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tax credit
i sent off my form last week how long does it take to process all the info?
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Help! Tax credits, self employed and childcare element??
I'm just starting out as an Ann Summers Party Organiser so obviously will be classed as self employed. I also have a saturday job (5 hours) in a shop. My children are going to be starting nursery on the 7th April so I can do volunteer work a couple of afternoons a week at the CAB so am looking to claim childcare element of…
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Please help! Your views would be greatly appreciated
Dear MSE readers. I have a question for you. My husband is ill and claiming DLA but at the moment is currently still able to work. We are thinking of trying to clear our mortgage in case he has to finish work in the near future. We havent looked in to benefits yet, but is this the right thing to do? Do any benefits like…
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Confused! Child Tax Credit
Hi Hoping someone can help please! Currently I work 3 days a week and take home 25,000 per year, my husband works full time and earns 25,0000 per year. There is a 99% chance that I will be made redundant next month and I wanted to check if we would then be entitled to child tax credit? We don't claim child tax credit at…
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Incapacity Benefit
Are you entitled to free NHS dental care? Also do you have to pay for medical prescriptions? Thanks :)
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please help - need a home for my family!
Hi, Well we finally got our Income Support and Housing Benefit sorted out after months of waiting. The period wherein our 'earmarked' capital may be disregarded will end in May though. We still have no firm date atall for our shared ownership home - in fact building work on the site hasn't started yet! :mad: . So we are…
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Northern Ireland - Fuel allowance
Hi, wonder if you can help me. My father-in-law has asked me to find something out for him since he is not on the internet yet. He moved to Northern Ireland 6 months ago and is in his 60s. He is wondering if he is entitled to a fuel allowance as he would in the UK? Also would this be means tested, and are there other…
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Child Tax Credits
I am currently in reciept of child tax credits but not working family tax credits, as my earnings last yr were considerably more than recent! Anyway, what i would like to know is do you still get free eye tests and prescriptions on child tax credits, or is it only on WFT you get that? Many Thanks x:beer:
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Advice re self employed and advice re under 25
I have 2 questions: one for me and one on behalf of my son My partner and I have been self-employed for a year and during the current financial year we have taken very little out of the company - just enough to pay household bills. Which amounts to about 13K. There will almost be no net profit at the end of the year. We…
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Tax Credits And Seasonal Work
If someone comes off benefit to go to work 30hrs but the job stops from nov-march what would the situation be with tax credits?
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JSA - just tried to sign on, advice needed
Hi All - just a brief background to my circumstances. I've recently been made redundant and have left the company with 2 months pay in lieu of notice and a healthy redundancy payment. I have savings well in excess of £16,000 so I am guessing I'm not entitled to any JSA, not even contribution based ? (been employed for the…
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Incapacity Benefit point system
Hi all Really glad I found this site as I have a few questions :confused: I've been claiming IB for the last 4 years due to being diagnosed with M.E. I've had 2 medicals in this time and I'm due another one about the end of April. I remember when they signed me off for another year that i recieved a letter with my point…
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Challenging the recovery of overpayments
Does anyone know roughly how long it normally takes for the HMRC to reach a decision when you submit a challenge to the recovery of tax credits overpayments?
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Child Benefit Mess
I have been in contact with Child Benefit numerous times and have all emails to proove, also rang and spoke to an adviser. This was regarding payments going into my Natwest Acc be stopped as bank charges were swallowing them up . :mad: In all before they eventually managed to stop them I lost Ch/Ben 13weeks total £378-95,…
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Doing voluntary work while on benefits
I've been talking to my SIL. Her youngest is now in school and she goes in to help in the classroom. She goes in on average once every 2 or 3 weeks for between 1 1/2 and 2 hours each time. She sits and listens to the kids read- nothing else as she is too immobile to be doing much else. I told her that i thought that would…
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help about housing benifit
hi could some one help, my sister in law owns a 1/4 of her late Dads house, my sister in laws, sister, owns the other 3/4 of the house and lives in the house, she pays her sister (my sister in law) around £30 a week in rent for her 1/4 share of the house. My sister in laws sister is being made redundant soon and she would…
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WTC and CTC Help - Please
I am a single mum of a 8mth son who recently went back to work on Jan 08 after six months of maternity leave. I contacted the Tax credit office back in December informing them of my change in circumstances and that my son will be starting nursery from 1st week of Jan. My current situation, Salary £13,000 Nusery fee £643…
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Advice needed on returning to wrk
Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me? My partner currently claims income support as he suffers from anxiety and panic attacks and 4 yrs ago I was diagnosed with M.E so also couldnt work. In recent months I have been alot better and wanting to get back to work however it has been really hard because I cant leave my…
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Revenue and Customs website- for those worried about loss of data CDs
I saw this on another forum I read, and after searching haven't seen it on MSE yet. On the HM Revenue and Customs website there is now a web page for people who are worried about fraud resulting from possible fraudulent use of NI details. It just beggars belief :confused: Do we actually pay Govt employees for doing this…
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Bank Account On Benefits
Hello could you tell me what your monetery allowance is in a bank account if you are receiving benefits . i thought it was 8k ,but i believe it is higher now .could you advise beatrice
