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IB Tribunal Appeal very soon - what to expect?
I am representing my wife at an appeal tribunal to appeal against the removal of the Incapacity Benefit that she has received for the last ten years. In a recent medical examination she scored 3 despite scoring over 60 2 years and and a similar score about 10 years ago (this was the only evidence that the DWP sent me). We…
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Need proof of tax credit
I need to show proof that I receive CTC & WTC but my award notice is from 06/04/2006 - 05/04/2007. From looking at old award notices it would seem they dont send them out until the middle of May. What can I use?:confused:
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child benefits/tax credits help needed
hi.. looks like the wife may be pregnant with first child... need to start working out now how we're going to afford things... we currently earn approx £21k each... want sort of benefits/payments etc can we expect while she is off work? thanks p.s i haven't a clue about this sort of thing.. thanks
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school uniform
Could anyone tell me if you still get grants to pay for school uniform? I'm on income support? If so how do I go about applying for one?
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Claiming child tax credit for self-employed
Probably being really thick, i get confused with this every year. Just done my husbands tax returns and i know the tax credit office will be asking for yearly profits, do i give them the amount before i've deducted his expenses or the amount after deducting expenses.:confused: :confused:
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benefits whilst in hospital
hi, hope someone can help.my hubby has been rushed into hospital and is likely to be there about three months. what happens with his incapacity benefit- will he still receive it whilst in hospital? i work part time and receive wtc and ctc, but the IB also helps out towards rent and council tax etc and im worried they might…
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Help needed with tax credits please
I have been a single parent for a few years now and returned to work a year ago and have been claiming tax credits...I met somebody a few months back and he wants to take things further and maybe move in with me ..I am scared to enter into a relationship right now as had a bad one before but also worried if i said yes in a…
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problem getting award notice
hi not sure this is the right place to post but... although i have been receiving my tax credit payments into the bank without problem i have not had a printed award notice for just over a year! every time i ask for one they try and generate one and it doesn't happen! even with changes of circs nothing doing. We were one…
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eye care help ?
i dont know if this goes here but here we go, im on IS (sickness) and DLA (care lower rate) i need assistance with paying for new glasses, the current lenses are a few years old and so have a fair few scratches on them, a new frame is also needed im in my twenties so i was wondering what help i can get with this ?
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self employment and WTC
I have been told that you can claim Working Tax Credit if you are self employed is this correct? Also the IR are insiting that I owe them almost £3,000 from an overpayment in 2003/2004. Would the IR offset what I am entitled to now against what I owe? A lot of questions I know, but all help much appreciated.
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Benefit effect on council tax benefit....
Am i correct in believing that DLA is regarded as invisible income in terms of claiming CTB? If yes, would income from industrial injuries disablement benefit be similarly treated?
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IB50 application form not responded to
I have Cronic Fatigue and been on I.B. for 20yrs. I have to fill in the IB50 form every 2 yrs. I returned the form in Dec. Since then they haven't communicated with me apart from the letter every one gets to say that the IB had gone up with inflation. My question is do I have to inform them that they haven't replied to my…
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Reply to IB50
My husband has had letter back today to say he does not need to go for a medical and his benefit will continue at the same rate. They say he has passed the assesment with the ib50 he filled in and also information from the gp and the occupational therapist he sees. They say he may be asked to fill in another ib50 in 2012…
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Tax credits - whose right?
Does anyone know why the tax credit amounts we receive are so different from the amounts given when I put my details in to the revenue online form and on https://www.entitledto.co.uk. I have a overpayment to repay, but the amount my award is reduced by seems to differ compared to what we're told on our TC award note, and…
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Have your say on Tax Credits
What is this about National charity Citizens Advice is giving people a chance to have their say on the problems they have experienced through an online survey on the national charity’s website www.adviceguide.org.uk. (click on the yellow tax credit box on the right hand side of the page). The quick and easy survey, which…
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hope i'm in the right place.
Hi hope im in the right place. would anyone know if i can get help with travel costs to take my little boy to playschool as its costing me £10 a week and thats only for 3 days i dont want him to lose out but also cant aford the £10 a week. thanks Tick xoxo
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bus pass
Anyone know the criteria for getting a bus pass? I can only think of possibly getting dla, which i dont. thanx.
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Blue Badge Parking
I've posted a petition on the Primeministers e-petitions site asking that the rules for the badge are revised. My son is six and suffers chronic Crohns disease, but we are not entitled to disability mobility anly the care element. But when he flares, which is often, we need instant access to toilets and he has great…
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taking the michael
hi everyone,im new to this forum,just have a bit of steam to let off about a person i know is taking the mick big time.(IMO) well to cut a long story short she is a single mother claiming the "lot" living in a flat with her young child,but a bloke has started recently living there,i know for a fact he is earning a lot of…
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Help me
I am currently on maternity leave and i am receiving my SMP. My partner has just lost his job.What can i now receive???
