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Pension credit help please!
For my lovely mum and dad. My dad was 65 yesterday and mum is completely confuzzled to what they are entitled to!! My dad has been on the sick for many years(one leg, one eye and depression, bless him!) so he currently recieves about £79 a week I think. My mum works full time(she is 57) and earns £21k a year as a PA with…
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Tax Credits Based on Last Year's Income?
Hi, I'm filling in the form(s) to apply for tax credits following the birth of my daughter, however all the income details it asks for are for the 2008/09 tax year - based on these details we will be eligible for little if anything, however in the current tax year (2009/10) I am taking 2 weeks paternity leave and my…
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income support officer coming over tomorrow?
hello i got a letter yesterday saying that they will be visiting tomorrow to check that everything is still the same could they just not do this over the phone why do they need to see bank statements etc ? thanks
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repaying over payments
Is 36 months the longest period of time that the tax credit system will allow you to pay back an over payment ? My friend was told this by the help line, he owes £1100 and can only afford to repay £10 a month at the moment, until his circumstances improve, but they want £30.
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Benefits office baffled
I seem to be going around in circles with the benefits offices, nobody can give me an answer as to what I should claim. I have every confidence with the clever people on here. Situation is Husband made redundant in January and now after a lot of wrong advice is on income based JSA. I have been out of work since January…
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correct child tax payments
Is anyone with 2 children ages 14 and 16 getting over £100 a week child tax credits. I was getting £87 up to april this year but these have now gone up to over £101 my eldest has left school but is going on to college. I have rung t.c. twice now but they keep telling me that they cant tell me accurately how much i should…
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Cut in hours - JSA query
Hello, I've posted this in the jobseeking section as well as wasn't sure where was best. Hopefully someone can help. I'm a part time, postgraduate student. I haven't been on JSA since 2006 for a month or so after graduating. I work part time, only 14 hours, but it pays quite well for a part time job and I usually take home…
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Contributions Based JSA - How Many Contributions?
I can't claim this but have always wondered the answer. When you sign on for contributions based JSA, they look back at the previous two whole tax years (?right?), so at the moment 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. They look to see if you've "made enough NI contributions" as an employee. What are they looking for? - a total amount…
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Child benefit advice please
My sister split with her partner a year ago , and about 2 weeks ago her 16 year old daughter has decided she wants to stay with her dad. We do not know how permanent this will be. My sister and her ex and are on non-speaking terms and things have been very strained to say the least. Her ex has now contacted her to say she…
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interview under caution!!!!
hi has anyone been to an interview under caution for the HB before. advice plz
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Housing benefit
Can anybody help I am claiming ESA and DLA and was accepted for housing Benefit, however a friend said I should have got Local Housing Allowance, my flat is with a Housing Association, could someone let me know if its HB or LHA I should be getting thanks in advance
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Tax Credits did not deduct smp 07/08 year
Hi Everyone Just realised that I did not deduct SMP from our earnings for tax year 07/08, this would of meant that my partner and I would of had a whopping £4000 less to declare for annual income for 07/08 tax year. Does anyone know if it is it too late to claim for an underpayment for that year Thanks
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Warmfront Advice
I was recently accepted for the warmfront grant, but to my surprise they will not be replacing my 30 something year old boiler. I was sure they would as it is very inefficient, Eon just put my DD up to £169 to cover usage. I have been told that as it still heats the property and the water then they will not change it, but…
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ESA and medical certificate confusion.
Hi guys, I've found this website a real wealth of information in the past, so was hoping someone would be able to help us figure this pickle out (!)... My husband is on ESA (severe mental illness). On Friday, we received a letter saying his medical certificate was expiring on June 10th and we should post a new one in. So…
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benefits advice please
HI there I am enquiring on behalf of my brother who is in a bit of a pickle at the mo and I wondered if any of you lovely lot could advise on whether he is actually getting all the help he is. He got laid off in Jan this yr and has not been able to find work despite load of inetrviews. His wife work 30 hrs and earns approx…
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coming off income support
Hi guys Am a single mum on income support and am wanting to get a job. I know that i have to work 16 hrs or over to qualify for working tax credit but what would happen if i got a job that was 12 or 14 hrs? I presume my income support would stop but would money be deducted from my housing benefit and other payments? I am…
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Benefits available with shared ownership home
This is a query on behalf of a friend (age 55) - she was made redundant just over a year ago. She's been unsuccessful so far in obtaining work in London and is beginning to despair of being able to work ever again. Up to now her mortgage (and 2nd mortgage from when she bought ex-husband out of house) has been paid by…
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Tax Credits - Nursery Payments
I currently get tax credits which nearly covers one day a week childcare. When my daughter is entitled to the the government funded nursery places I think this payment would cover 2 days (including the funded places). I've just found out that the funded places do not cover summer/easter holidays. (Yes, my first child and I…
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JSA and Tax Credits
Hiya My partner was recently made redundant and is claiming contribution based jsa. He expected payment today and it wasn't made - they say due to receiving tax credits. I put a change of circs in for tax credits and the amount was increased but I thought this was based on him receiving jsa. He spoke to tax credits and…
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Child Tax Credit- Further information required??
Hiya I'm a single parent to four children. I have been unemployed for about a year, so I have only been claiming child tax credit. I'm not on any benefits as I inherited money from a relative a few years ago which I live on. Today, I received a letter from Tax Credits asking me to send my youngest child's birth certificate…
