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Help needed ref child tax credits, the family element
Hello, can someone tell me please what the bracket is for the basic family tax credit? I was lead to belive that anyone earning over 27,000 and under 56,000 only got the 506.00 payment per yr (could be more than that now). Please does anyone know please what the bracket is? many thanks
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Advice for company owners on CTC & WTC who take a dividend & expenses
I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on claiming tax credits / working tax credits when you run your own company. I'm claiming for 3 children, my wife doesnt work and I take a salary of approx of £10,000 / year. During the year I will claim a mileage allowance of approx £4000. Depending on how well the business does…
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Deserate advice needed re HB IS and New deal
Dear all. I really need some advice. I hope I can explain it clearly and I'll try and be brief. I am 32 and a single parent with a 5 year old child in a HA property. Last year on the 15th April 2008 after retraining I finally got a full time job. New deal was great and supported me tremendously and everything worked out.…
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Wtc
What is the minimum amount as self employed myself and partner can claim (were told can't put zero) but we aren't getting any profit from work yet? (we have 1 child we claim CTC for). Thanks for any answers!
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JSA and student partner exemption
Just been to job centre and finally (after 3 attempts...) signed on for JSA. However, my OH is a full time student (not on vacation) and apparently he has to sign on too (as it's classed as a joint claim) until he gets the exemption through. Problem is he has lectures and exams when his signing on time is and they won't…
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help need with child tax credit overpayment in 2005
hi all 1st time i have posted on here so please be kind! I was overpaid £7K by them in 2005, i phone them straight away to tell them and was told that someone had inputted my wages as £26 and not £26,000. I ask them to send me a giro repayment form to ensure the payment was correctly returned i did this 3-4 times over a…
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Ending JSA
Hi Does anyone know how long it takes for my letter to be sent saying I have stopped claiming JSA as I informed them last Friday. Thanks
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Jobcentre Help please!!
Hello, I have been on jsa for the last 12 months. My savings are around £7500 when i first started and around 7,700 this month. I have been spending prudently. I recieved a letter last week asking me to send my latest bank statements. I went to the jobcentre taking my latest bank statement which was for the month of May.…
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LHA and lodging....
currently i'm living up north and would really like to relocate to wales to be with my family again and things aren't really working out here after a few years of trying. Money is very tight so even the propect of moving is going to be very hard... I should be able to lodge for a few months with a friend in his rented…
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Confused RE: SSP, DLA, JSA etc.
I am 24 and I have been in full time employment since I was 17. Personal occurances towards the end of last year resulted in me being off work since January this year. I live on my own in a council house. I am on SSP of roughly £80 p/w and I am currently receiving housing benefit and council tax benefit. There is a…
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Problems getting my child benefit
Last year I had LOADS of problems with my 15 year old and to cut a very long story short she moved in with her father who she had previously had no contact with for years.I rang up both Child Benefit and Tax Credits, doing everything by the book, telling them I was no longer entitled to claim for her. My payments…
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can mum claim back hospital travel costs?
my mum has had to visit the hospital to have treatment she lives in a care home and she has had to have taxes and a care worker to go with her in a week it has cost £130 as she has had to go every day she gets disability living allowance higher rate can she claim any costs back?she is 81 years old.
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Self employed but now broke ankle.
Hi all, Im now unable to work and dont have insurance (as far as i know) to cover for the broken ankle. Does anyone know if im entitled to any help while im unable to work. Thanks in advance J
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Work focused interview for 'income support'??
My cousin, she is on income support, and has received a 'work focused interview' letter, to come and take the interview. (she has severe mobility problems and is venerable to fall) She is on Higher rate Care + mobility so i read somewhere that makes her Exempt from the work focused interview. Is that true? - if she shows…
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Am i entitled to job seekers
Does any1 know if i will be able to get jsa my oh works fulltime 46 hrs i dont wrk after giving up my job nov 08 cos of them relocating we recieve tax creds basic if i did get jsa would it affect my tax creds
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College???
Hi, I need some advice, I am thinking of going back to college to do either A-Levels Business/IT. I am currently on incapacity benefit & income support, I know what people are going to say... (Go to college, go to work....) The thing is i know i can do a course online and go into college to do the exams, but i was…
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Refused JSA what can I do?
My wife was recently made redundant, she only worked part time and earned £105 per week. She made an appointment with the Job centre and had interview etc. She has now had a letter to say she is not entitled to anything as she hasnt paid enough NIC. she was only out of work for 3 months in the last two years. Is there…
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Advice Needed Please - Originally jt claimant and now sole claimant
Hello - am wondering if any one can advice me on this please? My partner and I split up in January this year. I phoned the TC office at the time and they closed the jt claim that we had and opened up a new sole claim for me. I have now received the form to finalise our jt salary figures for the year 08/09 and I know that…
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Access Courses
I'm currently in receipt of JSA and as per another thread, I'm looking to retrain and hopefully get some qualifications for a new profession. I've found an access course close to where I live lasting a year. Does anyone know how much these cost to do, or if theres any help (like an adults EMA) available whilst I do it?…
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tax credits
hi have friend who r from maratius,,he works as a nurse for nhs,,wife does agency work when she can get it,,they have 2 kids,,not entilted to child benefit till in country 4 years,,but would they be entilted to child tax credits,,
