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Working Tax Credit
Can anyone give me the address of the head office please. My Daughter has had major problems claiming since June. They kept losing the papers. They finally paid her 3 months backdated but assured her as they had found everything she had sent in from June onwards that she wouls receive it all backdated. As I had loaned her…
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Help with working out Tax Credits please
Hi:T Im trying to help out my friend who is trying to decide about if she can afford to reduce her working hours Is there a tax credit/benefit checker online with next financial year 2008-2009 rates on yet please? Or is there a method to work out tax credits by hand Thanks If you need more info then there a couple both 30…
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Tax Credits Advice Needed (HELP!!)
Hi Everyone, Im new to this website so apologies if I havn't followed any forum rules. Basically Im after your expert advice on tax credits, etc. Its all new to me but basically my girlfriend who has 2 kids and is on JSA and gets housing benefit, council tax benefit, etc has gotten pregnant with my child. We are obviously…
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Child Tax Credits
I see the threshold for this is £66,000 until the child is one. I am pregnant and my bf is going for a new job which (if you take my wages of £31K into account) will take us over the £66,000. Does this mean we will not qualify for child tax credits (I somehow worked out that we should get £80 ish a month)? I'm just not…
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Child Benefit Claim Stickers
I just had my daughter 2 weeks ago and have just finished filling in my child benefit claim pack and on the checklist it says I need to include the address stickers in the envelope...problem is they didn't give me any! Will this cause a problem in getting my daughters birth certificate back or is it just more of a…
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New to claiming benefits with a child
I've just had to apply for benefits for the first time in years due to the breakdown of a relationship and I'm not sure if there is anything else I need to do. There is just me and my daughter (7 in a couple of weeks), I don't work but am waiting on getting onto a training course which the job center is arranging. I've…
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Want to come off DLA but worried
Hello all I have been on DLA for 18 months and I now feel able to get around better. I have HIV and Peripheral Neuropathy caused by a reaction to some Tuberculosis drugs I was taking. I still get the pain in my arms and legs but it has reduced somewhat lately. My main problem at the moment is being able to get straight up…
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Jobseekers grant
After leaving job seekers allowance after 6 months of claiming, does anyone know how long before the grant comes through after your final sign?
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would we be better off??
ok got interview for a job working 20 hrs a week from home £6 an hr ..im a full time carer for my partner ... we get DLA,IB,CA,CTC,CB,full H/B C/T now partner is worried we wont be be any better off and it wont be worth me taking job.. has anybody any ideas if we would be better of or is my partner right..
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DLA advice needed
Been getting DLA(mobility) for a number of years. In recent months I have had a lot of physio and stuff like that and my mobility has improved a little, so I can get about a bit better. Will I get a lot of hassle with them if and when I notify them and they decide I do not qualify.
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any advice please
Hi i am a single parent with 2 children and get working tax credits and child tax credit.My question is, i have a hearing problem that requires me to wear hearing aids.I am generally fine during the day at work as I wear them and can hear, but at night when I take them out my hearing is dire.I cannot hear my little one…
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Jobseekers Allowance - Back to work grant
I have recently found work and as I was unemployed for over 6 months I am due to receive the grant of £100. It is almost 2 weeks since I started work and still haven't received it. I phoned the job centre everyday who just say wait. So i'm waiting but I am barely able to live as I have to wait a month for my first wage…
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Lottery win on benefits?
What would happen if say, you were on IS and you had a win on the lottery that didn't take you over the threshold. e.g. you had £2,000 and won £1,000. Do you get to keep your winnings or will the DWP take the winnings off your IS?
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Reclaiming Child Tax Credit
Hi, I saw the following advertisement in the Mirror Newspaper today. Children's Tax Credit Reclaim Does The Taxman Owe You Money? Do you have a child who was born between April 1986 and April 2003? Did you or your partner earn £6,000 or more in the tax years and 2002-2003? If so, the Taxman could owe you up to £1000!!! The…
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WTC and self-employed - profit or income?
I am trying to work out whether I am eligible for working tax credit. On the HMRC website, they ask for your self employed PROFIT (0 if you made a loss). When I rang up the hotline they asked for my self-employed INCOME. Basing it on profit, I should be eligible (as I have to pay out for a lot of expenses being…
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OH unemployed, me on 27500 - any benefits/jobseekers allowance?
We've just moved back from 18 months overseas. I'm in work and get 27500 a year. We're housesitting at the moment (just paying utilities and council tax), but in the proceess of buying a house, but I guess that will take a few months though. Do you think we're entitled to anything, eg job seekers allowance? Thanks.
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Housing benefits help please
Hi all I have been claiming housing benefit for the last couple of years after my ex stopped paying me child maintenance for our 3 kids(he stopped working). At the time he owed me approx £700. He recently started to pay that back to me a bit each week. The housing have now put that as income:eek: even though it was money…
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Housing Benifit - Local Housing Allowance
Hi there, I have just received a letter from the coucil stating that from April 08 they are changing the way they work out my H.B. Now at the moment I receive 49.50 a week, even though my rent is around 60. This means having to suppliment it with my JSA of 46.85. Now this is a struggle at the moment, and hopefully I will…
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Working tax Credit - who does it apply to?
Hi. Does anyone know the maximum earnings limit, to qualify for WTC? I think last financial year (2007-08) it was £11,700 in the previous year. Does anyone know what it is for this coming financial year? (2008-09). Thanks.
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Childcare - what if your working day doesnt fall into nursery sessions RE tax credits
What happens if you work, say 10am - 2pm daily and have a child in nursery, but the nursery sessions are morning (8-1pm) and afternoon (1-5pm)? You have to pay for the whole afternoon session even if you only need a couple of hours, how does this work when reclaiming your childcare costs from WTC? Id be claiming for full…
