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How to Find DSS Rental Properties in New Addington 28 Jan 2025 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals How to Find DSS Rental Properties in New Addington How to find a home in New Addington if you receive Universal Credit or Housing Benefit, and the new rules that protect you. Read the guide → How Universal Credit Pays Your Rent – DSS Renting in London Explained 28 Jan 2025 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals How Universal Credit Pays Your Rent – DSS Renting in London Explained How the housing element of Universal Credit works for private renters in London, including limits, direct payments and covering shortfalls. Read the guide → Grants for Moving House - Financial Assistance Explained 7 Jan 2025 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Grants for Moving House - Financial Assistance Explained The financial help available for moving home, who qualifies, and how to plan the costs. Read the guide → DSS Tenants Welcome – Housing Help in London if You're on Benefits 7 Jan 2025 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals DSS Tenants Welcome – Housing Help in London if You're on Benefits Where to get help in London if you receive benefits and are struggling to find somewhere to live or are at risk of losing your home. Read the guide → Eviction and Council Housing: What Happens and Where to Get Help 3 Jan 2025 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Eviction and Council Housing: What Happens and Where to Get Help What tenants and landlords need to know about eviction, notices and council homelessness duties in England. Read the guide → Ex-Offender Support: Housing, Work and a Fresh Start 26 Nov 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Ex-Offender Support: Housing, Work and a Fresh Start Support services for people rebuilding their lives. Read the guide → Why Universal Credit Needs Your Landlord’s Details 26 Nov 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Why Universal Credit Needs Your Landlord’s Details Why the DWP asks for your landlord's details when you claim help with rent, and how to provide them smoothly. Read the guide → My Landlord Is Selling: Will the Council Help Me? 23 Nov 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals My Landlord Is Selling: Will the Council Help Me? Get help early, before you have to leave. Read the guide → Council Homes Available Now: How Social Housing Works in London 18 Nov 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Council Homes Available Now: How Social Housing Works in London An honest guide to social housing, and alternatives while you wait. Read the guide → DSS Accepted Family Homes – 2 and 3 Bedroom Rentals in London 18 Nov 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals DSS Accepted Family Homes – 2 and 3 Bedroom Rentals in London How families on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit can find a 2 or 3 bedroom rental in London: bedroom entitlement, affordability, council help and… Read the guide → Birmingham City Council Rent Payment Guide - Easy Payment Methods 25 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Birmingham City Council Rent Payment Guide - Easy Payment Methods Paying council rent in Birmingham, getting help if you're struggling, and moving on to a private rental. Read the guide → What Happens to a Council House After the Death of a Tenant? 24 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals What Happens to a Council House After the Death of a Tenant? How council tenancy succession works, who can take over, and what families need to do. Read the guide → DSS Accepted 1 Bedroom Flats in London – No Deposit Options Available 22 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals DSS Accepted 1 Bedroom Flats in London – No Deposit Options Available Renting a one-bedroom flat in London on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit, with little or no deposit: what changed in 2026 and how to secure a home. Read the guide → Council Housing in London - Eligibility and Application Process 22 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Council Housing in London - Eligibility and Application Process How council housing applications work in London, who qualifies, and what to do while you wait. Read the guide → Council Guarantor Scheme - Secure a Rental Without a Private Guarantor 22 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Council Guarantor Scheme - Secure a Rental Without a Private Guarantor How council-backed guarantees and deposit schemes can help you rent privately without a family guarantor. Read the guide → Find Properties That Accept Housing Benefit – A Guide for Renters 20 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Find Properties That Accept Housing Benefit – A Guide for Renters Finding a private rental on Housing Benefit or Universal Credit, and the new protections that make it easier. Read the guide → Council Rehousing After Eviction: Key Information You Need 20 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Council Rehousing After Eviction: Key Information You Need What councils must do when you're being evicted, and how to improve your chances of a stable home. Read the guide → Estate Agents That Accept Housing Benefit: Find Your Ideal Property 18 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Estate Agents That Accept Housing Benefit: Find Your Ideal Property Looking for an estate agent that accepts housing benefit? Fraser Bond can help you find rental properties where housing benefit is accepted, offering… Read the guide → Can Mental Health Issues Exempt You from the Bedroom Tax? Find Out Here 17 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Can Mental Health Issues Exempt You from the Bedroom Tax? Find Out Here How the under-occupancy deduction works for people with mental health conditions, and where to get help. Read the guide → DSS Letting Agents London – Homes for Tenants Receiving Housing Benefits 17 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals DSS Letting Agents London – Homes for Tenants Receiving Housing Benefits How a London letting agent can help you rent on Universal Credit or Housing Benefit, what has changed under the 2026 rules, and how to choose the… Read the guide → DHP Lewisham – A Guide to Extra Financial Support for Housing 13 Oct 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals DHP Lewisham – A Guide to Extra Financial Support for Housing How Lewisham's Discretionary Housing Payments can help cover a rent shortfall, who can apply and how to give your claim the best chance. Read the guide → Homes for Rent by Private Owners with No Credit Check 11 Jul 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Homes for Rent by Private Owners with No Credit Check Realistic routes into a rental if a credit check is likely to count against you. Read the guide → Universal Credit and Landlord Contact: What Tenants Need to Know 25 Jun 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Universal Credit and Landlord Contact: What Tenants Need to Know When and why the DWP contacts landlords about Universal Credit, and what tenants should do. Read the guide → Finding Landlords That Accept Universal Credit Made Easy with Fraser Bond 6 May 2024 · DSS Housing & Benefit-Friendly Rentals Finding Landlords That Accept Universal Credit Made Easy with Fraser Bond How renting on Universal Credit works with a private landlord, from the housing element to direct payments. Read the guide →

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