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Fulltime study and benefits as a lone parent help please?
I'm still waiting for my appointment with my Lone parent advisor at the Jobcentre. Untill then can you(anyone) please clarify a few things, if you can? I kinda wished I'd spoken to my advisor before i went and enrolled. I didn't consider every aspect of my situation beforehand. My situation: I'm an unempolyed 26yr old…
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Mum's Disabled parking badge due for renewal
Mum's blue badge expires next week, and I was just wondering whether it can be renewed by a phone call or post, as it is really hard to get her organized to leave the house nowadays, and she can barely walk except for a few steps with two sticks, so visiting a Council office would be almost impossible. It would put her…
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is tax credits worth more or less in different parts of the country?
no reason really. but just wanted to know if its worth more or less in different parts of the country/england. no matter what your personel needs are i-e children under 1 and disabilitys or how many children you have or the hours you work or the income you bring in. etc. all im asking is if you earn £20.000.00 up in the…
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please can u help
hello,my father in law has had a heart attack last week,he is on the mend on home from hospital.The only thing is he will be on tablets for the rest of his life being only 56 hopefully this will be a long time,does anyone know about getting his tablets for free or at a special rate please any advice would be great thank…
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Carers allowance and Incapacity benefit
Hello to everyone I am looking for some information. My wife was receiving carers allowance for looking after our son, which she had been receiving for a number of years, and has not been employed in this time. The carers allowance was recently stopped. So what i was wandering is will my wife have enough NI contributions…
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Lieu of notice
Hello I have been made redundant, my company have had a recever in and has decided to close us, I am entitled to 12 weeks payment in lieu of notice . In the meeting there was the recever and also benefit staff. Now the recever said claim eveyrthing you can get as when the 12 weeks are over the goverment will claim back…
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Inland Rev Enquiry - Tax Credit Implications.
Do anybody have any advice to offer, suggestions or words of wisdom that might be of use. My husband is under investigation by the IR (again!) basically because he has a low income, he is self-employed and two thirds of the turnover goes in expenses, before we see a penny of it! During the time under question we we…
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Child Benefit
Does anyone have a contact number for CB other than the 0845 302 1444 ? Ive tried for a week to get in touch urgently and every single time its ringing engaged. :confused:
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Probate Department - links with Council Tax
Just thought it might be worth posting this as seperate thread, as I doubt many people are aware of it. Whilst the concept of "Joined-up Government" is often trotted out at election time, but seemingly seldom actually put in place, this is not so of the Probate Office in England. I was recently helping sort out the affairs…
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Is my brother entitled to anything?
My brother and his wife were living in York but wanted to move to Kent to be near her parents. They put their house on the market and started applying for jobs down there. His wife got a job first. She moved back in with her parents in Kent, leaving him in York. Then he got a job with a provisional start date at the…
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dla and working
I receive dla high rate mobility/lower rate care and have not been in employment for 5 years. I would really like to get back into the workplace. Getting tax credits based on partners income and realise that this would be substantially reduced but dont mind too much about that. In fact would be more than happy to give up…
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DLA - High Mobility and Bathtub Question
Hi - asking this question for my brother who receives DLA High Mobility. Lately he;s been having a lot of problems getting in and out the bath tub due to his movement restrictions. I read somewhere that one could get a grant to get the bathtub replaced with a walk-in shower - is this correct? If so - who do we contact?…
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JSA not paid into my account this month
Just did a balance on my account only to find i,m overdrawn! Turns out that i have not been paid my last 2 lots of benefit and the 3rd is due on monday.Obviously i cant do any thing till tues ,but can i ask them to pay my overdraft costs?--it is their fault. Any advice please?? :eek:
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Advice please, I.C. going away
Hi Guys, could someone tell me if I need to inform Social Security that I maybe leaving the country for a month. I am in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and could be going to Australia for a family wedding, all costs will met by my parents. :j Would I have any forms to fill in, is it a simple phone call or does it not…
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CSA-please help!
I live with my partner and our disabled son. My partner has another child who does not live with us. Until recently my partner gave his ex money every week and extra for clothes etc. His ex has now contacted the CSA who have sent us a form to fill out. Do the CSA take into account our weekly outgoings out of my partners…
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Can I claim I. Support & live with parents?
I'm hoping for some advice. My husband has just left and I am claiming income support as a lone parent. I am thinking of asking my parents if I can move in with them until I get myself sorted. I am unsure if this would affect my benefit, as I would still need money for food for myself and my 2 children, something to give…
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Working Tax credit...advice needed asap
Hi I have been working for the last 12 months and claiming working tax credits. I have just changed jobs and my hours are now 32 and I earn 4.90. the tax office has told me I am not entitled. My previous job I earned £5.05 and worked 37 hours, and got £52 approx a week in tax credits. Surely my tax credits should have…
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Childcare costs help and college question?
I'm going to enroll in college next week. I'm hoping to do a full time course, however this decision will be final when I actually go to the college and discuss further, if not I'd go for a part time day course if it's available. I'm a single parent of two kids both in primary school. I'd ideally like my course to be…
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is there a limit to what you can earn?
due to promotion and new jobs our earnings this coming year should be heading towards £50,000. We get the minimum payment at the moment £40 odd a month in child tax credits. I have reported our change in circumstances...will we be earning too much now to claim? is there a cut off point?
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incapacity benifit and child tax credits
Do you have to declare a works pension (redundency) under 44 pounds per week and a private health insurance than began before illness. We have been told that we have paid to much tax credits and are awaiting a letter from them. Do the tax credits people disclose all information to the dhss. Oldmc