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• Check if a change affects your Housing Benefit

  Find out what changes of circumstances to tell your local council so you get the right amount of Housing Benefit.

• Help with your claim

  If you're applying for child benefits read our advice to help with your claim. Find out how to claim child benefits and check if changes affect your payment.

• Getting help for your child from your local council

  What support is available for you and your family - including extra help if your child is a ‘child in need’.

• Check what benefits you can get

  Get a quick idea of the benefits you can claim, including disability benefits and links to benefit calculators.

• Reporting a change while you're on ESA

  What changes of circumstance to tell the DWP about while you're getting ESA, how to contact the DWP about the changes

• Living together and marriage - legal differences

  Differences between how the law treats married and cohabiting couples including financial matters, responsibility for children and housing

• Disability Living Allowance for children

  Advice for making a Disability Living Allowance claim and help with any problems

• Claiming DLA

  Find out how to claim DLA for your child, help filling in the form and information about change of circumstances and extra benefits you can get.

• Check what kinds of behaviour are child abuse

  What is meant by the term 'child abuse'. There is no clear legal definition of ‘child abuse’ but there are laws to protect children from harm. Find out more.

• Help with filling in the DLA form for your child

  Filling in the DLA form can be difficult for a parent - read our advice on how to fill in the DLA claim form