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• If your child is taken into care by your local council

  Where your child will live, how their needs will be met and what contact you can have with them while they’re in care

• Payday loans

  How payday loans work, including continuous payment authority, stopping payments, extending the loan and alternatives to payday loans

• Get help if you use oil, LPG, coal or wood to heat your home

  If you use oil, wood, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), biomass or coal to heat your home, you might be able to get help to pay your bills

• Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision - mandatory reconsideration

  You can challenge your Attendance Allowance decision if you think the decision is wrong. Read our guidance and tips on asking for mandatory reconsideration

• Dealing with Council Tax arrears

  What happens when you miss a council tax payment, and how to negotiate with your council to pay what you owe in smaller amounts

• Young people's rights

  Rights of children and young people including information on proof of age, discrimination, personal records, punishment and religion

• Challenging what the CMS says you should pay

  Find out how to ask the CMS for a review or a variation, for example if your circumstances have changed or you have special expenses

• 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