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• Check if you have the right to reside for benefits

  You might need to show you have a right to reside in the UK to claim some benefits. Find out what information you need and which benefits are affected

• Applying to the CMS for child maintenance

  Applying to the CMS for child maintenance. Find out how to get maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service and how you can apply

• If the Pension Service says you've had a Pension Credit overpayment

  How to check if you’ve actually been overpaid by the Pension Service and how to challenge a Pension Credit overpayment

• Check how council tax works and if you have to pay

  Check if you have to pay council tax and what to do if you think your tax band is wrong. Check if you have to pay for an empty property

• Debt remedy tool

  An online debt remedy tool from the debt advice charity StepChange Debt Charity to help you work out your options if you are in debt

• Living together and marriage - legal differences

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

• Maternity pay - how to get it

  What you need to do to get statutory or contractual maternity pay from your employer

• Using early conciliation

  Find out when you must use early conciliation, what it involves and how it affects the time limit for making an employment tribunal claim

• If you disagree with your neighbour about a wall or fence

  Check what to do if you’re arguing about boundaries. Check what happens if you can’t agree about a wall or fence that’s causing problems

• Problems with an insurance claim

  Contacting your insurer about a problem with your claim and when to use the Financial Ombudsman Service to resolve a complaint with your insurer