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Methods of repaying CTC overpayment?
Hi, Before I spend a fortune on an international call, I thought someone here might know the answer to this one. I've been overpaid some CTC, which I knew about and told them about but they continued to overpay. I have the overpayment sitting in my account and I want to pay it back but don't know how. Does anyone know the…
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Sticky spot
Not sure what im entitled to, I end up with such a run around whenever i contact anything to do with benefits. It's me, my wife, and my daughter (5), we get child benefit, I get incapacity benefit, and my wife gets income support. We get £9240 per year. Is there anything they have "forgotten" to mention we are entitled…
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Moving abroad for a year?
If I were to choose to go abroad for a year how would that affect my benefits? And what would happen on my return would things go back or would I have to reapply from scratch? I wanna volunteer somewhere :D
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Working family Tax Credit Claim
Hi Guys, Please can someone help. I am a single mother of 3 and currently receive working family tax credit. My partner and I are deciding to move in together. I know this will affect my future claim with the working family tax credit, but what i'm concerned about is will it affect the money i have already received up to…
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Anybody help & advise entitlement to Tax Credits?
Married, two kids, one nearly two and one a month old. We currently get Child Tax Credit but not Working Tax Credit. I earn 25K, my wife is currently employed but on long term sick and is receiving £300pm in Incapacity Benefit. Does anybody know the qualifying criteria for Working Tax Credit? I have a number of friends who…
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Tax credit refund? Is this true?
Hi, I have just seen an advert for a company that say they could claim a tax credit refund for years 2001/2003, but the deadline is 31st Jan 2008. Is this right, and could I not do it myself and save the 18% (at least) they require for commision. Many thanks.
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Inheritance & Benefits
I'm hoping you can advise this tricky situation concerning my sister in law who is very confused with an urgent upcoming situation. I'll try just to keep it to the facts! She is a single parent to 4 kids, and receives all the benefits in kind she should. Her youngest is 1 year old, and she hopes to return to work at some…
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specsavers nhs voucher
my daughter is choosing glasses frames from specsavers tomorrow, she qualifies for an NHS voucher. will she get 2 for 1 like the ad says or will the discount only apply to one pair? she forgot to ask & i just dont know!!
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Working Tax Credit
Hi Does anyone know what the income threshold for Working Tax Credit is for 2008/2009. I know it used to be bout £14,000 earnings per annum, but has this gone up with inflation?
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mother - what can she claim
Sent a post an hour ago but seem to have lost it.:D anyway Here's the situation. Mum nearly 60, never claimed in her life. Been on sick since september 2007 due to heart problems and other conditions. She wants to return to work but doctor has said definately not . Mum and dad has own property,no mortgage, dad works. Her…
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quick question re income support
I am a single mum of 4 studying part time with the OU and am wondering if there is still the rule that a lone parent on is can earn £20 per week before benefit is affected.
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Please Read. Help needed regarding my Mum & Benefits.Thanks
Hi Everyone In November 2007 my Mum was seriously injured after her husband attacked her, she suffered a depressed skull and some brain damage but to what extent we do not know. Her husband killed his self. She is still recoveing but is doing really well. Basically she is really struggling with money at the moment. Before…
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Childminding & Benefits
Hi everyone, I'm hoping you'll be able to help me out with an upcoming situation. I am currently on Maternity Leave from work and will be going back full time in a couple of months, so will be needing childcare. My mum has said she will look after my son, but I will have to pay her what I would pay a childminder, as she is…
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this CRAZY system
I checked out entitledto.com today as it seems that OH will lose his job this week. One of those 'resign or be sacked' ultimatums. anyway, the basic story is this 2 parent family on 1 income = extra £113 all in 1 parent family with 2 kids = extra £560 per month plus CT reduction PLUS 1 guy on his own = £54 a week income…
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Tax credit overpayment & attachment to earnings
Long story short. My sister & her partner owe child tax credits around £5000. They also owe council tax and they have now done an attachment to earnings for £400 odd per month. They are not currently receiving any benefits due to the overpayment. They don't have enough money coming in now to meet just their general living…
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Large Tax Credit overpayment
Dear all Last week I phoned tax credits to tell them that H has reduced his hours with effect from Monday, so we are reducing the nursery - hence a drop in nursery costs. They still had my DD down as going to a childminder (I ended this a long time ago and sent her to a nursery) but I hadn't told them (the cost was the…
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Direct Payments from social services
Does anyone know anything about direct payments that may help me, we applied for help through social services when my grandma was terminally ill with cancer to help pay for private carers during the night (she couldnt be left alone) they gave us £800 a month and told us to pay any help with cheques and not use the account…
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ANOTHER IB question...
.....well two actually :o 1) is the lowest rate the £61? 2) is it means tested in anyway? Thanks chaps :grin: tt x
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Benefits entitlement & means testing
My work situation is as follows: Back in the Spring of 2007 I was made redundant from my IT job of thirteen years. I was not too troubled by this and seized the opportunity to start my own business (a limited company). For the first few months this brought in some income from fees, however it has now been 17 weeks since I…
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Mortgage, endowment and benefits.
I'm not sure if this is correct so I thought you guys might know. My friend is on benefits and has the mortgage interest payments made by the government. One of the endowments on the property is due to mature and will obviously reduce the amount of the outstanding mortgage. I've advised him to call the dhss and tell them.…
