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Child Benefit and EMA
My ex has just got a letter from the Benefits people saying that the twins benefit ends in Sep.We have written to tell them that both are staying on - one for A`s and one for NVQ,so I assume benefits will be reinstated. Am I correct in that the girls will get the EMA as well as their mother getting child ben?.Mother works…
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Help with prescriptions
Hi everyone, as you all know I am still in full time work and I am really enjoying it- Thank you to everyone who helped me whilst I was on the 'New Deal program'. Anyway does anyone know how I can find out if I am etitled to free prescriptions or help with dentist cost etc? Do you know what the earning limit is? I get…
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becoming a courier
hi my mum was thinking of becoming a courier in her local area, and i just wanted to know the basics like who is the best one to work for? and roughly how much money do you get? and what really does it involve? i was looking at the red cat couriers website who deliver things from empire and la redoute but they don't really…
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Full time education?
Daughter (age 17) finishes her college course friday. Am I correct in thinking she is officially still in full time education until sept? So she can't sign on the dole and I still get child benefit / CTC etc. What if she gets a job (very possible), does the same apply until sept? Regards X
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Carers Allowance
Hi Just wanted to check i understood a few things correctly... Is the carers allowance £45.10 now? I read you can earn up to £82 p.w. and still claim CA - is £82 the most up-to-date figure you can earn - or is it lasts years allowance amount? Is the figure £82 before tax or after tax? Does the person who claims it, have to…
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subsidy for NHS specs
I,m desperately in need of new specs and just found out that as I have a tax credit exemption certificate I can get a reduction..My optician is very vague about sums--it depends on this & that etc!Can anyone enlighten me from their experience as to what i can expect???
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Repaying Tax Credit Overpayment
My partner and I both received letters in December 2005 stating that we had been overpaid and would have to call them to arrange to repay the stated amounts. After trying to contact themfor over a month I eventually spoke to them and agreed payment plans for both of us (we were not living together in 2003/2004 so seperate…
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working tax credit status?
i have been on DLA now for approx 18 months and am still receiving working tax credit at what stage does this change to the disablity tax credit???
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Working Tax Credit and renewal
Hello, I have some questions about wtc... 1. Apparently you have to renew every year to say that your circumstances are the same. Do they send you a reminder or form? Or are you just expected to do it yourself? 2. If they do send a reminder, when do they send this? If they do not send a reminder, when do you have to do it…
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Savings and benefits
How much money as a couple can you have in savings / current accounts without it affecting benefits? The benefits in question are incapacity and DLA. Thank You. MonkeyGirl
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Grant for a new bed?
Not sure if this is the right place to put this but here goes. A friend of mine is disabled and is on the highest rate component of mobility and medium rate component of care for DLA. He is basically bedbound at the moment but his bed is causing him great pain, now before his wife buys him a new bed I was asked if he could…
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What am i supposed to do know????
Hi there! I am at my wits end and am desperate. We received our new Tax Credits award in april and we were surprised to see we were still getting quite a lot of help for childcare fees, which we checked with the Inland revenue and it was confirmed to be correct. That helped us out considerably as we pay approx £550 per…
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help please with regards to working tax/what am i entitled to
Hi, My partner has just had her weekly tax credit stopped because the government claim they have been overpaying me. Having been on the phone to them for hours they refuse to take any blame and somehow its my fault they have over paied us so they have stopped the credits she gets and are stopping mine now. We have 1 small…
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Tax Credit Annual Declaration
Hi Posting this on behalf of my brother. He receives DLA, IB, and CTC. He has received his CTC Declaration but is very confused on how to complete the form as it doesn't mention anything about IB or DLA. The only fields for Benefits are IS and JSA - so where does he report his DLA and IB amounts? Thanks in advance
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Advice on disability benefits.
Hello,I am receiving Income support and DLA(at the lower rate).I have been told that I should get a bit more help than I am at the moment. I have type 2 diabetes,dilated cardiomyopathy and 4 fused vertebrae in my lower back.I am in pain all of the time from either my back or heart and back and forth to the hospital…
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EU Working Time Directive Opt Out
Aaargh :mad: I have just heard that europe are wanting to scrap Britain's opt out for the working time directive so you'll only be able work 48 hours a week. It should be our own decision if we want to work over 48 hours. I choose to work over 48 hours a week to earn money to put into my pension so that i'll have some…
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Tax credit notice driving me mad!!!
Hi there, Myself and partner was on jobseekers allowance for april 2004 - 2005 Now he is working and gets £16000, tax credits have sent me an award and are saying they will give us child tax credit £2001.64 Working Tax Credit £3462.12 for the 2005-2006 period is this because we where on jobseekers allowance for the 2004/05…
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tax credits
as my husband got a directors fee of 1000 pound at christmas does it come in this year or next years award. getting confused.
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Incapacity Medical
I have an Incapacity medical to go to at the end of may and it says something about forms of ID. Well I dont have a valid passport nor do I own a driving license. So what can I take? I don't have any bills in my name either as they are all in my partners name. I think I need three types of ID. So any help is much…
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Help Please....What to do next....
Hi, My company sick pay stops today as I am on long term sickness, I was on 3 months full, 3months half and now nothing, Ive never been unemployed or had to claim anything in the past and I dont know what Im entitled to or how to go about it. Im married with 2 children (2.5yrs old and 11 months), home owner on a repayment…
