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TC and Health Exemption Certs
I've got my award notice through but it makes no mention of the entitlement to the NHS exemption certificate. By all accounts I should be entitled. Is it actually supposed to state entitlement to it on the award notice ?,
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Incapacity Benefit paid for being Pregnant.
Firstly may I apologise as this might get complicated. I gave up work in October 2003 to look after my child. I have not worked since. I had a new baby in March 2005. Looking through the Maternity Book from the Government I saw I was entitled to Incapacity Benefit as I had paid some National Insurance in the last 3 years.…
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Incapacity for work questionnaire
I have been sent the IB50 Incapacity for work Questionnaire to complete, most of the questions refer to physical problems and just a small amount of questions on depression and anxiety with what I'm suffering from, does anyone know if this is the correct form for my depression problems. I want to make sure everything is…
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tax credit overpayment
please help. got a letter in this morning saying that my husband has been overpaid £461 w.f.t.c.called them up and they want to take £30 per week to pay it off.can they take this much? i don't work as i look after our children so we only have one wage(which ain't that great) plus the tax credits.that a whole lotta money…
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HA housing
Does anyone have any experience of renting from Housing Associations and if so, could you tell me roughly how long it takes them to make a decision after sending in the application forms please? It must be almost three weeks now since I returned all the forms to them (they don't half wanna know a lot!) and I've not heard a…
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Hoping Someone Can Help Me?
Hello I posted a thread about 2 weeks ago about being assessed for extra help around the home and personal care etc as Im disabled. I have been initially granted 2-3 hours per week for domestic cleaning. The lady was very kind and said that if I looked at the list of services offered, I could basically choose what I would…
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Child Benefit query
My daughter was born on the 28th of May 1998 at that time I was a lone parent. In June 2002 I moved in with my partner and my lone parent claim was stopped. I have recently been informed that I may have still received my daughters child benefit at the lone parent rate as I had claimed before a certain date can anyone…
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tax credits/savings and investments
can anyone explain to me what a "chargable event" gain from a life policy is, for tax credit purposes, they need to know the full amount of that gain before any top slicing releif foe income tax purposes. Have a policy which i was thinking of cashing in but if i do it may effect my credits!
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just finished uni - when can i get jsa
i have just finished my last uni exams. i have been applying for jobs year but as yet i do not have a job. can i start to claim jsa? or do i have to wait till the next academic year? thanks
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WTC/CTC clarification
Hi guys, I have read this forum with interest for the last few days, trying to glean the information to gauge our personal circumstances. Anyway, our Tax Credits update forms have plopped through the post this morning, so I thought I'd work out what we are entitled to for 2005/2006. Unfortunately, I have got two different…
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Private house renting for DSS?
I currently live in a council house, but want to move as its a rough area. I would like to move to a nearby town as its near my family. I have recently become separated and am a lone parent receiving income support. I have tried applying for a housing association house there, but was turned down as they said I was already…
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Tax Credit advice please
Can anyone give me an idea of what to do? I'm ready to declare what our joint income will be for this year (as it has dropped significantly from last year. Now the question is. Do i use the amounts that i predict will be earned as i currently know it or do i include the pay rises me and my partner are abut to receive. We…
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Tapering on Tax credits
Can anyone tell me or point me in the right direction for a table showing how the tax credits taper off based on how much you earn? The main question i have is does the WTC taper off gradually to zero before the CTC starts to taper off?
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Job Seeking Allowance- HELL!!!!
:confused: Can anyone help me on this board- for none of the minions employed by the labour government can or is helping. Sorry if I sound angry but I need help! I never applied or received any sort of benefit in my life- and I am glad I don't normally need too- as the procress is an absolute nightmare....... I left…
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Could I be on JSA?
I am unemployed as I have been looking after my son. He will be 2 shortly and goes to nursery 3 mornings a week. We are seriously skint and the only option seems to be to go to work. However, because of the childcare costs, this has been a last resort. So, could I claim JSA and look for a part time job? I could only work…
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Won DLA appeal - Does the money get backdated?
Today I had an appeal for DLA at 11:40 this morning but the appeals service phoned up at half 9 to say that the tribunal has decided I should get lower mobility which is what I appealed for. The question is do I get the mobility rate from today or when I first awarded DLA? Will the money be backdated or not? I don't know…
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WTC and childcare
having probs working out my weekly childcare, now that i am getting the nusery vouchers as dd is now 3yrs old, and nursery costs vary per month, depening on which days fall in the month, so sometimes its a 5wk and sometimes a 4wk month - then nursery is closed for so many weeks for holidays, etc. do people just work out…
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interview with new deal lone parent office
can't remember if the title is correct. received a letter stating it has been 6 months since i started claiming income support as a lone parent. they have asked me in for an interview next week as part of NDLP or whatever scheme probably to update their records and see how i am succeding with finding a job. is there…
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Working tax credit and housing benefit
Hi there i was wondering if any of you guys could give me some info if anyone knows about working tax and housing benefit. To cut a long story short i have been on income support for the last ten years due to post traumatic stress, i have the disability premium with my income support. I live with my mum and dad and i have…
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Maternity leave and living on a low income
Hi, I'm not sure where I stand with regard to any benefits we may be entitled to. When I go on Maternity leave I'll be in 90% of my wage for 6 weeks, then on SMP, which is £106 per week. My Husband earns a low wage, and we'll be really struggling on this money. We're worried about how we'll manage on this amount! Is there…
