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atos medical fear
hi all i have been called for my esa medical at the end of this week. can anyone please tell me if this is a physical exam ? since my mastecomy i have developed an intense (i know irrational) fear of being touched in the area and i could no more undress my top half in front of a stranger than strip naked in the street. i…
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HELP!!! Tax Credits provided wrong figures!!!
Hi Everyone, I can't believe it but I made a big mistake on my tax credits!! I've over declared me and hubby's earnings this year and last year!!! I feel so stupid :embarasse and it's only when I looked into it yesterday I realised what I done!! I didn't take £100 per week for SMP and also didn't take my hubby's pension…
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Starting work again
My husband & i currently claim income support, housing benefit & council tax benefit My hubby claims disability (lower rate) We have 2 children eldest aged 18, she will start uni in september & a younger aged 14 I would really like to return to work full-time, this will be shop work or something similar, minimum wage i…
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Incorrect benefit payment?
When I got made redundant last year in October I applied for housing and council tax benefits. In order to do this I completed a form and submitted my wife's wage slips along with other proof of redundancy etc. Anyway we were awarded the benefits in a letter dated Nov 08 and addressed to myself. On the letter it stated…
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Community Care Grant question
As part of my role as a support worker I have successfully supported quite a few peope that qualify for a CCG to obtain a CCG, mostly when moving into new accommodation during a period of resettlement. Does anyone have a link or other source, or maybe just an educated "stab" at what items are deemed "eligible" for funding,…
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How do they work child tax credits out?
Its baffling to me, I cant work it out, so I cant tell if they are paying me the wrong amount, I have querried this and just told "well thats whats been awarded, thats what the computer is saying based on your income" Last year our award for 08/09 was £1660 (some of which was having overpayments deducted from previous…
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JSA and UK Holiday
Hi, I'm currently claiming JSA. I have a holiday booked in September, paid in full at the time of booking. What effect would that have? I was thinking of taking the laptop away with me as where we are going has wifi so I could still job hunt. MDW
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Help With Understanding Tax Credits Award
Finally got my tax credits through after 4 months of waiting! :j Money was in the account a full three weeks before the award notice arrived. However, I don't understand it & would appreciate a little insight into how it is worked out. I am on a salary of 13000/annum & am a disabled single parent with one child. Been…
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Council Tax Reduction Blunder Help?!!
I think this is in the right place and if not them I am sorry! Basically, my partner and I live together, on low incomes but apparently not low enough to warrent getting support from the Government... He is classed at work as an 'apprentice' but beacuse there is no suitable course for him to do he is being 'in-house'…
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Tax credits renewal and IInterest on savings
Just completing the forms and section 2.5, other income asks to include gross income from savings but says DO NOT INCLUDE ISA's, PEP's..... an idea why
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Mortgage Interest on ESA
Please could anyone explain why you can only apply for the above if you receive ESA income based and not contribution based? Benefits are all very new to me and I cannot understand why you can claim on one and not the other. Any advice very much apprieciated.
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underpaid on chikd tax credit for 08-09
Hi have had my renewal forms in for child tax credit. I realised my eldest daughter ( studying A levels) was not listed on the form. I rang and checked and she should have been on the form. I have submitted the info from the P6Os for myself and partner. When checking the figures against the actual income it seems that I…
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Whats the point reporting if they do nothing?
Hi This is more of a rant then anything else, as im really annoyed. DHs friend has been on JSA for nearly a year, in the last few months he has been working weekends for a company (cash in hand) and also as a gardener with a friend (again cash in hand) he got a large tax rebate for last year and in the last 6 weeks has…
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Could someone please explain how childcare costs work please?
Hello, After being a SAHM for years I've finally got a job (well a work trial and promise of a job after) What I'd like to ask is , I know you get help with childcare costs, but hows does it work?? I've really no idea? Do I pay then claim it back? What happens if one week I need it and the next I don't? My Mum and Dad will…
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Tax credits confuse me...help please?
We've just recieved our tax credit renewal for for this year... It obviously asks for our actual earnings for last FY... But what confuses me is that it doesn't ask for next FY (09-10)...which will be considerably less than 08-09... When do they request that info? I though thats what the renewal pack would be about...
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Grrr - Job Centre cant follow their own procedure
So I am currently claiming for JSA after losing my job back in March. Just under 2 weeks ago I was quite ill so couldn't make my fortnightly appointment, I made sure I phoned at 9am at the day of the appointment and spoke to someone over the phone who said no worries, we will send you a form that you need to fill in and…
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JSA the rules?
Currently trying to get some sense out of the DWP about why they have stopped my Job seekers allowance. Since 2003 i have been recieving an occupational pension which last year amounted to £499.99 (gross) [£399.98 (net)] . This year (after 1st April) it increased to £500.11/£400.10. Last year (May-Sep) i was on JSA and…
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Mortgage interest benefit
Is this payable to anybody who is on income based JSA, or just to those who haven't taken out private mortgage insurance policies?
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Can you work and claim WTC whilst receiving incapacity benefit?
Someone I vaguely know and don't like has been bragging that they work 16 hours a week as a cleaner, claims WTC and still receives incapacity benefit, totaling around £300 per week. Also most of her rent/ council tax is paid for too. She is single, living on her own and hasn't done a day of legal work in her life until…
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Nursery fees question
My 3 kids attend nursey 5 days per week. The nursery used to charge £140 per child per week but this has now gone up to £155. My daughter (4 years old) is apprently entitled to 5 free half days in the nursery, we were given a form to fill out last year to claim this. It was my understanding that her fees would reduce from…