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With the number of one-person households projected to rise, this article examines the characteristics of people who live on their own, including analysis of their financial situation and wellbeing.
Check with your council if you're eligible for a discount on your Council Tax
Your Council Tax bill - how to work it out, who has to pay, discounts and exemptions for students and disabled people, second homes, empty properties, paying the bill and getting the Council Tax rebate.
You’ll need to know 3 things: the valuation band for your home in England…
You’ll usually have to pay Council Tax if you’re 18 or over. A full…
Households where everyone’s a full-time student do not have to pay Council…
You might be able to apply for a Council Tax discount or exemption if you…
You’ll usually have to pay Council Tax on a property you own or rent…
Your Council Tax bill tells you: how much you have to pay for the year how…
Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave
Income Support is extra money to help people on a low income or none at all - rates, eligibility and how to claim
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
How to use an N-of-1 study to evaluate your digital health product.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
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
Personal Allowance, Income Tax rates, bands and thresholds.
Inheritance Tax (IHT) is paid when a person's estate is worth more than £325,000 when they die - exemptions, passing on property. Sometimes known as death duties.
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
Help with heating, housing and other living costs. Includes Universal Credit.
Find out about single justice procedure notices and how you should respond.
Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.
How to register a group of companies, company divisions, joint business ventures and business units for VAT and what to do if they change after registration.
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