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tax credit limit
when i receive my award notice it said i was entitled to xx amount but will only get yy amount , so i gave them a phone to ask. they said that so much gets taken off your award after you get to a certain amount. can someone tell me what the limit is before any money will be taken and how much in the pound do they take over…
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Dla awarded lower care rate- what now?
Hi, my psrtner has just been awarded low rate care DLA, he is also on income support and incapacity enefit. Is there anything else he is entitled to since being awarded DLA? Thanks
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Care Home for mum
Please move to the right thread, if this is incorrect. Dear old Mum in Law is 82, has Parkinsons and Alzheimers, and has always lived in her own place. Sadly, she is going downhill fast and I can see that within a fortnight at the present rate she will not be able to cope. We cannot care for her full time, and have not the…
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Housing Benefit and Self-employed
Hi there, I'm in a little bit of a sticky situation. Can anyone help me out? I'm currently self-employed, and up until recently was on job-seekers allowance (incidentally this was stopped under very dubious circumstances). I am also claiming housing benefit. As my JSA had stopped the council has written to me explaining…
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Is this right? Tax credit/pension/petrol
I rang the tax credit to let them know that my youngest had started school and I only need childcare for the holidays. I asked if I could do my renewal over the phone as I hadn't had the paperwork through yet. Last year my gross pay was £7614, of which £480 was mandatory (nhs) pension contributions and £720 was mileage I…
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Tax credit help please
Just a quick query if someone can help, although I will phone the helpline once I've got my paperwork together ;) I have been separated from my husband for about three months now but I forgot to inform the Tax Credits people. We are hoping to get back together sooner rather than later. My question is should I still phone…
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on sick pay?
i am registered disabled and receive relevant benefits, my husband works and we currently received child tax credits. as of last week my husband who is off sick at the moment after an accident at work was getting sick pay from his work. as of last week he only received £50.52 SSP. does this mean we can claim any help as…
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Free School Meals
Do the qualifiers for these vary throughout the country ?, I am in Suffolk, a single Mum, 2 children at primary school and on a low wage. I have just been on the entitled to website and it says, going by the information entered, I may be able to get free school meals. I have already asked the school if I can and was told I…
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Tax credits and carers allowance
My wife gets £46 per week carers allowance,will this affect our tax credits?
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death benefit help please
hi, this is my first post. a few weeks ago my wifes brother died, he was not insured, and had no money, but was on full benefit for a terminal ilness. we applied to the benefits people for a grant, and we were sent a form to fill in. my wifes sister filled the form in as she gets income support etc. we had to arrange the…
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does the taxman owe my money?? or do i owe him?
i moved out of my parents house approx 5 years ago, (got my own place). i never informed the taxman of this. my question is have i been paying to much tax (paye) of will i be hit with a bill.
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Please help - Housing benefit + Shared ownership + Disability
Hi I was wondering if anybody could help with a very complicated situation. I am disabled and in receipt of disability living allowance, because of my disability it has become neccessary to have some form of 24 hour care. My mother has decided to sell her house and buy two smaller flats next to each other so she is able to…
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anyone missing tax credits this month
I have not recieved any tax credits for the last two weeks, i am phoning them continually and geting different responses everytime. The most common esponse is that although an award is showing the payment schedule hasnt been set up. I have been told by some that i may get a giro and by others that it will be backdated but…
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housing benefit
hi could somebody tell me house this works and if i would be entitled to housing benefit. am on income support and looking to rent for me and 2 kids would i be entitled to housing benefits and does anybody know how much they pay????
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DLA and Mobility allowance
Hi all first post so please be kind. I am looking for help as to where my father-in-law goes next, he has just recently been turned down for DLA and mobility allowance. His justification for this allowance is: He has chronic renial failure and has to have dyalisis 3 times a week, he has done this for the past 11 years…
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help needed, incapacity and housingb questions
Im claiming incapacity benefit, wanting to hand my notice in to work, will anything be affected by this, ie benefit taken off me, also is there any other benefit I can claim, taking into consideration Im co-habiting with my partner?? Im wondering if I could claim housing benefit or income support but Im not sure. Any help…
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Where do I begin...Help needed please :)
My current job is due to end on 27th April (its a contract position). I've been for interviews etc but so far have not been able to secure another job. I'm at my wits end worrying about how I will manage to pay my mortgage and other bills (including credit cards) if I don't find another job. I'm a 48yr old single mum to a…
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April Glitch, no money paid in.
I went to withdraw some of my TC's yesterday on'y to find there was no money there, I phoned up the Preston office (the only number I could find) and was told there was a glitch in the sytem on a lot of April payments and the computers hadn't generated a payment. Apparently, I MIGHT get the money in 5-10 days, but they…
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Single Person Council Tax Reduction - Would I Qualify?
My husband has just gone to work abroad as a diplomat (unfortunately unaccompanied). He has also been asked to extend his posting which should mean he is out of the UK for a year. Would I be entitled to a single person discount for the tax year 2007-2008? I have no idea when or if my husband will be back in the UK,…
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loan parent need help
hi i work 6 1/2 hours per week and my 2 year old go to nusrey every day for 1 1/2 hours per day which works out to 71/2 per week what i get paid goes all on his fees. When i went to see a lady at the jobcenter she said if i did 8hrs per week i would get his fees back but the school where i work said they can not incres in…
