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Scared, depressed and skint
I have been unable to work since 2003 due to anxiety problems, and after I had to leave my job I was awarded incapacity benefit, every so often I would be "called up" for a medical and each time they agreed that my condition was severe enough to receive incapacity benefit. But in june of last year I had a medical with…
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claiming living with partner
can i claim unemployment benefit while im living with my partner?
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child tax credits and pension contributions
i need some help as i am totally confused, i need to send back my renewal child tax credits form and need some help with working out a few figures please! my husband pays into 2 private pensions= £3079.69 annually, i can deduct any pension contributions he has paid from his end of year salary, to bring down our earnings…
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ESA Appeal advice needed
Having been off sick for some considerable time I've been claiming ESA at the initial "assessment rate". I had to attend their medical some weeks ago and have now received a letter saying I'm not eligible for ESA and it will therefore be stopped. This is despite both my GP and a Consultant saying I am not well enough to be…
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Carers Allowance + Working (fraud interview)
Hey guys, This isn't for me by the way! It's for my mother-in-law. She's been claiming carers allowance for my father for the last 2 years. She has had jobs in them 2 years too (part time jobs), earning more then the £95 p/week limit. She said she didn't know she wasn't allowed to earn money (which I believe).... she just…
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have spd/pgp can i claim esa?
Hi there, ive been suffering with spd for about 3 months now, and only recently read that i may be able to claim esa as i didnt qualify for maternity allowance, although i would have had i not had to finish work due to this condition. ive been told by benefit line that i need sick not from doctor, and that it could be…
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Please help me with tax credits
Hi I am new and I am very confused with the tax credits and what i might be able to claim, any help would be great thanks. My husband and me both work full time, he earns about 21k and i earn 19k per year. We are due to have a baby and i know we can get the 20 pounds per week but what else do we get. We dont have any…
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infobabout housing benefit
just a quick question, does it affect housing benefit if my friend is receiving child maintenance £30 a week
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Child Tax Credit.
How does child tax credit, specifically the help with childcare work for self employee'd or contractor's? Ho does it work if you don't know your hours or how much you will be earning? i know you need to be working 37 hours a weeks to claim but if you are working the 37 hours one week and then not working the next week can…
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Housing Benefit Disability Premium
Hi everybody, I would be grateful if someone could answer my query with regards to the housing benefit disability premium. My social worker has said I am eligible for this as I receive the disability element of working tax credit. However, my council have said I am not as this is not available in my area (they said I could…
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Incapacity Benefit changes - very worried
My husband is having a real anxiety attack worrying himself silly about the benefits changes in regards to Incapacity Benefit :( . At the moment he receives the long term rate, plus DLA, as he has degenerative Arthritis of all the major joints, including significant changes in his spine (e.g curvature + bony growths and…
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Housing benefit question
Hi there, we already get housing benefit and we recently updated our council and told them when our baby was born and that our rent had gone up so they have reassesed us accordenly. It was only when I was reading through the paperwork that it hit me that our child tax credits have changed and they informed us of this in…
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Pension credit questions for my MIL.
Hi I hope this is the right board...wasn't sure whether to go to Silver savers instead........ I need to find out a bit more about pension credits etc on behalf of my MIL plus she is deaf (~with aid but limited hearing), has a hip joint problem (not urgent enough for NHS op yet but she can't drive, walk far) and has just…
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Incapacity Benefit Appeal
Hi, I won my incapacity Benefit Appeal on Wednesday and I'd just like to know if I have to contact anyone in regards to this, or will my backdated money just automatically go in within 4-6 weeks, Thanks.
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Warm front
Hi, We are on Income based JSA since my husband was made redundant in February. Our boiler has just broken again, last time my husband was working, and we do not have any heating, which hopefully we will not need till November or so, but we also do not have any hot water and have had to boil water on the cooker for the…
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Is there any help for my Grandma?
My Grandma has been quite poorly recently with bad back, she can hardly walk and is no longer able to lift her knees over the bath so is washing using the basin and flannel. Is there any help/assistance/grant she could get with getting a chair lift or something that could help her? She has visited the Dr numerous times, is…
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Info needed
Hi i have a 18 year whos still in further education and works 8hours a week and gets EMA ... im on IB and get IS for him as well as CB .he would like to do a few more hours work , my question is how many hours would he safely be able to work before it effects my benefits . any info would be much apprechiated ...
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Reclaim Compensation from payout
My dad is 70, he is about to receive £30000, from NHS , for them killing his wife, our mother. He is sharing the compensation with us 5 children. He receives pension credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit. How can The DWP or compensation recovery unit stop any benefits to him when he himself has not had a personal…
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WTC/IB/Income Support when Ill
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Can we get more benefit?
Hubby was made redundant whilst sick 6 mths ago and gets £89.50 Emplyment and support allowance only per week.. Hes aged 63 and wont be going back to work . I dont work but i do have savings over £30k. Im told we can claim pension credit but i need to get rid of some savings.Is this right ? :beer:I've also been told to try…
