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Has anyone had help from council with a DLA claim?
I have been getting lower rate care DLA for 2 years. When I originally applied the CAB filled out my forms, but I got nothing, I asked for them to look at it again, saw their doctor and got lower rate care. Recently an occupational therapist came out from the council to see about my bathing arrangements and agreed I needed…
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rude, arrogant jobcentre staff.
I have been signing on about 3 weeks, looking for any job which would take me, and I do have a guaranteed job staring in June, but until then I need cash. I went to sign on today and the woman signing me on gave me a lecture, saying "you are 21 now, you have to look far harder to look for a job and not be lazy and expect…
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child tax credit
please could someone tell me (if they know) my daughter is at collage and i get ctc for her, shes 19 ,she finishes collage in may 2008 im just wondering how long im entitles to ctc is it till her 20th birthday in jan 2008 , or when she finishes collage in may? or does it end before any of these dates? many thanks for any…
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Can you be sacked while claiming SSP?
Morning all, I have searched on the net and am unable to find an answer Quick version is Hubby a builders labourer started with a new company after 2 weeks injured his elbow at work, first put in self certificate, second week line from the docs - now looks like he will require surgery and be off for recovery afterwards…
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Job Seekers Allowance
Hello I have been unemployed since December 2006, after the temp job finished. I have been on Jobseeker's allowance since then. Recently after being put on weekly visits after being on JSA for over 13 weeks, I signed off JSA without having another job. This was because I had turned up at the Job Centres (an hours bus…
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entitledto website updated !! 2007/2008
website http://www.entitledto.co.uk its not .com .. see you from kerry...
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Council tax discount for wheelchair users.
I have applied for a CT discount as my son has a chair with wheels albeit not a traditional wheelchair. I was turned down. Each time I ask for an explanation, I am sent a copy of the regulations. Yet these state that one of three conditions apply including the use of a wheelchair. Has anyone else received this discount or…
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Tax credits
I have just used the DO I QUALIFY on tax credits website and the figures are showing that i should be getting an extra £30-40 a month to what i am .How accurate is this calculator .Is it showing i should be getting this bit more because of the increase in tax credits for this year?
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please help 16 hours self-employed and 12 hours employed work
please help,at present I am on the dole but would like to change this to working 16 hours self-employed and 12 hours employed work, which one would working tax creidt class as my hours? we have an 8 month old son and I have been on the sick for about two years I also get dla low rate, cb and ctc. for the self-employment I…
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Sickness benefit help please?
My husband is off work, he has broken his wrist, (quite badly, needed pins,plates and screws put in) he has been off work for 3 weeks so far and will be off for at least another 5 (this is just in plaster and not including any physio he might need) he is a manual worker. He gets full pay for the first 2 months he is off,…
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How much Tax/Child Credit?
Hi I friend of mine is on a high paid job but is thinking of calling it a day (as soon as his mortgage is paid off). He has seen 2 less paid and less stressful jobs he's thinking about applying Now the 2 jobs he's seen are: 1. £16,000 - Fulltime 2. £22,000 - Fulltime He has 2 kids (7 and 10 years i think) and his question…
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Will working tax credit work for me?
Hello there. If anyone has some good advice for my current monetary situation, I'd really appreciate it. Here's my story... My partner and I have an 8 month old son. We split up earlier in the year and are now back together, attempting to make our relationship work. She is claiming housing benifit/sickness benifit/child…
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Housing Benefit
My Sister has finally decided to leave her husband. She wants to move to another area to be near freinds and family with her two children. So that she can move quickly, as she wants to get her kids into the new school by September, she wants to rent somewhere until the house is sold. What she wants to know is will she be…
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Benefits whilst in Rehab?
My Son has moved into a Rehab Unit for recovering Alcoholics until he is fit enough to work which could be about 4 months. He has been advised to claim Incapacity Benefit forty pounds of which he pays to the unit towards his keep so he will have 19 pounds left. As the unit is about 50 miles from his home town and it would…
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Help!!! Does Living With Parents Effect Tax Credit Awards
Hi, could someone please help. Split from my boyfriend about 6 months ago. Claimed tax credits as a single parent with two children. Finding it very hard to manage all the bills and mortgage. My parents have asked me and my children to move in with them. Just wondering whether they calucate my income and my parents or its…
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chased for Housing benefit payment after 7 years:(
Hi Was advised to try this board about my housing benefit problem :) I got a letter from my local council the other day asking for £100.76 rent arrears, from when I moved out of the property 7 years ago. Shortly after I moved to my current address I got a demand for 2 weeks council tax, as I had only given 2 weeks notice…
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Housing benefit/JSA
I have already asked loads of questions regarding my redundancy and what i should claim. Just been looking around the boards and realised i forgot to say that i am going to get payment in lieu of notice (2 or 3 weeks ithink) That said should i not bother claiming JSA/Housing benefit until that payment in lieu has run out?…
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Housing Benefit
Hi, A friend of mine is curently renting a flat ( i bed) at 525 per month. The landlord wants to put it up to 550 per month. I went to entiltledto and it said that she waould be entilted to around 220 per year housing benefit on the 550 per month but not on the 525. She earns 18,000 per year. Does anyone have any…
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Class 2 NIC missing - pension affected
I have received a pension forecast as I am hoping to retire at age 60 next January (I am female). I am self-employed and had a Small Earnings Exemption Certificate for the 3 tax years 1996/97, 1997/8 and 1998/99. My forecast tells me that I am short of Class 2 NICs for those three years and that my pension will be…
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Arrgh, major benefit problem
Sorry for long post, scroll down for the question after my rant. I had to leave college due to bursary problem, since month one, they mark me down as absent for classes I am there for, the same lecturer each time. meaning my grant is paid monthly in arrears since then, instead of advance. Anyway I finally left beginning of…
