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HB and JSA questions, help please.
Hi, We may have the chance of a council house exchange in a totally different area (about 500 miles away) obviously my husband would have to give up his job if we decided to move. My questions are : Would he be entitled to claim JSA if we move, he has worked and paid NI for at least 5 years, until one of us or both find…
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I B and Bonus
My wife was pensioned off on ill health grounds in August 2006. Since then she has been receiving a small pension and I B at the full rate, currently £162.70 per fortnight. Her pension is only marginally below the limit before I B gets restricted. Out of the blue this week she has received on 31/7/07 a payment of her share…
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Mobility and free car tax
Can anyone help with this one please. Recently awarded HRM at tribunal which is backdated to July 06 . Run a car and understand i will get free tax now. But what about the car tax i have been paying while my case was under appeal ? . Is there any way i can claim this back ?. Just a thought.
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Benefit rules
Hi Is there someone who can help me. My mum has moved recently from a 3 bed detached house which she has lived in for the past 35 years, to a 1 bed bungalow, so as you can imagine there was alot of sorting out to do and it was quite an emotional experience. Anyway my mum gets Housing and Council Tax Benefit and with all…
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Renting from my brother - HB scaring me
Hi all, I work fulltime but earn a lowish income. I was receiving housing benefit for me and my 2 children, and kept being 'evicted' (3 times in 2.5 years) by landlords/ladies who wanted to sell up. My brother decided to buy a house which he would be able to rent to me at an equivalent to what the rent I was already…
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Tax credits and when childcare stops
I work 30 hours per week and have 2 children, I claim for childcare as one is in nursery and one goes to a holiday club in the school hols. However the youngest is finishing nursery next week as he starts school in September so I will only need childcare to cover for school holidays. I will need to ring Tax credits next…
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Income support saving limits
In the family there is me, the missus and 3 kids. I know that you are allowed to have £6000 savings on Income support and if you have over £5500 you have to let the income support department know. (I know you can have more savings but your money is reduced on a sliding scale) My question is: is that £6000 in savings PER…
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Any DWP Experts around?
Is/was there ever a policy within the DWP (formerly DSS) that if an overpayment of benefit was made due to an administrative error the recipient was under no obligation to repay said monies?. Daughter received letter saying she was over paid 1 weeks benefit over 2 years ago. S-I-L was self employed then, Monumental Stone…
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tax credit
in march 2004/2005 claim i was on maternity leave, i didn't deduct £100.00 per week from my ma as they say on the forms i always complete my annual declaration on the telephone and no one informed me of this on the telephone can i claim this back? i did the same this year if my friend hade not informed me of this i would…
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Help Please: Can Debtors Take DLA & AA in to consideration
Hi I am helping some elderlyfriends who are on DLA and attendance allowance sort out there financial problems, one has a terminal illness, they are elderly and owe over £26,000 which they can not afford to pay, they are both retired, live in a council flat, and have no value in goods and only the basics of furniture, no…
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Child Tax Credit & Rental Income
Hi all, I have read through the FAQs and searched the forums, but no-one seems to have posed this question before (either because its not a normal situation, or its obvious and I shouldn't be asking!) Basically, last year (May 06) my wife and I bought a property specifically to rent out. As I have been led to believe by…
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Help Needed - Housing Benefit Overpayment
Hi, i was wondering if anyone could help me. From nov 05 to nov 06 my partner was on incapacity benefit. As i was working part time they took my wages into account of this and we were informed that we was not entitled to any payments, but as he was still classed as being on incapacity benefit he would get his Ni paid for.…
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Feeling a bit down today
Hi Just feeling a bit down today as finally after 5 months of waiting for an answer husband has had DLA decision back only to be declined. I know that we can ask for it to be looked at again and can then appeal, but does anyone have any sound advice as feeling very dejected. Any advice would be very welcome.
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MIL diagnosed with cancer - what benefits?
As the title states my mother in law was diagnosed with cancer on Friday and has been given a sick note. Does anyone know what benefits she will be entitled to claim? I would imagine SSP but is there anything else? I don't know much about benefits having never had to claim them thankfully but any help is greatly…
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income support and being self employed
hiya we applied for incapacity and income support a couple of weeks ago, but because I am self employed the income support claim has gone to a desicion maker. just had her on the phone and they need loads of info from me which I can provide, thing is, I put down I work 16 hours a week, which I do, but what happens if some…
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Tax Credit NHS Exemption Certificate
Hi All My NHS Exemption Certificate has expired and I haven't yet received a new one. I wasn't late sending my tax credit renewal form (did it weeks and weeks ago). Is anyone else having the same problem? Also, I hardly dare ask it, but does anyone know whether you no longer get one if your income rises to a certain level?…
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housing benefit.fluctuating working hours
Hi everyone,first ever post I'm recieving housing benefit after i was i made redundant 3 months ago I'v just been offered a job at my local hospital,the problem is,,,my hours will be 20.5 guaranteed and maybe up to 37.5 hours per week,,,,my problem is that if i only get the 20.5 hours every week it won't be enough to live…
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Advice--incapacity entitlement
In approx 6 weeks i am due to go on half pay and my stat sick pay will stop at this point --26 wks. I have been told by a friend that as SSP stops i should be able to then claim incapacity ben. in addition to half pay. Anyone know more / able to confirm if this is accurate--we will just about manage if that is the case but…
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Pension credit Calculations
I am recieving a works pension of say £3650.The Pension Credit office to determine my weekly income divide by 52 = 70.19.I have told them that it should be /365 &x 7 =70.They therefore are deducting 19p more than they should, multiply this by 52 and it almost pays for our Christmas bonus.Multiply it by the number of people…
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Financial support for moving for IB recipient?
Hi there, my apologies for shamelessly beating the drum for my cause ... I posted a question in the Student Forum yesterday but it looks I'm not getting enough exposure there (or perhaps I'm simply impatient and desparate!). Well, the story is that I've been unable to work for the past 3 years due to illness and thus have…
