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on income support, partner moving in?
Hello everyone, I hope someone out there can help me. I am getting income support at the moment (since oct last year) and am hoping for my partner to move in with me and my 2 children. The thing is he has just been made redundant and is now clamins JSA. I have been trying to find out what we would be entitled to if he did…
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Income Support (is this right)
Hi, In 2003' i was diagnosed with depression, and was in receipt of i think it was incapacity benefit, i was receiving £170 a fortnight, early this year i had to have a regular assessment but failed as i didn't score enough points, i was told i could appeal and be deducted 40% and if i win the appeal i get the money paid…
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Claiming working tax credits and tax rebate question
Hi I received £400 odd quid for a tax rebate for the 2008 period as I hadnt worked long enough. Im starting a new job soon and have been told i can claim working tax credit as i didnt earn enough last year(but my salary for this year is above the tax credit threshold but im assuming the tax credit ill be eligible for now…
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Housing Benefit
Hi All, I am currently living as a lodger and would like to know whether it is possible to claim housing benefit to help pay the rent. I am currently job seeking as my employment contract has now ended and i am worried that i will struggle to pay the rent if i do not find something soon. I desperately need to pay the rent…
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Disability Income-Housing Benefit
Hi there, Hope someone can help! I have recevied a letter from my local council informing me that my housing benefit and council tax benefit have been revised because my income has changed. As far as I know my income has not changed-I am on incapacity benefit, short term higher rate of £80.15 per week. In the letter it…
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Back together again
Hi Just wondering if you can help me. Me and my partner split few weeks ago, and i informed tax credits to ammend it to a single claim. We have decided to get back together and make a go of it. Just wondering what will happen with tax credits. Worried about payments, and if I can just add my partner back onto the claim, or…
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Confused about JSA & Pregnancy
I'm currently receiving income based JSA, and my partner is on conts based as we were both made redundant in recent months. We have one child and I'm pregnant (only 13 wks) and i'm confused about what benefits i'd be receiving around my due date - in the event me and OH don't have jobs by then which i would think (& hope!)…
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Tax Credit Warning. Are you getting the cash you're entitled to?
What this is all about (see below for the video) Tax Credits are money paid by the government via the Inland Revenue to make it easier for people to stay in work rather than live on benefits. This is a quick note on whether you're entitled, how to renew and what to do if you've overpaid. There are two types of tax…
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Getting mortgage paid
I need a bit of help from anyone who has been in a similar situation. I have split up with my partner and moved into my buy to let propety. I have since been made redundant and need to get assistance with my mortgage interest. Unfortunately living in the propety i am in breach of my contract so cannot get the mortgage…
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Jsa
Hi all, can anyone tell me what happens after you have been on JSA for 6 months? I was told it is only payable for 6 months, do you get any benefit after that time. My wife works 20 hours a week and gets working tax credit, child tax credit and CHB. Will we just lose the JSA money or can we then claim something else?…
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refused WTC ?
hi all a friend has recently tried to claim working tax credit but has been refused ? she works 24 hours per week, annual income of £13000, her husband was made redundant 2 months ago (no red payment due) and is now on cont based JSA They have a 14 month old baby and receive £40 per week CTC is this correct that they…
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Council Tax underpayment
Hi I am writing this for a friend (will get her joined on here asap!). She has just moved to a 4 bed council house from a 3, she has 3 children, (aged 17, 12 & 4), works16-20 hours a week and is claiming WTC. When the new claim for HB and CT was put in, they told her she is entitled to just over 50% CTB. She was paying…
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SSP question-what documents needed??!
Hi-was on SSP until 29 May. Then on annual leave from work. Due back 10 June but Doc has given me a new sick-note (no sick-note for 30/5-9/6) from 10 June for 2 weeks. Do I just send the sick note to work or do I need to fill in a new form (can't remember it's name but sent it in when 1st signed off sick). From what date…
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familly tax credits
Can anyone tell me if you can claim tax credits for previous years as it appears that I would have been due payments based on my income. I haven't claimed anything for the last 5 years
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Still entitled to working tax credits and child tax credits???
hi, i was hoping you could help me with this on behalf of my mum. my sister is 18 and is planning on going back to college in september for 2 years studying either a CACHE diploma in childcare (levels 2&3) or a BTEC national diploma in children's care. both courses are full time and will last for 2 years. my mum works 20…
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i messed up with HB-ADVICE PLZ
im a single mum and i have applied for hb. on my contract they had put my guarantors name ,so hb wouldnt accept it. but for my agency to change the name, they were asking for £420 which i cannot afford. my landlord emailed me the contract to read it before it was signed. so wot i did i printed it off put with my name on it…
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Housekeeping
My Nephew has recently got himself a job which he earns approx £900 a month. My sister and brother-in-law are both out of work and on benefits council tax benefit and housing benefit. They have both told my Nephew that the council have phoned them up demanding that he pays £350 a month in which includes £80 a month council…
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Backdated jobseekers allowance?
Hi, I finished my degree in March but have only just applied for job seekers allowance, as i wasnt expecting it to be so hard to find work. I have my first contact appointment on Friday and I was wondering if its possible for me to get payments backdated from when I finished as this would add to a reasonable sum of money,…
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W.F.T.C and selling land
Could anyone help please ? I am a single parent trying to find work (3 kids ,rented house) so when i get a job I will be appling for W.F.T.C, but I own a piece of land that i have been offered £28,000 for, this money would be to put towards buying a house, if i could ever get a morgage, will this affect the WFTC ? I'm so…
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Start uni in september - can i get JSA till then
Hello. I am due to start university in september. I am eighteen, I am to receive grants/loans/etc in September. I have just left/graduated secondary school. Finding a job is difficult, and few companies will even interview because I am moving away in 4 months time. Am I eligible to receive JSA from now until I start my…
