If you made a claim for DLA for a child and didn't get the award that you think they were entitled to, don't give up. This guide will help you challenge the decision by asking the DWP to look at their decision again - a 'mandatory reconsideration’. If they don’t change the decision straight away, we also have help that will show you how to successfully appeal the decision. This information applies in England and Wales, and will be helpful for claimants in Northern Ireland and Scotland as the rules are the same.

If you disagree with a decision about your ability to work, you should ask for a work capability assessment appeal. Most clamiants need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration first. An appeal is when a judge and two experts who do not work for the DWP will look at your claim to see if the right decision was made. Appeals can take longer than mandatory reconsiderations, but they are much more likely to be successful. Unfortunately, in lots of places it is hard to get advice or representation to help with your appeal. Most people have to do most or all of the work themselves or with the help of

Understand the impact of moving in with your partner or stopping living with a partner. This information will also help if you are not living with your partner but the benefits office or DWP believe you are, or if you want your romantic partner to stay sometimes but you don’t want to break the rules and risk losing benefit. It will explain We also explain the rules if you have split up with your partner but are still living together because you can't afford not to. And the effect on your benefits of family or friends moving in with you. We want to help you avoid all the stress and difficulty

This 30-minute film is for people going to court about their finances as part of a divorce or ending a civil partnership and don't have a lawyer to help. It is a step-by-step guide to how you fill out your financial statement (Form E) yourself. Watch Rosemary as she completes her own form and explains what details you put where, and what all the gobbledygook actually means. This information applies to anyone divorcing in England and Wales.

If you're having difficulty getting your private landlord to fix a problem with your home, you don't have to give up. Whether the problem your landlord won't fix is damp, mould, a cracked window, a broken boiler, problems with your roof, or something else, this guide will help you work out what options you have and decide what could work best for you. The information in this guide applies to England only.

If you made a claim for Universal Credit on the basis of being unable to work and you didn't get the award that you think you were entitled to, don't give up. This guide and our mandatory reconsideration tool will help you challenge the decision by asking the DWP to look at their decision again – to see if it was correct. If they don’t change the decision straight away, we also have help that will show you how to successfully appeal the decision. The information in this guide applies to England, Wales and Scotland. It will also be useful for people in Northern Ireland where the rules are the