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• Benefits and help with council tax when you separate

  You might be able to get help with your living costs when you separate from your partner. Find out if you have a right to benefits or can get more

• If you're owed child maintenance

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

• 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

• What happens to your home when you separate

  Whether you rent or own the property you live in, you need to decide what will happen to your home if you and your partner split up

• Challenging what the CMS says you should get

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

• Your ex-partner is taking your children without consent

  What to do if your ex threatens to take your child or children without your consent - either within the UK or abroad

• Buying a home

  Get information on the process of buying a house. Check how to get a mortgage, how to make an offer and what to consider if you’re buying with others

• Check how much Universal Credit you'll get

  Work out how much Universal Credit you’ll get each month, including which elements you’re entitled to and how your income and savings affect your payment