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• Getting a lodger

  What to think about before taking in a lodger and becoming a resident landlord

• Getting visas for your partner and children to live in the UK

  Check who can apply for partner and child visas, including the rules about your income

• Staying in the UK as the parent of a child who lives here

  Check if you can apply for a parent visa, including the rules about your income

• Loan sharks

  Information about illegal lending, how to check if a lender is properly licensed and what to do if you owe money to a loan shark

• Using mediation to help you separate

  Mediation is a cost-effective way of sorting any differences you have with your ex-partner when you separate. Find out more about mediation

• Extra benefits and help you can get while on DLA

  If you get DLA for your child, you might be able to get extra money from other benefits, a blue badge or a reduction in road tax bills

• If you've been accused of child abuse

  What to do if you are accused of abusing or neglecting a child, including the importance of seeking legal advice

• Armed forces and veterans

  Overview and content list for benefits for armed forces personnel and veterans

• If there's a child protection conference for your child

  Explains what a child protection conference is and when a local council can call for one to be held

• Types of pension

  Overview and content list for pension types. Read our advice about workplace pensions, pension and compensation schemes for the armed forces and state pension