Benefits & tax credits

Archives for November 2007

Hb And Reletives
Can a person claim HB and CTC if the house is owned by her mother. The mother is apparantly living in council flat in London.
Please Help Advice Needed
Hi my wife is soon to be go on maternity leave. However her boss has said that the accountants have stated that the SMP is paid from saturday to saturday. She is a hairdresser and therefore works saturdays as well. The employers are saying that the saturday would be classed as a new week and not part of the working week…
childcare and taxcredits help
hi im starting a new job on monday and before accepting this job i asked taxcredits over the phone what help i would get towards childcare as i have 3 children 2 will have to go to breakfast club at school and the other has to go to a childminder for 3 hrs a day i will be earning £186 a week bf tax and partner earns £21000…
Lone parent looking to get back into work is it worth it?
I'm a single mum age 25 i have 2 sons both are full time school age - i am in housing association accomodation - my rent is paid by housing benefit its 107 pound a week, i would love to get a job but to be better off with it, what help would i be entitled to, i'm on my own with the kids,their dad sees them at weekends but…
Sure start maternity grant appeal
Hi,I'm posting on behalf of my son and partner. Baby born beginning of march 2007(nearing the end of the financial year) both parents working full time until a couple of weeks before birth ,so not entitled to any tax credits. Dad made redundant around the same time,so its decided that he'll become a stay at home dad. As…
Increased security when calling TCO etc
I know it might seem that it's a case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted but when calling TCO and Child Benefit you will be asked more security questions before they will talk to you. This is primarily so that they can ensure they really are speaking to the correct customer and not whoever "might" have…
No Money!
My brother had his claim for IB stopped because he didn't attend a medical, anyway I spoke to him today he says he put in a new claim in sept and is still waiting on the outcome, the thing is they say he can't claim JSA because he is not fit for work but he can't claim IS either because he has an ongoing claim with IB.…
Tax credit advice
Hi, my OH has just got a new job after claiming JSA (income based) for just over 1 and half years. i have been claiming child tax credits for my 3 children and got the maximum amount, due to OH being out of work. my questions is, once my OH starts his new job in december, will my child tax credits be affected? i will…
Advising tax credits about changes - what happens?
I have seen a few threads about this but don't think it has been answered yet! My oh works and we receive wtc and ctc. Now I have just started a part time job. It will be nowhere near more the £25000 above our predicted earnings unfortunately. Now, my understanding is that I need to inform them but that it won't actually…
Maternity allowance
Hi if i was to get pregnant in june/july next year having worked part time all the time, if i was to give up work (long story) in september would i be intitled to any Maternity pay of any sort? I am guessing the answer would be no but no harm in asking.
Any Helpful Benefits Advice Needed
Hi Wondering if anyone can help me out at with this, any help or advice greatly appreciated. I am currently receiving SAP (Statutory Adoption Pay) – I think its about £112 pw before tax and NI. My daughter gets DLA middle rate. I have been to the benefits place and have been refused Income Support as apparently I ‘earn’…
Contribution-based JSA: does temp work re-start the clock?
Hi, I am currently receiving contributions based JSA, which of course only lasts for six months (in my case until the beginning of April). I am looking for a long-term job in my usual occupation, but unfortunately vacancies are scarce; there is a lot of competition; and each application requires a lot of research. So…
stiffed by the DWP on JSA - advice request
Hi everyone, I'm a long-time lurker and first time poster (and I love this site, it's saved me and made me lots of money). Anyway, I've just found out I have been stiffed by the DWP to the tune of well over £1100. I applied for contribution-based Job Seekers Allowance on 30th March this year and was rejected as I had not…
Tax Credits, Legal Action.
Hi Guys I am so sick and tired of this old cold war Soviet polit bureau oganization called the TCO,that i have now started legal action against them in the small claims court. As my auld um would say! i have now wound up the clock,so i will hang around untill the clock strikes! The court have now written to me to say the…
Tribunal Help Needed
Got my disability Living allowance claim tribunal next week and im really nervous not sure what to expect and whats goin to happen etc n what goes on im goin to be there any help would be greatly apperciated has anyone ever attended one of these I have oestoarthrtis n find my daily life effected i have to sleep downstairs…
Child benefits can I claim back?
Hi I was just wondering if you can claim child benefits, you didn't claim but was entited to. ? last Sept 2006 18 year old daughter wasn't sure want she was going to do, after getting her A levels. So in September my child benefits, creased, daughter did decided to go to Uni and do a foundation Course, she was 19 in April…
Single dad benefits advice / University benefits advice needed
Hi, I am looking for advice as to what benefits i can claim (if any) - would appreciate your help as things are really tough at the moment. I currently have joint custody (via the courts) of my 3 year old son, he stays with me half the time and his mother half the time. As its stands she claims all the benefits (tax…
Is there anything we can get?
Hi Me and my husband recently moved into a council property, before we moved into the house the council contractors removed all the carpets from the house. The thing is now, we dont have any carpets, we have managed to get underlay for the bedroom and living room but we just cant afford to buy carpets and we have tried all…
Pregnant but sick
I'm now 27 weeks pregnant but not working due to having complications for the first 4 months of my pregnancy. I was self employed and I am still registered as being self employed and paying my national insurance contributions even though I am not actually doing any work. I don't plan to go back to being self employed and I…
Incapacity Christmas
Hi, my husband seems to think that some sort of extra payment is made at Christmas, does anybody know if this is true or just wishful thinking?

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