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Help with your rent

Struggling with the rent? Don't despair. From housing benefit to rent bond schemes and discretionary housing payments, there’s help out there.

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Getting behind on your rent?

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Next Steps

  • Shelter's advice website for young people offers help with housing problems and a free helpline 0808 800 4444. If you're in Scotland, use http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/ instead.
  • Chat about this subject on our Discussion Boards.
  • Need help but confused where to go locally? Download our StepFinder iPhone app to find local support services quickly.

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affording rent

By Helen Clifton

Updated on 20-Oct-2015

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