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• Making sure your flat is fire safe

  Find out how to make sure your home is fire safe, and who is responsible for fire safety

• Stop your energy supplier moving you to prepayment

  If you owe money to your energy supplier, they might want to install a prepayment meter. Here are the situations where you can stop them doing

• Check how council tax works and if you have to pay

  Check if you have to pay council tax and what to do if you think your tax band is wrong. Check if you have to pay for an empty property

• Check what benefits you can get

  Get a quick idea of the benefits you can claim, including disability benefits and links to benefit calculators.

• Rape and sexual assault

  Information on rape and sexual assault, including definitions, sources of specialist help and further information

• Appealing a parking ticket if you have a Blue Badge

  When it's worth appealing a parking ticket if you're a blue badge holder

• Must public authorities always comply with the public sector equality duty?

  Find out when public authorities don't have to comply with the public sector equality duty, covering judicial and immigration functions and age exceptions

• Using direct payments for care

  What direct payments can be used for, covering employing carers direct, buying social care services through an agency, paying for equipment and short stays in care homes