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Plumber
i have been stuck in my dead end job for some time now, i have all ways wanted to be my own boss and have decided plumbing is where i want to go problem is dont know where to start. i cant afford to give up my full time job to old to be an apprentice (im only 25) any idea's?
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IB50 - Incapacity for Work form
Received 3 letters today from the Benefit Office, one informing me that my weekly Incapacity Benefit is £70 and starts on such-'n-such date, second stating that my Incapacity Benefit is back-dated to such-'n-such date and third, a form (yet another) called "IB50 Incapacity for Work". As I've been told that my weekly…
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hand in my notice
Hiya everyone Our entire office has always worked on the basis that we have to give 4 weeks notice as our contracts state 1 month company is trying to say we have to give 1 calender months notice how do you work that out i want to hand my notice in today when will i finish. other have left after 4 weeks but new hr manager…
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DLA, Help please
hiya, just ploughing my way through my DLA application, not that I have any hope in being awarded it, but you got to try. You know the form the Dr has to fill in, will I have to pay for it? I do work, but not happy if I'm expected to pay for it, my prescriptions cost enough withoput having to pay for the Dr to fill a bit…
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EMA payments eligibility for 16 year olds
Hi Has anyone run into the issue of not being eligible for EMA payments even though they are in the correct age range? The eligible ages for EMA payments are that you must be 16 years old or over, between 1st September 2005 and 31st August 2006. It also states this quite clearly on their printed publicity and the EMA…
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Important info for Tax Credits from your p60
Had the shock of my life the other week when I got my p60 as although I knew I'd done some extra overtime throughout year didn't realise it had amounted to THAT much. With a heavy heart I telephoned the Tax credits to let them know the amount knowing full well that it was above what I was allowed and would consequently…
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jsa and wtc
hello all, not sure if anyone can help but here goes. i have been getting job seekers for about 6 months now,i have had review interview and but i not sure what they will expect me to take part in next. has anyone been this situation? please could you let me know what happens to you after 6 months of claiming.. secondly,i…
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TC overpaid HELP ?
Just had a letter from the TC saying that I filled the form in wrong in 2003 They said that i claimed for disability allowance, which I was entitled but there is two parts to it One is disability allowance {DLA} which you get £2000 Part two a disability allowance {DLA} for the higher care component which is £800 They said…
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£600 TC overpayment but income only increased by £1000
I went back to work after maternity leave a month early as I am pregnant again and needed to be earning to qualify for SMP. This meant when I declared our final income for 2005-2006 it was just over £1000 more than the expected figure I gave them last year (went with an esitmate for earnings rather than previous years…
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OverPayment nightmare...help!
Hi I am brand spanking new here so please be gentle... The situation is I used to recieve tax credit until I moved in with my partner. I told them of my changes and they stopped paying.Then the following tax year I had a notice to pay from a overpayment that occured in 2003 to 2004, this I have paid and might I add they…
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birth certificate....
I need my birth certificate asap. I ordered it on line and they have said there is a delay!!! Is there somewhere in london I can go to get it! I was not registered in London but Norfolk, but I wandered if I could get one in london. Thanks
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Tax credits want nearly £500 back
Last year I was claiming tax credits until September when my daughter reached 18, I filled in the finalise claim form and have today come home to a letter saying that I owe them nearly £500 because they say I was overpaid,but it is not as simple as it sounds. I was paid by direct bank transfer until May when for no reason…
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Working from home
I wasn't sure what part of the forum to put this in. If its wrong - I'm sorry :embarasse - could one of the mods move it? Basically, my boyfriend and I are looking to move to a Scottish Island in the next few years. We originally visited this site as we want to be debt free (hopefully with some savings) by the time we go -…
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CTC overpayment please help!!!
Hi i am a newbie here so hope i am doing this all right. Right back in feb this year 2006 i was on I.S claiming CTC for my 2 children..no other income except Child ben, then in late feb my patner moved in and we changed the benifit to JSA (he claimed for me as a couple) i wrote to the child tax to inform them of change of…
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Ebay and Income Support
What is the legal position on selling stuff on ebay whilst on Income Support to help clear my debts? Thank you in advance SillyHilly
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Am i entitield to anything
Hello there i'm new here and have found this site very informative so far. I have a son 13 who has ADHD, exzema, asthma is currently on ritalin for his adhd sleeping tablets to counter react the ritalin to help him wind down steroid creams for his exzema and inhalers for his asthma i also have an appointment for him to see…
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Spanish girlfriend to live with me
My girlfriend from Spain will move in with me here near Cambridge this July. She does not have a job to go to when she arrives but she is very well qualified as a teacher (in Spain) and has other good job experiences. She speaks good English and I wondered what places to look for to seek employment? Already we are looking…
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Getting income support and son is working.
Hi,please could someone give me some advise? We are on income support,i claim for my 2 chilldren my son had his last exam today,he is 16. He will be going to college in september. My worry is that he has had a saturday job for a while and they have now asked him to work in the summer,which he of course wants to do. He is…
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Statuatory Sick Pay + Working Tax Credit
Hi, Does anybody know if you still receive working tax credit if your receiving SSP while off of work?
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JSA, Incapacity Benefit and Depression
Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone on here will be bale to have some input into the situation my fiancee finds herself in. Basically after giving birth to our son in December 2004, she began suffering from PND. Once her maternity leave ran out she was signed off sick. Once her SSP had expired, she was still being signed…
