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disabled child premium?
Hi, my son has just been awarded middle rate care allowance and lower rate mobility allowance for his aspergers. Of course the letter has come at the weekend when i can't contact the DWP!!. Myself and my partner receive income support as my partner is disabled, and i believe that we may be entitled to some kind of disabled…
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Housing benefit - yet again sorry!!!
hi sorry in advance for another question :confused: basically u have just finished uni and am desperately seeking work [ working very hard to find one too i cant stand having nothing to do all day im not a slob] -on JSA. my question is i have to move out of my rented accomadation in my uni city next saturday which means my…
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Industrial injuries benifit (work related Ashtma)
I was made redundant at the end of last year 2008, we took the opportunity to move 200 miles to live with and look after my elderly farther. On my jobseekers allowance interview I told them that I had Asthma due to a work related incident (exposure to Toluline Di-isocyante fumes due to faulty extraction back in 1998) I was…
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Work Focused Interview, Help please.
Hi Just a quick question. I have received a Work Focused Interview letter with an appointment for July. Slightly confused as the notes say "client coming up for a 3 year backstop trigger" what does that mean? I last worked in Sep 07 but have been on IB before (came off Dec 06) I went back onto IB in Sep 07. I currently get…
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Can someone help with Housing Benefits?
Around 2 and 1/2 years ago I moved into my girlfriends council property with her little girl - we now have another young child under one year. Before I moved in my girlfriend was gaining benefits as she was a single mother - but when I moved in I obviously took over the bills which then included rent at £75 per week etc. I…
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Tax Credit Complaint - they sent info to wrong address
Hi, I have a serious complaint with Tax Credits and am not getting anywhere. Can someone with a bit of legal knowledge help me please. 5 years ago, I divorce hubby No.1. We were only ever connected by his surname - never claimed TC, benefits - we even kept separate finances. 3 years ago, I moved to current home address…
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ESA Medical!
Ive been claiming ESA Since for a while,(Claimed in Jan, Got awarded ESA in Feb/March, but had it backdated from Nov) And ive just had my letter saying to book my appointment for my medical. Which is now booked for 30th June! Ive read a lot of posts on here about the medical and how hard it is to pass it. If i dont i will…
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Which benefits depend on your national insurance contributions?
I know that entitlement to the state pension depends on the national insurance contributions that you have paid, but what other benefits depend on paying national insurance? How long do you have have paid national insurance for to get thee benefits? I have heard that at the point you want to claim you need to have paid…
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Started Work - Tax Credit Query
I started work on 29 May 2009 after being on Income Support.& Child Tax Credit for 20 months. My renewal had already gone back which confirmed my income was £0.00 for 08/09. I contacted TCO immediately and confirmed that my annual salary will be £15,000, which in effect over estimates it for the year as we are already a…
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DWP pay for travel to have contact?
Hi Can anyone please advise if the dwp will pay someone on income support, dla or incapacity benefits a travel allowance to travel to see their children for contact purposes on a regular basis? many thanks
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benefits system - can ANYONE ANYWHERE understand it?????
Oh my word, I am getting so frustrated, i had to just find out if anyone else does as well!!! I've been signed off sick for 28 weeks. my employer won't pay me any ssp any more. i want to work, but not for them because it's too stressful because my doctor told me not to resign, i can't get jsa, even though i'm looking for a…
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tax credits and being made unemployed...
me and my partner have a join claim for wtc (me working the 30 hour required bit). He lost his job yesterday so i've rung through the tax office and notified them and now waiting to see if there will be any change to our payments. I'm pretty sure that wtc is only based on last years earning so am i assuming right that our…
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ESA Questions
I have appealed against a decision to withdraw ESA following the medical and have now been told that the decision has been revised in my favour without having to go to a formal appeal. I seem unable to get through to them on the phone so I wonder if anybody here can answer the following questions..... How long will it take…
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working 16 hours and overtime
going back to work,contracted 16 hours but if asked to do overtime would i lose tax credit money?
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Benefit in dispute
Due to an official mistake we were overpaid a benefit and we have been notified that they will be claiming back the overpayment out of our current benefit however we have very good grounds for disputing the overpayment and theri decision to claw back. I am fairly sure we will win due to it being an error on their part but…
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Need help on council tax
Hi, I have a relative who is 63 yrs ( has also applied for disability allowance since she has some issues) old who owns a house jointly with her husband. Her husband lives abroad. Additionaly, he also owns a flat in Uk which he has rented it out. My aunt does not get on with her husband these days and hence her husband is…
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JSA after college
Hi wonder if somebody can help me? My son did his last A level exam yesterday, he has now finished college. He has never worked, therefore never paid N.I. He is 18 on August 5th. He lives at home with his mam and dad (me). I work full time (£25k per year) My wife works part time (£4,500 per year) I have informed Child tax…
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Tax credits
Hi this is question for leokiss or a tax credit adviser. Firstly how long does a new claim take? and also when I call the tax credit office they told me my claim had been processed but it was waitiing to work out my payment. I still did not get anything so I rang them back and they told me there was a note on the system…
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Support for Mortgage Interest - anyone?
do they automatically give it at 13 weeks or is it another case of filling in lots and lots of forms and hoping they pay (preying they pay). They already know my mortgage details and they have said i would be entitled to help, i just wonder they seem so busy and unable to deal with anything will they make my mortgage…
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JSA - Income Protection Insurance - Redundancy
Income Protection Insurance - Redundancy and Job Seekers Allowance I was made redundant last November and luckily had income protection insurance to cover my loan and credit card repayment as well as having some cash left over for essentials. - I have no other insurance on these. I have claimed JSA since November - 6…
