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How to apply for a housing association home, types of tenancy agreement and the Right to Acquire
Housing associations offer similar types of housing as local councils –…
Your rights and responsibilities depend on the type of tenancy you have.…
Your landlord has to make sure that your home meets certain standards. It…
Follow these steps if you have a problem with your housing association…
As a housing association tenant, you might be able to buy your housing…
Apply for council housing through your local council - you'll usually have to join a waiting list
How to apply for a council house or flat - housing waiting lists, types of tenancies, the Right to Buy scheme and repairs, complaining about the council
You apply for council housing through your local council. Each council has…
Your tenancy agreement is a legal document and tells you all the rules…
You’re likely to be responsible for things like: fixing a curtain or…
Follow these steps if you have a problem with your council housing:…
You’re likely to lose your tenancy and you could lose your right to…
Under the Right to Buy scheme, you can apply to buy your council home if:…
This page collates all reports commissioned by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) in relation to housing and planning.
Statistics on affordability of housing in England.
Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.
Adjudication circulars (A circulars) provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Statistics on local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payment funds.
Subsidy (S) circulars are about the money the government pays local authorities to administer Housing Benefit and other financial matters.
Find sheltered or supported housing from your council with facilities such as alarms or wardens: for elderly, disabled or vulnerable people
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