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National Insurance contributions
Hi I was wondering if someone can confirm that I've got this right. At the moment I am a single parent working 16 hours a week at min wage. Thinking of increasing this to 20 hours. I've woked out that my ctc and wtc will remain the same and I won't pay tax on my extra earnings. I don't pay NI contibutions at the moment but…
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Employment Support Allowance Question
Hi All, I would be grateful if someone could help me out with an answer. My father was diagnosed with Cancer about 12 months ago and has not returned to work since. After 6 months off sick, he was on half pay, then got Employment Support Allowance. As of 30th June, he will have been retired medically by his employer and…
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LHA question
Thanks in advance for any help. It's looking likely that I will have to give up my house and rent privately. I see that LHA is based on how many bedrooms you need, most flats around here are two bed but being single with no dependants I obviously only need the one. Will I still qualify for LHA if I can only find a two bed…
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tax credits change of hours and childcare
Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone may be able to advise me ? I currently work part time 18 hours with and income of around 9500 plus bonuses which could be another £1600,my partner is currently working 37 hours a weekat £370 gross,the job is currently just temp and they are advising him month by month if they still…
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NHS Bursary?
I am going to start a nursing course. I was going to wait until 2012, but have seen that there is a NHs bursary up to £6K. Is this a one off 6K, or is it fo three years? If its for three years, is it £6K a year, or 6K for the three years? thanks
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Reclaiming PAYE Tax
Hello all, I wasn't sure where to ask this question so I thought I'd post it in this board. I am a 22 year old student working part time (yearly salary of £4800) and as such I don't need to pay any tax on my income as my salary falls below the threshold. However over Easter I worked 48 hours of overtime resulting in an…
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Advice please re 18 year old son and Tax Credits
I left my husband last November. When my tax credits form came last month i notice my son was not on there, the other two kids were. I rang them up about it but keep getting fobbed off. When i was with my husband we only got the minimum payment for the kids, but now i am on my own i need as much as possible. He is at…
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childcare question
I get help from child tax credits with my childcare i rang tax credits because my daughter is going to go an extra day to nursery so my nursery fees will be going up .I told tax credits that i now be paying £50 per week but it is only going to be £42 do i need to phone them again ? I am asking in regard to the £10…
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Warrant of execution -please help urgent
hi. i need some urgent advice please. i have a recieved a warrant of execution today for overpaid housing benefit. what can i do as i have to find £165.25 by thursday and i just can't do it. i've read about having the warrant suspended and arranging a paynent plan. has ever heard or done this?? i know i got myself into…
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Be grateful for some advice please
Evening all hope you are well, thanks for looking. Im after a bit of info if possible. I currently have a full time job from which i off sick at present, after being signed off for a month. I dont know if will be signed off for longer Anyway i am planning to go back part time at 16 hrs per week when i do go back as my…
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Severe disablement allowance and maybe going back to work
Hi I'm currently signed off sick with ME and a few other medical problems. I have been recieving servere disablement allowance for a few years, and have just been offered an opportunity to maybe come off this. Im sure that you are able to carry on recieving your benefit for a couple of months if you earn under a certain…
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temporary employment
I have been offered a temporary post (applied for permanant post) with a new Tesco opening nearby. For 10 weeks, though it may finish sooner if tesco dont need temps. My hubby is disabled & cannot work, we claim DLA income suport etc. have 2 kids although 1 will be going to Uni in september. Is it worth taking this…
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Benefit Help Neede
I am 53 and have daughter 17 who I receive tax credits for. I was working 30hours per week but now am only working 16. The problem is my daughter is thinking of taking a gap year next year and going to Uni the year after (this depends on her A level results). If she does take a gap year she will still be dependant on me…
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Dodgy Phonecall from HM Customs & Revenue (Tax credits)
Hi A guy called me yesterday saying he was from Revenue & Customs asking to verify the details of our claim or similar. We had a letter through a few weeks ago from an address in Preston saying we had to call them just to go through a few things which we did and they were more interested that they had all the correct…
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son currently getting EMA, I get his CB & CTC but what would he get if he....
My 17 y.o son is currently on a apprenticeship and gets EMA, I still get CTC and CB for him. But he recently became a father and is wanting to move in with his girlfriend (she gets income support etc for her and baby), or to get a flat of his own, he IS planning on sticking with his course to give his baby a better future.…
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housing benefit
Hi I am moving out of my home and into rented accomodation with my children my house is for sale and my husband is staying in the house untill it is sold (if he pays the mortgage) at this stage there is some equity in the house will this effect my housing benefit claim?
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I feel there's no way out.
Sorry for the length of this but I have been putting it off for ages. I have been off work sick, since last July and do not have a job when I am fit enough to return to work. I used to be a Project Manager for the local authority and had a good salary. I now get £80.15 pw Incapacity Benefit. I have applied for help with my…
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Moving G/F in, is it worth it?
OK first of i'm not trying top rip anyone off, I just want to know what moving my g/f in will cost me/us. Is there anyone apart from CAB that i can go to and ask how moving her in will affect me as far as how much i get each week and other benefits i get such us housing and council tax, i suspect we will be worse off to…
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JSA advice
Hi, I've been in real financial difficulty recently with no work (due to having to care for my mum) and absolutely no money, overdraft at it's limit. Been jobhunting really hard but obviously i applied for benefits but am completely new to this. Eligable for JSA and housing/council tax benefit Got letter about JSA today…
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Unable To Attend Sign-On
Hi, I'm unable to attend my sign on for next time as I'm going to be on a break (but still in the UK) for two nights. What will happen with my claim? Can I change my day that I sign on...I'm actually going on the day I'm due to sign. Thanks
