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Child Care Element of TC?
Hi there I've done some moseying round the usual Gov sites, but I am still really confused. If I work fulltime, but my partner is at home. I have assumed we will not qualify for any help with childcare. But, two friends of mine insist they have qualified for some sort of help with these costs. My Oh is at home, and we…
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Tax Credits Renewal Award 2009/10
Hello, I been made redundary last January 2009 and my end of tax year from April 2008 to April 2009 are £8024 from my employee. However I do have income support, disability living allowance, child benefit, cold winter payment, disability living allowance xmas bonus, housing benefit, council tax benefit, free school meal…
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I claim long term incapacity benefit
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows, I have been on Long term Incapacity benefit for a couple of years and have been unable to work. I have experienced a hard few months with my health and have been offered to go and stay with family in Australia for 3 months to help my recovery and get over what has happened. Does anyone…
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Dole post Maternity pay?
Hi guys I have a question. If I am in full employment and currently on maternity leave getting SMP for 9 months, can I claim on the dole from month 10 to month 12 before returning to my original job? I will be technically not earning anything, even though I am still 'employed'. I am married with only one child (currently 6…
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Can son working 19 hours a week claim any benefits?
My 23 year old son has been unemployed for the last 6 months and was claiming Job Seekers Allowance. He has just started a job where he works for 19 hours a week. His pay per hour is £6.70. If he gets holiday pay he will get £6619.60 per year. [FONT="]We are grateful for the job, but obviously he would like a full time…
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Apparently not entitled to anything?
Hey sorry I'm new, I've been reading these boards for a while now but only just signed up. I really need some advice and hoping someone on here can help me? Sorry in advance for the length of this post.... I'm 19. Unemployed. 36 weeks pregnant. I have a partner. 25. Working 40 hours a week. Just over 16 k a year, which…
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How do gambling winnings affect benefits?
I have had a straight answer from the income tax people that any winnings from gambling are tax-exempt even if you could be considered a professional gambler. But no one seems to know for sure how gambling winnings affects benefits. It's been discussed here before but the responses were inconsistant and uninformed. Does…
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Cant get benifits but...
I'm unemployed at the moment but not entitled to any benifits, to much savings. If i register as unemployed will i get my NI contributions paid for though.
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Signing on when away
A friend claims jsa and is due to sign on next tuesday, her uncle died yesterday and she has had a call today to say the funeral is next wednesday Her sister paid for flights leaving monday, but she is concerned what is going to happen to her claim. Can she sign on the monday afterwards (she returns on friday evening) she…
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incapacity benifit question
I am single , have two children and claim incapacity benifit ,I am really starting to wish i was on income support instead,I have to make rent payments and council tax payments,were my next door neighbour in a similar situation to myself doesnt pay anything to these,and now ive found out that i cannot claim for a comunity…
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JSA Help Needed
Have found out today that I have been put on contribution based JSA ...... As I understand it, this only lasts 6 months - then what? OH works 24 hours and we have one son, 16. TIA
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Transferring house ownership to enable claim for housing benefit..?
My landlady is in financial trouble and wants to transfer the deeds of her house to her father so that she can become a tenant in his house and start claiming housing benefit. Can anyone see any problem with her being able to do this? It should be noted that while this is a house in England, her dad lives in (and is a…
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Housing benefits with wages
Is there a max you can earn for you to be able to claim HB/LHA?
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Rent?Housing Allowance advice needed for a friend in a mess please?
Hi everyone I'm hoping to cut a long story short, so here goes! I have a friend who needs to leave her partner as he is violent and abusive. She has an (almost) 4 year old daughter with him. She doesn't work, and so would be claiming help towards her rent which I understand would be Housing Allowance and is paid directly…
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Atos Healthcare
Hi there I've been on IB for 20 months. This follows my cancer diagnosis. In this time I've been called for work-focused interviews and been asked to complete the dreaded IB50. However, with my latest IB50 there's a covering letter from some quango called Atos Healthcare. A quick google tells me that they're basically out…
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Cease Trading
I am a 63+ years old (married) self employed sole trader who looks like I will have to cease trading in the next couple of weeks due to lack of work (for which I am very bitter as I didnt cause this recession).I have been self employed for approx 10 years .Could anyone give me any advice as to what benefits I will be able…
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tax credits
i normally recieve my carers allowance on a monday and tax credits on a tues ,my carers was paid in to the bank early because of the bank holiday .but my tax credits still havent gone in the bank today has anyone else not recieved there tax credits
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housing benefit not paid
we normaly receive our housing benefit on the day our rent is due. however due to the bank holiday our benefit hasn't been paid yet, but the standing order for the rent was still attempted to be paid by the bank. we have now incued a £60 charge from the bank. can we ask the council to pay this chage as it is their fault we…
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what happens now.............?
Hi everyone, myself and the mrs have decided to go our seperate ways, we're currently getting child benefit, working tax credit and child tax credit. As i'm the only one working can i still claim these? thanks Luke
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Gna be working 55hours per week, but cant get working tax creds cos age?!!!
Does anyone know if i have done something wrong in calculating my elegibility?? Or is just ANOTHER ridiculous government dig and people who are under 25??!! :mad::mad: I dont actually know what working tax credits are given for, since the websites about them dont explain much like they do about what other benefits are for.…
