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• Working and child tax credits

  Check what to do if you have a problem with your working or child tax credits. Check how to challenge an overpayment decision.

• How to claim Child Benefit

  Check how to claim Child Benefit and what documents you’ll need. Find out how and when you’ll get paid.

• If you owe child maintenance

  Find out what the CMS can do if you don't pay child maintenance and how they can recover payments

• If you're owed child maintenance

  Find out what you can do if you're not getting the child maintenance payments you're owed

• Applying to the CMS for child maintenance

  Applying to the CMS for child maintenance. Find out how to get maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service and how you can apply.

• Reporting changes that affect your PIP

  Changes you need to report that might affect your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim and how to report them

• How to claim DLA for your child

  You can claim DLA to help with the extra costs you have if you have a disabled child or a child with a health condition. The money can be spent on anything.

• Complaining about the Child Maintenance Service

  Find out what you can do if you want to make a complaint about the way the CMS has dealt with you

• Your child arrangements aren't working

  Getting help and going to court if your child arrangements aren't working.

• If your child is living in the UK illegally

  How to get your child a legal immigration status, such as British citizenship or ‘discretionary leave to remain’, if they are under 18 and living in the UK illegally.