PIP claim form

  Information about where to send your completed ‘How your disability affects you’ form and how long you have.

• Moving from DLA to PIP

  Find out if you'll have to move from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Allowance (PIP) and how to do this.

• Switching from prepayment to paying by credit

  Replace your prepayment meter or switch your smart meter over so you pay for energy after you use it instead of paying in advance