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Maternity Allowance? Help before I go insane!
I applied for MA 8 weeks ago as i was not entitled to SMP from my employer. On the 1st of June I received a letter from them telling me I was not eligable for MA and they had sent my details to Employment and Support Allowance. I have contacted ESA today only to be told they have no record of any claim being put through.…
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WTC's - Mileage
Hi. Please can someone advise. I am entitled to WTC's - but my wage slip shows the mileage that I do for the company included in my YTD amounts. What do I put on my forms ? Obviously, my mileage isnt guaranteed and changes from month to month. Thanks Billie x
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tax credits help
hello i was wondering if anyone could give me some help and advice. as i mentioned in a previous post i have recently changed from a single to joint claim.i have recieved no money since doing this as they are processing my new claim. i have been phoning to chase my claim and on 2 occasions was told that there were…
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Help contract finishing
Hi, just wondered if anyone could advise me, basically I have been working as a part time lecturer at local college. I was set on with a promise of a full time contract but that never happened instead they topped up my hours facilitating. All my work has been paid via an employment agency, which has gone well. I had a…
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17 Years Old - Full Time Employment - Too high tax?
Hi Guys, I am currently on Emergency Tax and haven't been too sure how to get off it. My employer's aren't to helpful! Anyway, I have been losing around £200 in tax each month. I am under 18 and working full time. I have heard that I can: 1) Get a lower tax rate 2) Claim back tax already paid Could someone kindly point me…
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pre 1995 mortgage
how do I work out how much of my current mortgage I will recieve help with? Different rules apply pre 1995. I wondered how much I would receive? how do I calculate what I will have to find myself eg remortgage with same provider 24k over 5 -6 years if I remeber paying 400 fixed too many sherbets tonight ;-) Thanks
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redundant soon - jsa - spending cash before
will be made redundant in august will be getting 25k will be on jsa for 6 months then savings based - yes? what stops me having a great time with the cash to drop below 16k? when am I responsable for my spending eg If I currently spend 1k a month when working, can I carry on with this rate? Thanks
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retirement or retirement with illness
A neighbour has been working for the local authority for the past 20 years, she recently has been off sick from work, she will turn 60 in a few months, if she retires should she retire with illness or just normal retirement she asked me ive surfed the net but i dont know. Can anyone help please?
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More ESA questions
Hi, I applied for ESA last Friday under Fibromyalgia. They said I qualified, but that I would need a doctor's letter to claim longer than a week. Unfortunately I lost my notes from the phone call. They said I also could also claim for some other benefits, but I can't remember what they were. I didn't want to overload…
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benifits with savings and girlfriend working
I was made redundant 6 weeks ago, i have since claimed job seekers allowance(contribution based) and was told we could possibly claim for council tax and housing benifit. I therefore put in a claim. I have never claimed before and expected that we would get some help only to be told that our income is two high!! our basic…
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Help! LHA/EMA/hardship for 16 y/o in further education?
Hello, I was wondering if you lovely MSE's could help me. I'm trying to help out a girl I know who is currently 15, just doing her GCSE's. She has difficult family relationships, living with mum and siblings. Mum has informed her that when she turns 16 (next week) she will be thrown out of home. No reason has been given to…
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Rapid Reclaim - It's A JoKe!!!!
Still not received any jsa benefit money from a rapid reclaim. Have signed 2 times since submitting the rapid reclaim. I did some temp work which lasted 6 days part time. This was back on 9th May it finished. Keep ringing them every week and they say they have a backlog and to ring again (after being on hold on my mobile…
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Should i try and cliam for DLA?
First of all thank you for taking your time out to read my post. ok I’ve not worked physically since i was 19, due to my illnesses, how it all started i suffered with depression when i was 13 i was a very unhappy child, mood swing ,highs and lows which affected everything in my life, jobs, relationships, friends etc.. When…
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Confused about the rules for new claims
My Oh has not worked for at least nine years. And my savings are more than that so he will most probably get diddly squat!
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Tax credit enquiry... no money
Hi all, I've been claiming tax credits since the end of 2005 as a single person, as me & my husband split. Didn't really want to, long story, which I'm happy to say, but it's pretty boring.. Anyway, we've stayed close, he's always around, and always supported us, as he lived at his mums paying peanuts!!! Anway, after…
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working tax
me and the wife claim working tax credit can we claim free perscriptions and dentist work we have no kids
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Tax Credit - 30+ Hours a week
Hi there, I'm currently claiming WTC and TC, as a single parent. At the moment I work on average 25 hours a week. I've just seen another job advertised doing between 5 - 7 hours a week. Does anyone know if the 30+ hours element of WTC can be claimed if doing 2 separate jobs, or does it have to be on the same job? Also what…
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Tax credits for holiday childcare
Hi I currently work part time and pay my childminder £110 per week. I receive a percentage of this from TCs. My contract changes in September, I will be able to collect my son from school therefore will not need a childminder during term time. I will however require childcare two/three days a week during the holidays. Will…
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Help please!! Marriage break up, never claimed benefits!
Hiya, This is my first post so I hope it's in the right place. I hope someone can help me please. I've been married just over two years and we have two children aged three and one. My husband and I havent been getting on for a few months (money worries to be honest) and have decided to try seperating as the fighting is…
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Childcare vouchers & childcare tax credits
With our combined income we may be nearing the thresh-hold for entitlement to chidcare tax credits. (Does anyone know what the cut-off is for 2009/10?) What I also wondered though, is what impact if any to childcare vouchers (such as Busy Bees) have on calculating your income. Is it gross-income they count? Are there any…
