-
I've made a terrible mess with tax credits
Someone please help. I'm in a terrible mess. Last year I tried to claimn DLA, and was told by a friend who used to work for the CAB that I could claim disability element of the tax credits,so I phone the them and told them I had made a claim for DLA and expected to be awarded the middle rate of DLA as had been discussed…
-
£500 Maternity Grant - MatB1 useless now?
As far as I remember, when I was pregnant with my twins I needed to get a MatB1 certificate from my midwife, wait until I was 29 weeks, then send the certificate with the claim form, and £600 turned up not long after (£300 each baby then). This was 8 years ago. So I asked my midwife for a MatB1 form when I saw her a few…
-
Huge unoffical cut in work hours, what benefits can i get to survive?? :(
Hi i recently managed to get a job. Had to do a few moths of unpaid training which wasn't very good at all, but have been doing it fulltime and paid for just over 6weeks now. However the boss at my site didn't like me he had moved me to working at a different site that the company manages, where since the team there was 1…
-
Do I need to CLAIM Severe disability premium?
I already get Income support as I am signed off by the DWP (not enough NI for Incapacity) with the disability premium. I have recently applied for DLA - so assuming I actually GET the middle care rate - do I need to fill in a form to get the additional premium or will it be done automatically? Yes - I will by that time to…
-
maternity allowance can i claim ?? please help so confused ??
I have a 3 year old and have not worked in the last year - I have just found out i am 2months pregnant. Can i claim maternity allowance if i have not worked ?? (I am unemployed at present) what would be my best option? should i get a job to try and get MA or will i get help in some other way. (If i only get say £40 a week…
-
etimated earnings for 2009/2010 tc
hi im not sure what to do. i have done my annual review for 2008/2009 and i earned more that i expected due to a big project and the odd week of doing loads of overtime. this year we have hardly any overtime and my income on my basic will be about £3000 less than what the tax credits have estimated my income will be for…
-
Incapacity Benefit & College
I am really confused in regards to Incapacity Benefit rules. I’ve been claiming IB for two years, Long Term Higher Rate. I am taking the plunge and going to college in September to start a full time course an Access to HE Diploma in something I have wanted to do for a while. Whilst it’s full time I will only be in college…
-
help completed form IB6 cannot produce original payslips required
Hello I completed form IB6 and sent it off to the incapacity benefit people, as I never thought to include my pension when I first claimed incpacity benefit. I only realised recently, it was a genuine oversight. The DWP will calculate what I owe and deduct it fortnightly which is ok by me.. The oversight was from 2004. I…
-
can i claim
hi i was just wondering if some1 can help me. i am going to be moving in with my mum and sister, all of us at the same time to a private house. i am on income support as i have 2 children 1 of them is only 5 months old so i cannot look for work at the moment. the thing is, is that my mum and sister both work my mum part…
-
Child Tax Credit 3 Children all over the age of 1
Hi I have just went through the hrmc calculator which gave me a total of approx £1700 with a household income of £30k but the hrmc guide gives a tax credit figure of £2590 how I wonder does it arrive at different figures? This now has me thinking that we have been overpaid because the hrmc calculator is saying we should…
-
What shall I do? Next step advice.
My sister has Fibromyalgia. She is employed but over the last 3 years she has gradually had to reduce her working hours due to her illness. She now works 22 hours but is still really struggling and has had quite a lot of time off lately. She was called into a meeting at wrk regarding her absence and told that they do not…
-
ESA from Incapacity Benefit
Hope someone can be of assistance. A friend is long term sick and was on incapacity benefit. She was asked to attend a medical which was cancelled on the day by a phone call as doctor off sick. No new appointment was made and benefit was stopped for not attending medical. This apparently means she is well enough to work!…
-
JSA and start dates for new job
I got a new job yay!!!!!!!!!:j Problem is that there is no positive start date, it will be around the 24th August. I am signing on on Tuesday shall I tell them that I got a job offer and that the start date is around the 24th or shall I wait till I get a positive date to tell them? The paper work will arrive sometime next…
-
Quick Question
My son works 16 hours a week and earns £500 a month (take home about £492). He takes all the overtime he can get. He also receives £70 per week tax credits. His partner is pregnant and does not work. At the moment they are paying full rent and council tax. Is there anything else they can claim Thank you in advance.
-
Tax Credits - what will happen if I don't return to work after Maternity Leave?
Hi all, looking for a bit of advice please... I am currently on Maternity Leave and am seriously considering not returning to work once my leave ends. This is for various reasons, and not because I'm lazy and want to live off the state before anyone pipes up with that jibe! At present we do not qualify for wtc only ctc…
-
Wife can't get JSA
This one is probably best-answered by 'Busy mum', but I'll ask the q. anyway. My wife decided to sign-on after 16 years of being a sahm, she took her P60 & P45 with her. She was told that due to the fact she had not paid any stamp in the last 2 years she wasn't entitled to JSA. She was told that she could still sign-on,…
-
Quick question...
Good evening, A quick question. Hopefully will only require a quick answer... After submitting the annual earnings for Tax Credits it transpires that we earned £2K more than we had expected over the year (mostly due to unexpected overtime). Will we have to pay the full £2K back or just the tax credits which would have been…
-
JSA Signing off and final payments
Finally got a job, started today went to the job centre on Monday filled out the form in the book that I take to sign on and handed it in saying start work today and want the jsa to be paid up until yesterday. Was suprised you didn't have to have some kind of interview or something but never mind doesn't bother me either…
-
Entitled to?
I have recently been informed that due to the economic downturn, my job is at risk of being lost or my hours being cut to part time hours (3 days a week). I have 2 children, one aged 2 and one 3 weeks, and I am extremely worried. The unemployment in this area is high and I am worried about looking for another job, but more…
-
Tax Credits for 2 kids???
I have a son who is 5 and Im due a baby any day now. Just wondering how much extra tax credits I will get? Atm I currently get wtc also but this wont be affected by it, just my ctc. Thanks!