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Is there any help for working couples who are not on benefits?
Just out of curiosity, can working couples (with no benefit entitlements) get any grants etc? The reason I ask is that, my boiler is leaking, my ceiling in a spare room has collapsed due to cracked lead gully, my car needs MOT and Tax next month (I need car for work) - and I dont know what to do as I cant even afford to…
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Another question re benefits and compensation
My friend has made a personal injury claim. If she receives compensation will she lose her housing and Council tax benefit? What about her small amount of savings?
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Grants
Hi does anyone know if i could recieve a grant from the council to have a shower fitted for my disabled husband .
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incapacity work questionnaire
my wife as been on incapacity benefit since 1990 with very ill health as had a few IB50 forms in this time and as received one this week she will be 58 years old in november i been told they do not send these forms after you are 58 years old is this true please could anyone give her some advice be very greatful
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gggrrr at the job centre
gosh we applied for IS and IB cause we were told to, on the 17 th july. we have had no money coming in for 5 weeks now, only to phone up today to be told they have stopped the claim cause we never handed in a sick line for my husband. absolute bull, my husband went down to jobcentre on the 2nd august to hand in a 6 week…
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Housing Benefits And The Rent Officers Decision !!!
hi all hope someone can give my friend some advice. she currently Private rents and gets £22 a week housing benefit towards her rent of £115 per week. housing benefit have assessed her rent at £98.08 a week, is it worth her asking them to re-look at it to see if they can change the desision to nearer the £115 a week.. she…
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2 JOBS, 1 temp 1 perm. whats my entitlement?
here my situation: 1st job is perm. 16 hrs a week £8.30 / hr (employed 18 months) 2nd job is temp 37 hrs a week £6.70 / hr (employed 12 months, temp). yep i work 53 hours a work, but im paying of the wedding!!! theres me, my wife and my child. ive claimed child benefit (after 3 months of birth). am i entitled to tax…
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WFTC, CTC and being self employed
Hi. My husband intends to start up a small business (he currently is a student as I am, and drives buses 16 hours per week) but was concerned about claiming WFTC and CTC and how it works with being elf employed. I tried calling them and they said that this years payments are based on last years and he can earn up to a…
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Housing Benefit Help please please please
My step daughter has recently split up with her (idiot) boyfriend and given birth to her baby, so she has been quite busy. Today she has been told that the local council wont pay her rent as she earns too much (£446.00 take home per MONTH :confused: ) So she is really upset and talking about moving back to her mum's. She…
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Deducting Incapacity Benefit from Compensation
My sister had a road accident in March 2005 whilst working. She was stationery waiting to turn right when a car ran straight into the back of her. She sustained back injuries and as a result of being on sick leave, she lost her job. She has therefore been receiving Incapacity Benefit from the state. She has had constant…
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wtc
just need bit of advice, i have just started working and declared my earnings to wtc. as my partner works full time already we thought maybe our award would change but after speaking to an advisor we were told that nothing would change until next year. does this mean that i will have been overpaid and will have to pay it…
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tax credit perscription exemption card
Hi Can anyone tell me what the cut off point for getting a Exemtion Certificate card is please? We have had one for ages due to receiving working and child tax credit. Went to collect perscription yesterday and chemist said that card was now out of date, phone the exemption people and they said we are now over the limit to…
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Work university and tax credits
Hi All, Currently work in NHS two (12.5hr) days a week and I would like to consider doing a degree in social care to become a social worker. I currently claim tax credits though no childcare element as MIL has children as well as other family members helping out. So if I went to uni I would go part time to allow me to…
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Housing Benefit and Service Charge
I have searched high and low and do not seem to be able to find an answer ... I own my property (I have a mortgage), so am not entitled to Housing Benefit in that respect. However, would I be entitled to anything towards my Service Charge? I fear I know the answer, but no harm in asking. Thanks in advance x
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HMRC rough estimate... help please
Hi all, I'm a newbie and just wanted alittle bit of advice please? I have been claiming WTC and CTC (2 kids both over 1yr old) as an individual for the last year but have had to stop this claim as my fiance has moved in, When I called them up I asked for a rough figure we would be looking at as a couple and they said £81…
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Married man's tax allowance
When was this allowance abolished? At the point of abolition, did it still apply to young people and can you claim for a tax rebate if you should have received it? Thanks
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Help Young woman and baby living with parents
Help me please I have a baby son and live with my parents and I'm about to lose my maternity money but cant go out to work, The baby's father is out of the picture. I have no idea where to start with benefits. my parents own the house but I cant live rent free.........I just dont know where to start!
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can i afford to move in with girlfriend who is on family tax credit
girl friend has two children, we want to live together, her ex pays nothing, will she loose money.
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The price of fair rent in Brighton??
I rent my 1 bed flat Brighton from a friend and she just told me she wants to increase the rent from £550 to £720 in the next few months (which quite frankly is still quite cheap for this area). I will no longer going be co-habiting with my partner when this happens so would need to get HB to help pay some of my rent even…
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Help with study costs
I am a single parent looking to study for 2 years to complete my AAT qualification. I currently work part time and am receipt of working and child tax credit as well as my salary. The course I am looking at costs £652 for the first year and nearly £1000 for the second year. :eek: According to the college website I could…
