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child tax credits wont pay for child care
i receive carers allowance for flooking after my dad i have 2 children oldest is 2 i have to pay £30 a week childcare for 5 mornings a week for my 2yr old so i can get done what needs doing for my dad i only receive 42 a week carers so 30 of that goes on preschool how bad is that i think tax credits should help carers with…
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council tax conundrum
hi does anyone know if a person who is already recieving the 25% single occupier discount can recieve a further discount once they have been awarded DLA??? many thanks:D
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Council Tax Benefit...
Last week we recieved a letter saying that due to our circumstances changing our CT is being reduced from 90 odd a month to 30 odd. Which was nice... today we reicieved this... A Council Tax Benefit award of £6.33 per week based on the following infirmation; Weekly Council Tax before any award of Benefit £11.60 Weekly…
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New claim for housing benefit? Widow
My mums friend lost her husband 2 years ago, they were receiving housing benefit. She thought she would still be entitled to it as she only has a pension ( shes 74 ) they are now asking for over £1200 backdated rent. Should she have reapplied for housing benefit after her husband died. She has been in hospital and is very…
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Carers allowance and other benefits?
Hi there presently my hubby receives carers allowance for looking after my elderly mum who lives with us( she gets higher rate attendance allowance). We can no longer afford to live like this so hubby is looking for full time work. My mum gets funny with other people she dosnt know helping out and my brother has offered to…
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Becoming a Childminder ADVICE NEEDED PLEASE!!
Hi folks, Wondered if any MSErs can advise me?? I am due back to work in June, and TBH i cannot bear the thought of leaving my little one with a stranger. So i thought about becoming a childminder. Is anyone reading this a childminder? Can you advise me what i need to do, how much i can earn etc?? ANY tips would be very…
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Tax back from many years back
Hello all my father worked for a few months here in the UK many years back (30 years prob) how can i go about seeing if he is entitled to anything or can claim tax money back? thanks the kid
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Long Term Sick Do I resign
Hi, Looking for some advice. Currently on long term sick from work. I receive SSP at moment but will be moving onto Incapacity Benefit shortly. My question is I will not be able to return to my job because of my disability and there are no other jobs with the Company that would be suitable for me. Do I resign or wait until…
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help and advice please?
hi--this could get complicated, please stick with me cos we really need some help. Thanks!!:D I help my 52 yr old cousin manage his life as he has a "moderate" learning disability and there is no-one else left to help. he lives near my mum (in her 70's, and our uncle, who is very ill and was helping him until last yr.) T…
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General Advice on Pregnacy/benefits/16yo
As the title really! My BIL (23 and on Income Support) and his girlfriend (16, at college and getting £20aw TMA) are having a baby in May. They are waiting for the offer of a council flat and she does intend to go back to college sooner rather than later after baby is born (in Sept). How does this work in what they are…
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tax credits and mortgage
hi all, just asking a question for my sister, She has just found out she it preg. her and her ex partner own a house 2gether. (hes the father also been going with peep bhind her back so she kicked him out) She cant efford the mortgage on her own so they are paying half each.Would she still get tax credits if he is still on…
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new claim, will old claim stop automatically?
Hi! My partner is moving in with me once his house is sold (however long that may be..lol) I currently get WTC, CTC and help with childcare as I only work 16 hrs a week. I assume I need to submit a new claim once he moves in? But what happens to my old award in the meantime? I have read stories of new claims taking weeks,…
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Am I able to claim benefits?
Hi, can anyone offer any advice please? I've recently become unemployed having quit rather than been made redundant or sacked. Does anyone know the position I'm in with regards to getting any benefits etc. Am I entitled to anything or not? Thanks to anyone who can help.
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How long does it take?
I made a claim for working families tax credits last week, but was wondering if someone can tell me how long it takes for the claim to be processed? Thanks D xx
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changing tax credit details
hi ive got to inform tax credits of my hubby's pay rise does anybody know if i can do this on line, if so how??? or do i have to phone them? thanks in advance.
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A few qs on warm front grants if I may?
Fingers crossed ive got the right board to put this in:D Im wondering if when they work out your income they do from Dec to Dec or the tax year? Also im worried as my hubbys the only one with a wage at the moment and he may earn and the word is may and we wouldnt find out till later on in the year £230 or £300 more than…
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A Little Advice on Benefits Please...(Housing Benefit...etc)
Since you good people are so knowledgeable on such matters (no harm in a little buttering up!), i'd appreciate a little advice... I'm a single guy working full time and i live in my own house on which i pay the mortgage. I'm not receiving any social security benefits. This week, my younger brother (age 26yrs) moved in with…
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Natwest Step a/c and CTC
Tax Credits will not allow me to have my CTC paid into my Step bank account, becuase its not a "proper full" bank account. I do not want a post office card account, which was all she could suggest for me. Does anyone else have this problem? Will I have the same problem with CB when I call them? I can only have a Step…
