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Self-Employed - No work - No benefits
Is there a kind person out there who can help me please? I'm a self-employed plasterer living in Wales. I had employment (self) with a Maintenance Contractor for a year up until August last year when the contract ceased. Since then I have been unable to find any new work. I share a house with my partner as private rental…
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tax creds increasing april?????????????
Does any1 know if tax creds increasing in April and if so how much ???????????????????? thankns in advance
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Work 15 hrs and others on top eligibile for JSA???
Work 15 hours perm and others on top - eligible for JSA? I work a permanent 15 hours per work all year round and also do relief work in a school that varies from nothing for weeks on end and then anything from 2 to 18 hours for around 4 or 6 weeks at a time. My partner is self employed so his income is difficult to state.…
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What benefits are available?
Please could you help me out with benefit entitlements. I know someone who was diagnosed with cancer. They continued working during this period, but the cancer has returned and are now off sick (this should not be long term) after having another operation. This person is facing redundancy. What benefits would they be able…
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Self Employed
Hi I am hoping someone on here can help me out as I am very confused :) My company has just changed over to an LLP (from an Ltd company) and I have now become self-employed. At the time I was told that it was a benefit for me to do this. I assume that the only way I would be better off is dependant on what I can claim…
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can i stay at his?
i currently live at home with parents who own their own property and my boyfriend stays over a couple of nights a week. I then normally stay at his a couple of nights too. He lives with his dad in a council flat. His dad is in his 70's and so is retired and receives a reduction in the rent he has to pay due to only having…
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Sould son resign and if so would he get benefits? Help
Ok im hoping someone can help me with some info for my son. His story so far: Ok well my poor son has been ill for along time now and has been making the best of it.(He is just 27) But a few weeks ago he got so bad he had to take around 8 weeks off work and was having all sorts of tests done to him some not very nice (He…
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Strange tax credits payments
Today I received £288 CTC & £95 WTC, this is slightly more than my usual weekly payments which I normally get on a Monday. Does anyone know what this is? I don't want to spend in case its our normal weekly money early lol:confused:
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Does DLA count as income?
Silly thing maybe to ask but someone just told me that your Dla cant be counted as part of my income. So was just wondering is this right?
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Tax credits, are you allowed pension payments?
Our income has dropped quite a bit in last year and will be ring tax credits up on mon to make sure we get what we should. But just woundering are you allowed to take your pension contributions off? ie salary £20k pension £900 so income £19100? Trying to sort figures out Thanks
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change of address reduces tax credits?????
Just thought i'd ask if this has happened to anyone else?? We recently moved house and rang the tax credit people to inform them of this, our credits was reduced by almost £50 a week:eek: I thought tax credits were based on your income not your postcode???:confused: There wern't any other changes we made just the…
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Housing benefit query.... overpayment, repayment?
Hi all, After some advice. My, now, wife has just had a letter through the door at our house from a council office from where she previously lived before we met. The letter is dated 20-3-09. It basically states that they overpayed her £149.60, between the dates of 4-2-08 and 2-3-08. Obviously this has something to do with…
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Tax credit refund? Is this true?
Hi, I have just seen an advert for a company that say they could claim a tax credit refund for years 2001/2003, but the deadline is 31st Jan 2008. Is this right, and could I not do it myself and save the 18% (at least) they require for commision. Many thanks.
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esa
hi, i get ib and high rate mobility, i live with my partner who works full time , im unsure how this new esa works i got a letter about the increase on my benefits but nothing about esa, i had to fill in a questionaire for the ib so does that access me now for the esa, im sorry im a bit muddled about all this thanks to you…
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unemployed people recieve working tax credits
why do unemployed people recieve working tax credits?
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Pensioner on benefits to receive legacy
Mother in law is 80 yr old who never had any money and despite working as a dinner lady is now totally dependent on means tested benefits and has no right to a contributions based pension. She has no assets other than her household furniture. She has just been traced by a firm of solicitors acting for her only sibling whom…
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whats best employee or going self employed
i am thinking about going back to work when my maternity period ends. i have been offered a job but self employed. is this better than working as an employee ?? hoe do i go about mational insurance and tax if i go self employed ?? thank you
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Housing benefit question (a different one!)
I need to move out of my current property at the end of June. I am looking for somewhere else and was under the impression that under 25 year olds were only allowed a room, but I went to see a landlord agent today who says that he gets loads of single 18/19 year olds (not pregnant or with kids) being allowed a 1 bedroom…
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Adding to bith cerificate
Hi was wondering if anyone can help me, I am 34wks pregnant and still with my unborn baby's father we don't live together but am confused about what will happen when the baby is born I'm currently receiving income support and my boyfriend is a self employed joiner, I know that by law his name has to be present on the birth…
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HB query please
Adult son who receives DLA wants to try moving out to live with his older sister her fiance & new baby He wants independance with security of family around No problem with this & he knows the door is always open if he wants to come back (suspect screaming baby may see him coming home fast ;) ) However OH made redundant…