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Are Tax Credits affected by living with parents?
H and I are going through a bad patch at the moment and I'm trying to work out what my financial situation would be if we split. The most sensible thing for me to do would be for me and the kids to move in with my parents. I do work and I've gone on entitledto and worked out what credits I would get. If I was living with…
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Rapid reclaim
My son was on income based JS from October 08 to Mar 09. He then started work as a self employed Private Hire driver but unfortunately that did not work out as he was working 60 hrs a week for well under the minimum wage after expenses he was only earning about £120 per week so has now ceased trading. He contacted JS again…
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Totally confused !!!!
Am i the only person in the world to be totally confused by tax credits ! I have tried to contact them to explain but i never get any answers !! I am apparently not entitled to any tax credits until nov, as i was op last year. the previous year i was on mat leave then had just started work, so is that why i have been…
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esa and housing help
does housing allowance and council tax allowance go down if you get awarded main phase esa?? with esa being 20 odd quid more a week??
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HB - LHA website seems to have moved !!!!!
Try here:- https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/Secure/Default.aspx Could people bump this for a couple of days to ensure the regulars who use it see this?
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Income support for single mum and 2 kids?
Hi first post here so please be gentle, i have looked around but just confused now. I recently split from the father of my two children and up until then was self employed. I have moved with the children out of the family home and have new rented accomodation, unfortunatly due to the nature of my business i can not…
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Family Benefit conspiracy
Hello, There is a massive,long story to this so iam just going to get to the nitty gritty of what i need to know ,bit by bit.lol,I have a family member living in southern Ireland, the family member is insistant that she is not claiming any benefits, but yet she tells me she is on these goverment courses where they get…
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Lump Sum Payment
Hi Just wondering if anyone who know's about tax credits can answer this simple question. Probably already know the answer would be no, but just want to check If you are in financial hardship, and i mean really struggling with bills, nursery fees etc, would the tax credits people give you a lump some of some your year…
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how long does it take?
hiya how long does it normally take for a decision or response? it seems quite a long time thanks guys x
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Average Wage
Firstly, I dontknow where to post this but here seemsa goodplace. The Average Wage, how much is it? and is it a realistic yard stick? If most people earn less than this then surely this is a more realistic wage by which to measure things.eg if 100 people liveon an island and 90 of them earn £10,000 a year and 10 of them…
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what to do....?
hello i am very soon going to have to claim job seekers allowance. my question is my sister has £67000 she has been saving towards a deposit,£50000 of it is an interest free loan from her company. because of the u.k bank £50000 compensation scheme she decided it was wise to move the £17000 above the £50000 into another…
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How long do tax credit renewals take ?
I sent my renewal in the day it came in which was early May but havent heard anything yet. Anyone know what the expected time frame is for getting the award notice in :confused:
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Advice required!!!!
Hi there Me and my wife are trying for a baby. I earn 30k before tax and she earns 16k before tax. I am trying to work out what we will be eligble for one she gives birth and am getting confused. I have seen these tax credit calculators but am unsure if i should fill these in as though the baby is now here and she isnt…
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Can you get any cash benefits for working 23 hours a week?
I am currently job hunting and have seen a job I would really like to apply for but the problem is it is only 23 hours a week. Obviously this is better than JSA but I would like to know if there are any benefits I can claim to get a bit extra. You have to be working over 30 hours to claim WTC don't you? I am not interested…
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Full time student - what can i claim?
Hiya everyone, Im looking at going to uni full time in a few months but still carry on working full time (3days) too. My wife works full time as well and i am wondering can i claim anything at all that will help me with my finances since i will be losing a days salary each week which adds up to a fair old bit a month!! Can…
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Working tax credit error
I currently receive Working Tax Credits each month, and have done for the past couple of years. I have been contacted by HMRC as they want details of my earnings and my employer as they have no record of this information. This seems to all stem back to that fact that I foolishly, and completely innocently, stated on my…
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DLA & Pension
Up to last week my OH received IB and lower rate DLA His last payment was May 19th (2 weeks) HE turned 65 on SATURDAY and his pension (1 week) has been paid in to our bank today. We were told that his IB would stop as we expected but his DLA would carry on as normal. the IB and DLA are normally paid on a Tuesday due today…
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Can I claim HB if I own my home but rent it out
Hi there - can anyone advise. I need to move out of my flat which I own and have someone who wants to rent it from me which will cover the mortgage. I am about to finish uni and look for a job so expect to be on JSA for a while - can I live in a rented property and claim housing benefit until I find a job even though I own…
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HELP JSA Advice Needed!!
Hi, I need some advice about benefits. Last year i returned to the UK from two years living in Oz, I got a job within weeks of getting back and stayed in that job until April. I was working as a Temp and in April I had my assignment cancelled in order to cut costs. I went and signed on and filled out all the forms but then…
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job seekers
hi im thinking about moving in with my girlfriend at the moment she is on income support and im on job seekers allowance would i lose any of this if i move in with her or would we have to do a joint claim and if so would we get less money
