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JSA with money in savings
Hi all, I have a question that i'd like your view on please. I have last month been made redundant after working in the same company for 10 years. I was looking to claim JSA as I have just returned to live at my mother's house (first time in 10 years!) I have been a hard working individual in the financial services…
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Claiming for anything
Hi People if this is the wrong place to post this please accept my appologies. I am asking this question on behalf of my son. My son took a job for three days a week (mon, tue and wed) it was a good job working with a plasterer and training the same time £6 per hour 24hrs a week now the plasterer he works for takes days…
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wtc, h/b and c/t
Hi All, i have two problems i dont know what to do about and i hope someone can help. Quick background: last tax year working 37.5 hr @ £6.70 till dec then 2 months on jsa con based 1st problem : 05/05/09 Started a new job 30hr @ £5.83 I called wtc to say that the job i'm doing now is for a different company with less hrs…
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Turning 65
Hi, my dad is about to turn 65, and he's a bit worried about how the money he gets will be affected. He took redundancy bout 15 years ago, to look after my mum, who is disabled. At the moment he get pension credits,carers allowance, and they get full housing benefit, council tax benefit. My mum gets severe disablement…
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Want to work
This is a bit unusual I know. But I could do with some advice on this. I failed my medical and so am going through the appeals system (dont know how long it will take). I had another op last week and for the first time in months feel like I did a year ago. Thats not as good as most people, but for me that is a hugh step. I…
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JSA refused,carry on signing on ?
I have had my claim for jsa refused.This is because I am a self (un)employed sub contracting joiner.Thus I have not paid any class 1 ni for the last 15 years I have been self employed. I believe they work it on the last two tax years ? Anyway,my question is,is there any point in me carrying on signing on ? In the letter it…
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Childcare Tax Credit Ready Reckoner discussion
:starmod: This thread is to discuss the new Childcare Tax Credit Ready Reckoner :starmod: in the Childcare Costs guide Please click reply to discuss
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What would you do?
Hi, I'll try and keep this as short as possible. My younger sister (now 20) and myself shared a flat from Aug 08 to Feb 09 and throughout that time made everything as difficult as possible. She moved through from Edinburgh a week after I moved into our new flat in Glasgow, and she got a job fairly quickly working in bar.…
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Can i work freelance on incapacity benefit
Hello, I am currently off work due to ill health and my SSP has run out so my employer is transferring me to incapacity benefit status. They have offered to transfer my contract from been employed to working for them as a contractor in order for me to earn some money while at home - however this has huge set up costs for…
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Child/Working Tax Credit Dispute
Hi all, Got a bit of a problem and I'm really struggling to find some advice on what I can do to resolve the problem. Basically I'm in the process of separating from my wife BUT because we're unable to sell our house we're still living together as a 'family' (Dad, Mum & Son). We decided to separate in Aug 08 but we're…
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Glasses Lens replacement.
Well, after 9 years of wearing glasses i've managed to scratch a lens in the strangest place! I bought both frames and lenses on HC2 basis in October. My circumstances have changed though and I now have an HC3. My Optician says it's going to cost £40 to replace. I have Prism in both lenses so does this count as complex,…
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NHS glasses voucher and problems proving entitlement joint JSA
Perhaps im being dim but how do you provide proof of your joint JSA entitlement when all letters etc are in partners name ? I am overdue for an eye test, have made an appointment for next week and the person in the shop told me to bring in proof of our jsa claim to get a free eye test and a discount on glasses - but having…
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housing benefit help
hi everyone, just need a little advice on my housing benefit... since loosing my job in dec 08 i have been claiming income-based jsa im 21 yrs old and live in a 1 bed flat, rent is £460 month...as i am only 21 i have only been able to claim HB for under 25 - shared room rate, which is 63.46wk....my mum pays the rest of the…
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childcare/tax credits and vouchers
HI, we are paying over £100 childcare a week for our 3 children - we have had the new entitlement for this year and we are not getting any help with childcare from Tax Credits - would this mean that we would definitely be better off getting vouchers? Would we need to tell them seeing as we are not geting help from them…
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Tax Credit back payments
Hi, I've been a lurker for a while, posting on the BR board but Ihave a q regarding back payments. My brother & partner are in a financial mess and have asked me to help them out. I was wondering how far back can you go to check that they have been paid the correct amount of tax credits & how far back can any back payments…
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would we be entitled to hb 7 ct?
Hi Do you think its worth us applying for hb and ct benefit? We have been on entitled to and that is coming out completey wrong:confused: it saying on there that my hubby would NOT get ANY wtc, but he has been getting this for years so we dont understand. We have the following weekly income at the minute (this may change…
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Filling in Tax credit forms..question childcare help
Hi All As above , have got to page 3 which says put a X in the box if you work 16 hours a week or more for the help with childcare costs, well both myself and OH do work over 16 hours but my OH is on maternity , should we put a X in now , or wait till she goes back to work and then contact them ? Cheers
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Difference in benefits from 16 to 26 hours?
Hi all. I currently work 26 hours but i absolutely hate where i work. A position has come up at a better place but its only 16 hours. They both pay the same hourly rate but i'm wondering what difference this will make to my WTC's. The tax website works out your benefits from your past income, so i cant find the answer i…
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Bit of advice needed...
Hi all, bit of a long one here, i've just been offered a wonderful house back home near where my family are (housing association, been waiting 3 years for it) and have split from my parner so in a couple of weeks when i move i'm going to need to go on benifits, have checked with entiled to .com and i can claim housing and…
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Disability allowance
I had an MRI scan in April this year, been told ive got cervical degenerative disc disease - high form and also an inflamed tendon all on the right hand side of my body, i am also right handed and this makes my situation worse as i am in a lot of pain. I have been signed off work as the consultant said i need to rest the…
