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Tax Credit Overpayment
Ok, second post and I'm asking for more help!! :rotfl: According to the tax office my better half owes them $500 from overpayments. Cant understand this at all. 2003-2004 she earned $6382 2004-2005 she earned $6305 So actually earned about $80 less, how come she owes them money? Many thanks.
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Maternity Pay/tax Credits
Hi all, need a bit of help here. My partner is due to go on maternity leave next week. My question is, how will this affect her ctc/wtc payments? Only info I can find is that her maternity pay will be "ignored" Quote from the pregnancy book under rights & benefits: "you can ask for the award to be adjusted if your wages…
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IB assessment help and returning to work
I really would appreciate some advice on this matter. I have been off work since last July when I had an accident and as a result of this I have been diagnosed by a consultant as having a post-traumatic muscular condition. I have an appointment next week with the DWP for a medical asssement and I have read about the PCA…
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DLA Help Albinism
I am looking for some help, my 16 month old son has albinism and we have been told he should definately qualify for DLA but unfortunately the DLA have other ideas and have refused this twice at tribunal. I am looking for anyone who can help me out with this any information no matter how small would be greatly appreciated.…
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My tax credit experience.
Just wondered if anyone had been through a similar experience to this. bear with me please. Its taken a while to half understand it myself. Feb 2003: Initial payments based on joint income of £9718 from 2001-02. Allowance=£1991.04 CTC and £1925.56 WTC. (Full amounts?) Apr 2003: Amounts confirmed. Only one earner at time.…
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Am I Disabled?
When i was 8, i got the mumps. And as a side effect, i lost the hearing in my right ear. I've had various test etc in the past but that soon stopped. I can't even use a hearing aid as there is no hearing to be aided (ear is completely deaf) So my question - am i classed as disabled? And if so - could i apply for some sort…
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Dropped Kerb 50% Subsidy from council if claiming DLA w/ Motobility
Hello all, I'm in need of some advice, we currently are planning to build a dropped kerb to gain access to our property/drive way to park our cars. In the process of researching what i need to do to start the ball rolling I discovered some councils offer a subsidy to cover 50% of the cost of the work if a disabled person…
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Housing Benefit Overpayment Advice Please!
Arrrggghhhh! My useless Council! Since June 2004 I've been told I had £302 to repay due to overpayment. They accused me of a fraudulent claim , I denied this as I was told by someone that my claim would be looked into.....they claimed they never got my letter. 11 months on, after I have asked them to look into my claim for…
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DLA QUESTION - About length of application
Hi I got a form to apply for Dla in February. Was not feeling up to filling it in but managed to hand it in end of March. It has been 5 weeks and I have only had an acknowledgment of my form. I had just been through a medical with medical services two weeks prior for incapacity benefit. I am just wondering why it is taking…
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Working part time
Hi all, i was after some advice about any benefits i may be entitled to claim when i start working part time... My wife has been ill for a month now and might be like this for a few more months so i applied to go part time to help look after her and my 11 month old daughter... I earn around 15k and going part time it'll…
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SLHA - Change of Housing Benefit, private tenants
Another change, this time to Housing Benefit that is currently paid to private tenants. It seems this will eventually cover all applications for Housing Benefit which has been renamed Standard Local Housing Allowance (SLHA). Not a very memorable name! More info at Disability Alliance Website
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No more Incapacity Benefit
Just when you started to know what benefit was what, Incapacity Benefit is to change it's name and rules. It is going to be much more work-focused. The Disability Alliance is not happy with it. Pilots of the new benefit will take place in less than five years. Disability Alliance Website. It is also worth looking at other…
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DLA/Incapacity Ben + part time study?
Hi, I suffer from M.E. and am particularly bad at the moment and had to leave uni and put in a claim for benefits (student loan has stopped too!). If i feel a little better, but not well enough to go to work, is it possible to do a bit of home study (just a small distance learning course) and still claim Incap benefit? Any…
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working on income support and carers allowance
My friend is disabled (in his mid-50s) and gets DLA at high rate mobility, med rate care. His wife (same age) gets carer’s allowance for him. Their council tax and rent are covered by CTB and HB. Their income support is about £100 per week. She has been offered work as a sort of job share, as many hours as she wants up to…
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Still waiting for CTC/WTC renewal pack!
My WTC/CTC ran out in April, but according to the letter they are still going to pay the rate until i renew my claim. Trouble is i haven't received a renewal pack. Anyone else still waiting for theirs? Its stressfull especially since i have sent in a HB/CTB claim form and now my WTC/CTC form is out of date :s
