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on the sick
my doc is wanting me to go on the sick as work is making my depression worse. but i dont think i can afford to. can some please let me no how much sick pay is a week? also would i affect my wtc and my ctc? thanks all.
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tax credits smp and....
had my second child recently, tax credits are aware and have updated my claim. however as i wont know untill march april my income for tax yr my claim is based on my salary. march sees my income halved, which coincidently is equal to smp. 2 months out of the 9 months on half pay i will get a bonus. so from work i expect to…
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Pensions and tax credits
On the tax credits form where you declare your gross salary there is something about pension contributions, I work for NHS and pay into the superannuation scheme about £100 a month do I put this in there or is it for private pensions im confused.
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overtime& tax credits/housing benefit
I claim housing benefit and tax credits and over christmas I did quite a bit of overtime to my usual work hours. After christmas when my payslips got checked I was told I had been overpaid housing benefit due to me doing overtime and my housing benefit got reduced right down to virtually nothing. I wondered at this point…
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whats this involve
Hey everyone, im making a claim for incapacity benefit online. Can someone tell me what this is all about and what it involves? When we get your application When we get your application we will phone you for more information to complete your claim. We will normally do this within five working days. The call may take about…
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JSA (are you allowed to study?)
Are you allowed to be be claiming JSA and study? OH is claiming JSA contribution based and has been for nearly 2 mths now. He's come up with an idea, could he study/learn to drive forklift truck and class 2 licence while claiming JSA? He's came up with idea to extend the jobs he could apply for. His normal licence only…
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Income Support for Self Employed (B16)
Hi Guys, I would really appreciate some advice. I was claiming JSA for 2 months and then signed off to start my own business (hand making wooden ornaments and furniture). So far it's been a bit of a nightmare as my costs are still far higher than my sales. I try to work full time on the business. I had hoped I could claim…
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Jobcentre Plus Personal Adviser Meeting
I wonder if anyone can tell me if I have to attend this meeting. I receive DLA HRC and HRM and have just been moved from SSP onto Incapacity Benefit. I am still currently employed and my Employer is holding my job for me. The letter states that the Adviser can help show how much better off I'd be in work but as I am…
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child drops out of college and on a low income
Hiya, I started work again back in December, and have been claiming child tax credit, working tax credit and lone parent, as my son went to college. he has now decided to drop out as he's not enjoying the course and didn't do well with the exams. I work between 16 and 35 hours as a carer, I am contracted to 16 but they…
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income support & job seekers
my partner is claiming jobseekers, i have finished my part time job and need to claim income support as i have 2 children, we are on my partners claim but get nothing as was getting working tax creditd and child tax credits, this has now stopped due to not working at the moment, i have informed job centre, they said they…
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can anyone advise me on what to do please?
I have been reading all about the overpayments from the tax credits etc and have had it happen to me in 2004 and i paid it back in full and never thought anymore about it until it all started coming out about that the tax credits may have been in the wrong to take the money back that was over paid. My overpayment was for…
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working tax credit back payment?
I've just looked on entitledto who seem to think DH and I are entitled to £79 a week working tax credit. My question is we have been entitled to this since january when DH got his job, so would they give us the money we should have had since then or just start paying the £79 a week from now? I imagine that it's just our…
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benefits due this week
right i have rung everyone, heres info: sat 15th - tues 18th child ben was paid tues 18th - weds 19th tax cred due weds 19th - weds 19th i.s due and possibly fri 21st tax cred thurs 20th - fri 21st tax cred possibly due fri 21st - bh - all benefits shud have been paid by now, most p.o's only open til 12pm - possibly tues…
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USA tax return advice??
Hi all, My wife is a US citizen, living here since Aug 06. She earned a few £k around end 06 to March 07, and hasn't worked since - on which basis we were not intending to submit a US tax return for her this year as it would be irrelevant. However, Mr Bush is giving an "economic incentive payment" this year, which if I…
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How accurate is entitled.to?
Hi :hello: I'm just wondering how accurate the entitled.to calculator is compared to the other Housing benefit/Council tax benefit calculators :confused: I'm trying to work out if I could get any HB or CTB on this basis : Earnings : £221 pw net Tax Credits: £157 pw Child Benefit: £42 pw Rent: £595 pcm CTax:£118pcm 3…
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Council Tax / Housing Benefit + CSA ?
Good Morning All; Just a little query on claiming benefits for the above. Currently we do not claim a penny from council tax and housing benefit as we were just above the threshold since my wife went back to work part time. Within the last year i have been contacted by the csa and now pay £50 per week which is attached to…
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Not Paid IS??
I have not been paid my IS this week (Monday). I spent the day on the phone trying to get through - with a recorded message something to do with shortages and it may take longer to answer my call, which never was! Still no money this morning! Luckily my CTC has been paid early today, but does anyone know why my IS may be…
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JSA + prescription charge
Do people on JSA not pay for prescriptions or do they get some help? I don't know if im dreaming this, but i think i remember hearing something about it.
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Tax credits help??
Advice needed. I have previously worked 16 hours, with a dd to care for this has been fine. I now have the opportunity to work 30+. Am I lightly to get more or less child tax, or do I get penalised for working too much altough only earning minimum wage. Advanced thanks for your help
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Please Advise
New to the board so a big hello to everyone. Have been on incapcity benefit for over 12 years, also get dLa at the highest rate. up till december 2006 was getting dla care at low rate, then in december 2006 they increased it to high care, I thought that was what I was entitled to. anyway just got my new housing benefit…
