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Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
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Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person
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Homelessness

Here's what to do if you see a homeless person

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect
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Housing benefits

Housing benefit: How to claim and what to expect

How to volunteer at a food bank
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Food banks

How to volunteer at a food bank

Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
a man sorts food donations into crates at a food bank
Food banks

Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter

What are the causes of homelessness?
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Homelessness

What are the causes of homelessness?

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
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Renting

How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
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Housing

What to do about mould and damp in a rented property

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
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Charity

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know
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benefits

Applying for a budgeting loan: Everything you need to know

How and when to claim unemployment benefits
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benefits

How and when to claim unemployment benefits

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
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volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing
a blue tent pitched in a car park with a shopping trolley and plastic bags leaning against it
homelessness

Types of homelessness: From rough sleeping to sofa surfing

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?
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housing

Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?

How to apply for a council house
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Housing

How to apply for a council house

What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
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social housing

What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?

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Can you get a mortgage on benefits?
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housing

Can you get a mortgage on benefits?

Lodger rights: Everything you need to know
lodger rights
renting

Lodger rights: Everything you need to know

Getting a lodger: How to get started
housing

Getting a lodger: How to get started

What is a sitting tenant?
renting

What is a sitting tenant?

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