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• Arranging financial support after you separate

  If you're married or in a civil partnership, you can apply for financial support (‘spousal maintenance’) from your ex when you separate. Find out more about what you can get or need to pay

• Check your rights if you share accommodation

  Check who needs to pay rent and what happens when someone moves out. Check the difference between joint tenancies and sole tenancies

• Applying for family visas or indefinite leave

  Check how your family member can apply to live in the UK, extend their visa or get indefinite leave to remain

• Check if an IVA is right for you

  Check these steps to help you decide if an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is the best way to deal with your debt problems

• Carer's Allowance

  Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who are giving regular and substantial care to disabled people. Check if you're eligible and how to make a claim

• Challenging a benefit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  Check what you can do if you disagree with a benefit decision made by the DWP or HMRC

• 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

• Challenging a working or child tax credits decision - mandatory reconsideration

  How to challenge a tax credits decision with HMRC and applying for mandatory reconsideration