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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

• 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

• 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

• Check what you have to do in the ESA work-related activity group

  Find out what you need to do if you’re in the work-related activity group

• If you're working too many hours

  Check how many hours your employer can ask you to work and if you have to do overtime. Check how you can ask to reduce your hours

• 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

• Appealing against a benefit decision

  Appealing to an independent tribunal if you disagree with a mandatory reconsideration decision made by the DWP or HMRC

• 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.