Understand how the work capability assessment works and the activities and descriptors, and 'substantial risk' on which entitlement is based and the criteria for the support group. Also understand what you will need to show so that you get the right amount of benefit if you have a health condition or disability. Helpful for people applying for the benefit or trying to decide if they should challenge a decision that found that fit enough to work or for work-related activity. This information applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Most people cannot access free legal advice about family issues anymore, but there are some charities that offer free or low cost advice. We explain where to look to see if you can get more help. Getting advice will help you ensure that you are doing the right thing or taking the best route, and will also help reduce stress and unnecessary conflict with your ex or your child's other parent. This information applies to England and Wales.

Help for parents who do not live together and want to make arrangements for the care of their children without having to go to court. We want to help you to find ways to agree arrangements between you and make arrangements that work well for everybody. People often still call these arrangements child custody or child contact and residence orders but that isn’t what the law calls them anymore. This guide is about the law in England and Wales only.

Understand your options if you have been told you have a Universal Credit overpayment or if you have seen deductions being taken from your benefit to repay an overpayment. Understand what the rules are if the overpayment is not your fault and was caused by DWP error. Learn how to ask them to allow you to repay it in smaller amounts, or not to repay it at all if you do not have money for basics like food, heating and clothes already. The information in this guide applies to the UK.