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Redundancy - please help!!
Hi, Haven't posted before so I hope that this is in the right place. I am about to be made redundant. I acknowledge that I am luckier than most, as a reasonably recent single mum of two girls (6&7) I have already started to review work/home commitments and look at new employment options and am likely to be accepted into a…
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Not entitled to a thing
Im a bit :sad: at the minute, due to the fact that 'we' cannot get any help while my OH is unemployed. I earn £15,000 and OH is on JSA contribution based. We have no children, are not renting and have just heard back to say we can't get any CT benefit. I might get £22 a week WTC but thats dragging on as OH doesn't have…
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bankruptcy and work
Hi there just found this site and need some info please. I have recently been declared bankrupt but luckily just found a job thing is now i dont know exactly what i do next i understand i have to contact them but what will happpen will they ask for a means statement or will they require a lot more that i can give. My total…
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advice hmrc enquiry
Is this the right board to post re hmrc tax enquiry/ tax credits:eek: was advised to post here
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benefit entitlement
my husband had a back injury at work in june 2007 he hasnt worked since august o7 he was getting ssp but his employers have just told him that he is no longer entitled to it can someone tell me what benefits he is entitled to thanks
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ctc and free school meals
who is alb;e to claim thanks
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Maternity...benefits? Tax credits?
Hi everyone, I am due to give birth to our first child in September. When I leave work I will get the standard 90% pay for 6 weeks and then 26 weeks at the SMP (£112 per week or something like that!). I am just unsure if we will get anything else? I have tried looking on several websites, DWP and entitled to but they are…
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Volunteering and CTC/WTC
Hi, was wondering if some one could help me?I just need to know if volunteering is considered work.Also if it will affect CTC/WTC.Any thoughts please? Thanks
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Lost with WTC and IC
Hi there, I stopped working after my maternity leave finished at the end of last year. I rang the tax credits and told them. I was basically told thanks for letting us know and we will deal with it. Anyway, they still kept paying me each week. So I then sent in a letter explaining I had finished working. But I still didn't…
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Can I claim backdated working tax credit???
Hi all, first time posting! About 5 years ago I was at University as a mature student, and received Child tax credit for my son. When I started working they wrote to tell me that I was no longer entitled to CTC or WTC. I rang to query this and it was confirmed over the phone. At the time the tax credit system was fairly…
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poor health and employment
My husband has had 2 heart attacks and 3 ops in the last 5 yrs. He is currently on SSP and that runs out soon. He recently had more stents put in that have stopped the actual angina but have left him very weak and tired all the time. His employers will pay him off when the 28 weeks SSP ends. After that we can go onto…
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Ill health retirement and incapacity benefit
Hi all, I'm new to your forum and hoping you can help. I'm in the process of being retired off on an ill health retirement and wondering if I will be eligible for incapacity benefit on financial grounds. I have been speaking with citizens advice and understand that although incapacity benefit is not means tested, it is…
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Where is best value to rent when getting the new LHA
Not sure if detailed information has yet been made available on the new LHA so this question may be premature. However an important one for some help if possible. So in what areas would the new LHA go the furthest towards getting a reasonable home.
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I am currently disabled - benefits advice please
Hey guys, I have had a condition since I was a child that affects my walking; I had surgery at 13 and up until last year (when I was 20) it was fine. I went to Canada on an Internship, but after 2 months I had to come back as my condition got so bad that I couldn't walk without crutches and was in constant pain. When I got…
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House share & Benefits
My current housemate has just had a baby, we have been sharing a house for the last 3 years, we both work for the same company, but as a lone parent she has been told she may be entitled to certain benefits, while she is on maternity leave. We have been told, possibly not reliably that while we are living together, my…
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verbal appeals
hi all i have to go for a verbal appeal at stoke on trent on wednesday as when we aplied for is in november 2006 it took 10 weeks to get a reply and then they asked for a wage slip that was 3 days after i got the reply but 3 weeks beyond the cut off day of when all paper work should have been in. needless to say thay told…
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Carers Allowance and College
My son (3 next month) gets middle rate DLA. I get CA and don't work. Husband works full time. I have found a college course I want to do (and have applied), there is no reason why I should not be accepted. It is 19-20 hours per week so I am still entitled to CA. Son is presently in a pre-3 nursery, but I would be looking…
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advice please regarding benefits
Hiya i work 154 hours a month and come out with £754 per month,my son has just started working this week,hes 19,will i be entitled to working tax credit and possibly housing benefit,rent £95 per week,thanks loads x
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Benefits and house sale???
Not sure were to put this as its a house selling and benefits query, i can only give basic details as this isnt about me, but a relative. Thanks in advance
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Making Sense of Finances
My wife and I have been forced into a new financial era due to chronic illness on both our parts - heart-attack and cancer respectively. We've done the number-crunching game, but wondered whether there was anything else we're missing as we can't make the finances work. So, if you've the patience and inclination, I lay our…
