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Urgent help needed
URGENT Can anyone help? My son has just come in and told me he has the chance to go abroad for 4 days leaving tomorrow morning (a crowd of his mates are going but 1 has dropped out this evening due to family problems). The flights and accommodation are paid for and I can give him a bit of spending money. Trouble is, he is…
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What should i do...
Dear folks on MSE, I have been around for a while but this is my first post.Firstly, my husband has suffered with mental illness since 2001, he receives HRC and LRM. Anyway, I also now have serious problems with our son, who has great difficulty leaving the house to go to school.He suffers panic attacks, anxiety and is…
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Wtc and Ctc question.................?
Hi there, we're claiming WTC and CTC, my partner has been offered a cleaning job, approx 10 hours per week, does anyone know if our payments will be affected? cheers Luke
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Tax credit nhs
I just wondered if a tax credit exemption certificate is given for NHS treatment and is valid for a certain period of time...but then before this runs out, circumstances change which mean you are not getting tax credits does this mean you should not use the tax credit exemption certifictae for NHS treatment? It does not…
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Can OH get Job Seekers
Can one of you advise. OH worked PAYE until Sept 08, then worked SE for 3 months and has been paying ~£11/m for NI and has continued this DD. Claimed JSA for Jan and Feb this year. Job came up and he stopped claiming mid Feb although the work didnt start proper until 10th April until last week (ended because guy had major…
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Hubby had a serious accident
Hi I am currently living in Spain, been here for 5 years, worked our butt off. Have new grandchildren and planned to return home to the u.k to work. Both our children are grown and work in the u.k Sadly my husband had a serious accident and now is unable to hardly move. He still needs further operations and physio. We have…
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Student claiming benefits
Hi there I was wondering if I am able to claim any benefits now that I have finished uni before I find a job. I have had to leave my job because I have gone home after uni so can I claim anything? Thanks for the help
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Tax credits and temporary job?
Hi, Quick query if anybody knows (if not, I'll just wait and see :confused: ) I'm very hopeful of getting a well-paid job that is a 6 month contract. I'd be paid £9k before tax over those 6 months. Now, considering financial years etc, and I have been unemployed this tax year, would I be eligible for tax credits? If so,…
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Banks and housing benefit.
hi quick question. very long story short.. if your overdrawn at the bank and your housing benefit goes in can you go to the bank as ask for it. or can they keep it all? tenants money goes in this month and she overdrawn more than the housing benefit. we expected (me )the landlord get it tho this month into my account and…
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single parent moving in with partner
Hi I will be moving to be with my new partner in a few weeks. Currently i am on is as a single paretn with rent and council tax paid due to the is claim. When i move in with my partner i know my income support will stop but will i be able to claim job seekers as i will be actively seeking employment Cant wait to move and…
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Housing benefit
My partner has his decree nisi and has been advised by his solicitor not to get his absolute as his ex is ill and it would benefit him more to be a widower than a divorcee. He has been given a council bungalow and has applied for pension credit and housing benefit, both of which he has been turned down on due to the fact…
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Separated but still living in same house
I wonder if anyone can help me with this on here, before I try to navigate my way around the insanely complex benefits system myself...? Myself and my partner have decided (quite some time ago) that we will be going our separate ways as soon as we are financially able to do so. We still live in the same house, only because…
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tax credits and company cars
hi Can anybody tell me is it the value of a company car (that appears on pd11) that gets added to my earnings for tax credits purposes thank you pauly
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Tax Credits and Minimum wage
Hi, my friend works as a nanny and as such receives a small amount of pay which is less than the minimum wage. The adviser on the tax credit line told her to ask for minimum wage, which is not going to happen, and only then can she claim tax credits. I don't know the full details yet but I'm assuming the adviser classed my…
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Council are being a pain & won't backdate my housing benefit
As it stands I'm currently unemployed and living in London, I've been finding it a real pain in the a.rse finding work within my field (I'm of a creative persuasion) due to the current economic climate it's proven even trickier than usual. Fortunately I was able to claim housing benefit, but as I am so poor right now I was…
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JSA after voluntarily leaving job
I finished university a couple of months ago and am now wanting to claim JSA because I can't find a job (despite applying to loads!). I have a part time job at uni, where I work on a casual basis between 0-12 hours a week (I usually do about 6 hours), but I've handed my notice in because I have to move out of my student…
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Light fingered father using childs trust fund money
Hi I don´t know if anyone can help but I am really concerned. My ex who is from a very wealthy family in which they have several trust funds for one thing or another is spending money which has been allocated for our daughter. Upon birth any person who is a member of his family is included in to one particular fund and the…
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Confused over tax credit rates
Can someone advise - if you are eligible for working tax with no child tax element - the IREC site says Basic Rate £1890 per year and the 30 hour element is £775. Do you get both of these payments if you work 30 hours ? or do you only get the £775 ?? Also ? if you work 30 hours and get the disability premium do you get all…
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what benefits will my Mum be entitled to after stepdad dies?
Just looking for some advice really, my stepfather has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and as the doctors are talking in terms of weeks - as long as he has got - I need to start thinking about what will happen to my Mum once he has gone. Basically I have never claimed any benefits so I don't know how the…
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Employment status unclear - help!!!
Apologies in advance if this is not in the right section, and also because it may make your head hurt to read it :D My partner and I have recently had twin boys - they are now 21 weeks old. I'm full time employed (37 hours a week, £38k per annum), and prior to the birth my partner was a Director in a business earning…
