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childminding question
i know there are quite a few childminders on here so may be able to answer this question. My wife works as a childminder whilst I work full time. I was reading on another post on here which stated that childminders get special allowances and extra benefits as 2/3 of their income is classed as expenses. We receive some…
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16 , pregnant and living at home
Hi all, hope somebody can answer the following question ( counsin/family member ) just 16 and 9 weeks pregnant, with boyfriend , who is 20 ( working and living with parents ) and said will stand by her ( hummmm ). anyway, wants to know the following: Living at home in private rent and gets some help from council with the…
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DLA query - sorry if it's been asked before!
Hi! I'm sorry to ask a question that has probably been asked before, I've had a bit of a search around and can't seem to find the info I'm looking for. I have been in receipt of DLA higher rate care and lower rate mobility for severe depression/PTSD for six years or so. It's due to expire in June and I've been sent the…
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Incapacity And Ill Health Retirement
Looking for some advice, i have been off my work for 18 mths currently on incapacity benefit and dla work for the nhs they have been good at holding open my job but unfortunately it has came to the stage whereby a decision has to be made the occupational health have advised ill health retirement but since i am only 40 it…
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Attendance Allowance/DLA query
http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/FS34AADLAAPR07.pdf It seems that these two benefits are quite similar, the main difference being that DLA is for people under 65, and AA for those older.However there are two parts to DLA - a care component and a mobility component - whereas AA only has a care component. It…
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anyone heard of this company & tax pay back?
http://www.taxrefundsdirect.co.uk/default.aspx just wondering if this is ture & if you could do it with out being charged?
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Housing benefit
Since October 2007 my claim was suspended due to my hours changing at work. I sent all the info in they asked and a load more. Only yesterday did i finally get a reply. Firstly I will tell you my incomes My wage = £65 per week My partners wage = £105 per week Working and child tax credits = £193 a week Out of the child tax…
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Benefits Help Please
Sorry I couldn't think of a better title without it being post length. I'm posting under an AE because it's pretty obvious to some who I am but I need help please. I'm a student, 20, in my first year of university full-time, living at home. I worked 16 hours per week up until 1st December. Then I cut my hours to a new 9…
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Lost benefit and job grant through mistake. Need advice
Hiya, I would be really grateful of any advice regarding this..... I have just started work again after being on job seekers allowence/ income support. I was in receipt of income support then when my son turned 16 they wrote to me explaining that I should now claim JSA, which I did from September to December. I have now…
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Tax credit...better off working??
Hi guys... Do you ever get that feeling you should have looked before you leaped??. I was unemployed for just over a year, when I finally got an interview that went well and I got the job. The job pays £12,500 before tax/ NI and I get paid monthly I'm now worried that I will not be able to manage. Working.... £12,500…
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Housing Benefit for Sessional Work
Hi Apologies if there is a thread already somewhere on this - I did search, but couldn't find anything. My situation - single parent, full-time university. I *was* working part-time, earning less than £25 a week, so in terms of income, I was below the amount I was allowed to earn before it affected my housing benefit - I…
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Think I'm gonna be fired..what happens to SSP?
Hi I was off sick for 5 weeks last year Oct - Nov and got SSP from my employer. I then went back to work. I was signed off again at the start of this year and again I am getting SSP from my employer. Next week I have a meeting with them to discuss my absence and I have a feeling they are going to fire me because of all the…
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Some good news for a change...
I'm a married, mature full-time student, therefore qualify for reduced council tax. We've been happily enjoying the reduced fee for a couple of years but the other month DH noticed we were paying full whack again.... had taken our eye off the ball for a while:o . Anyhoo, DH writes a letter stating the facts and soon enough…
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maternity grant
How long after you applied did you get the money??xx
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childecare help
do u have to qualify 4 wtc and ctc 2 get help with childcare or can u still get it if u only get ctc
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About to lose my job, what can I claim?
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Incapacity Benefit not paid! help
Hi there, I receive incapacity benefit which is paid fortnightly on a friday. This has always been the case until today and no money!!! arrrhhhhhhhhhhh! I have not received any letters of any kind, and have used all the credit on my mobile phone ringing 08456088618 to be told all our lines are busy call later! Is this…
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Hi and First Question
I'm being medically retired from my current employer. I will receive a cash settlement of around 15k after tax. Will I be able to claim IB, since I will never work again.I spoke to someone at the Jobcentre+ call centre yesterday, and was told to call back once I had actually became unemployed [Tomorrow] I will get my final…
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Extra payment
Morning all fellow MSE members, Just logged in to my bank and I have an extra payment from Tax Credits is only £39.00 but I am not suppose to get any payment untill Monday on next week. Now do we think this will be an extra payment of will this be my new amount. I have had no letters from them to tell em any different and…
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loan for carer
is there any sort of loan you can get when your a carer i have tried everything to get a loan i am only a tenent at the moment so no home to secure i have applied for loans with the bank but the say am unemployed and thats gone on my credit file and i carnt get anything tried budgeting loans crisis loans its not like i…
