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sure start maternity grant
i know you have to qualify for WTC to be able to get this (or IS etc) but can someone tell me if because we qualified for a one off payment back in july 2007 of £22 WTC we would therefore be entitled to the SSMG? we receive the child care element of WTC but were not entitled to any more WTC other than this one off £22…
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Portable Mobility Scooter Grant?
Hi, I've got a friend who needs an electric portable mobility scooter (the type that can be put in a car) but can't afford one. We were wondering whether there are any grant organisations that could help. She receives DLA and Income Support. Thanks xx
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Advice on claiming benefits
My partner was made redundant in 2006 and hasn't been able to work since. We have never claimed any benefits, both of us always working & paying our own way, so this is all a bit alien to us and actually quite hard to write. I know nothing off tax credits or anything else that we maybe entitled to. I wonder if anyone can…
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Income support
Just wondering if anybody could give me a bit of advise. My husband left at the weekend, leaving me with 4 children, including a new baby. I'm currently on maternity leave from work. If I decide not to go back to work due the commitment of looking after my children, would I be entitled to income support? Appreciate any…
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Bank charges and Social Security Benefits Act 1992
I am on Income Support, Disability Living Allowance and Carers Allowance. I have been charged nearly £200 per month in Bank charges by my bank. I spoke to the DWP who informed me that charges for people on benefit are "inalienable" I checked up on this act and apparently they are not supposed to charge if your income is…
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Advice please..interview with compliance officer
Hi all I am looking for some advice on the following. I have recently recieved a letter that I need to go into my local dwp office for an interview with the compliance officer,before I recieved this letter I had already stopped claiming IS at the beginning of december. Can anybody shed any light onto the nature of this,my…
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Going self employed after being on benefits... single mum - HELP!
Hi, I'm a single mum and I receive CTC, HB, and IS. My little boy is 15 months old, so he doesn't qualify for free nursery places yet. I'm seriously thinking about going self employed, because I want to be less reliant on the council than I am now. I have a lot of experience selling on ebay (I used to do it when I was…
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Income Support/DLA question
Hi all My friend is currently suffering from M.E. and depression and he was dismissed from work on 28th September 2007. He last got paid on 18th September to cover him for the month but Income Support removed 24 days of payment and said that he could only be paid from 22nd October as his 18th Septembe rpay took him to…
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Mental Health Sufferer, very confused please help.
I'm currently suffering with mental health problems, which have basically robbed me of my focus and concentration (used to be very able and focussed etc)
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Incapacity Benefit...
Is it true that everyone claiming incapacity benefit (unless blind etc) is going to have to work as from august this year. My friend is due for a review in september 2008 and wondered what the changes are. Anyone know for sure..
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overpayments
long story short. recieved letter from TCO me and wife "owe" £9000 filled in all forms on time and with all documentation requested, not sure where this has come from all of a sudden! we have till end of jan to pay, basically we can't! any ideas of next steps? Thanks
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Student+Baby+Income Support
Hi, im a student full time, and i have a baby daughter, my girlfriend recieves income support, i dont, my girlfriend (and i) want her to move in with me, i live with my parents still. My girlfriend live 40 miles away from me, with our daughter so that is the reason we want her to move down here so we can all be together.…
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Just A Rant About Bank Taking My Benifitts!
Had our famaily allowence payment go into bank today of £170. after bank took there bit we are left with £45!:mad: Asked the bank to refund the charges, but they refussed as they refunded me charges in december 07. I know its our fault for not keeping enough for the dd's but thought they woud at least let me pay the charge…
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help for payment for home care
Hi, i'm just after some advise please. My Grandad has been in hospital for several weeks and is due to be discharged this week. however he's not as well as he was and so home care has been arranged to go in 3 times a day to help with meals and getting him out of bed etc. As i was previously his main carer the social worker…
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Benefit people/holidays
If you're on benefits, when did you last have a holiday - more than 5 days staying away from home?
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Frustrating circumstances with Carers Allowance
I've been living with my partner since 17th september whom suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, I study law for 9 hours a week at university on a 'full time' basis. I claimed for carers allowance in November to be backdated from 17th of september. I was allowed 1 week as i was not offically studying but after that they refused to…
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help with maternity pay
Hi just wondering if someone can help me. My employer refused to pay me maternity pay so I had to claim Maternity benefit from the benefits agency. Can someon tell me what the rules are with returning to work after the standard leave? Do I still have to return back or pay back the money so to speak? thanks in advance Tams
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Incapacity benefit query
I've been on SSP from my employer and it's due to end in Feb, at which point I've been told to claim ICB, does anyone know if my working tax credit will continue alongside this?
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re-applying for DLA care after failed appeal
I was wondering if you can re-apply for DLA care if you have failed an appeal. And if so how long. I suspect I could find on a website somewhere but just not in the mood for checking. Anyone know? Thanks in advance. Yours Calley
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housing benefit! again! sorry!
Hiya, was just wondering if I HAVE to declare that i may be claiming h/b to any prospective new landlords? If i dont, could i get both myself, and them, in trouble? cheers muchly!
