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Young(ish), single, entitled to anything?
Hi, I was hoping you may be able to help me understand if (and what) help I am entitled to. Me and my living arrangements: I'm 25, single, and currently live with 3 house mates in shared accomodation (private landlord), in Lambeth. My share of the rent is £500pcm, not including bills. Work (past and present): Up until…
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gl24
hi there i have printed out the gl24 appeal forum and i am just a bit stuck what to write in the part about why i think the decision is wrong, i got 0 points from the medical, and i have got depression and i get vivid dreams what make me more confused than i normally am, any help will be great, and i will be going to the…
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Topping up money whilst unemployed??
I am sooo confused!!! Me and my partner has been made redundant. We put in a claim for a couples claim JSA income based and a seperate one for myself contribution based as i may be entitled to this instead. We have put a claim in for Housing benefit and council tax benefit. We have informed tax credits. I was speaking to…
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Tax credits ?
Is claiming tax and child credits upping any one elses rent aswell. My partner works 21 hours a week and I'm self employed doing 16 hours. At the moment work is quiet for me. I made a query to see if we could get help with more housing/Tax benefit. The answer was no as we were getting tax credits. I then made a query…
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Hrp
How long does it take to process a claim for HRP. I sent in a claim due to caring for an elderly relative. That was over 3 months ago, have called them and they say upto 16 weeks!
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partner moving in/benefits
Hi, just wondering if anyone knows how this works: I'm a single mum on income support and i'd like my boyfriend to move in. He works part time. Am i right in thinking that if he works under 24 hours a week i can remain on income support and full housing benefit but if he was on jobseekers allowance we would both have to…
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Working Tax Credit paid into wrong account
Hi wonder if anyone can advise we have had £260 paid by bacs from working tax credit into an account that we have not used for over 2 years as we owe the bank money, wtc paid into this account as they had these details which was last used 3 years ago. when we asked for them to recall the money they have advised that they…
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What Benifits?
Hi, Me and my girlfirend are going to be having a baby in November. We are currently privatly renting a property, and she has now given up work on maternity leave. As she only worked 3 hours a day when she was working, she is not entitled to Paid Maternity Leave. I currently earn £25k a year on my salary, but she used to…
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Widowed Parent Allowance.... and help
Hi all, Can anyone help please? I'm posting this on behalf of my friend who lost her husband in an RTA September last year, the first anniversary of the death is getting close. He did not have life insurance although the vehicle was insured (he didn't have "personal accident" cover on the policy so the insurance company…
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SSP, national insurance etc
Hi hoping someone will be able to help me, I have been off work since May this year and the SSP will end soon. I have only been in my current job since Oct 08 and I'm concerned that I won't have paid enough NI to be able to claim the ESA. :confused:
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Entitled to Working Tax Credits?
A friend of mine has just found himself a part time job after being out of work for 18months and claiming income based JSA. He is 29 lives with his mum who has MS but he isnt her full time carer as she has carers come in twice a day despite the fact he does a lot of stuff for her whilst they are not there. He doesnt pay…
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savings and benefits problems
Ok I'm trying to work out if me and the boyfriend are entitled to any benefits, I have savings of over 16K, but they are all locked away in a bond (money is meant for my education from my gran) and I can't access them for a couple of years. Do I still have to declare them? As obviously if I do we can't claim quite a few…
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Question about claiming Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disabilty Living Allowance
Hello all, does anyone know the answer to this, if a person is already receiving the Higher Rate Care Component of Disability Living Allowance Benefit & they have someone who cares for them & claims Carers Allowance, can the person receiving the Care Component also claim the Higher Rate Mobility Component of Disability…
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Low joint income benefits/son at Uni no grant
My wife & I have a joint income less than 20k gross. My 19 year old son has just moved into student accomodation to start his first year at uni. we have a 15 year old son living at home, & at present get a small amount of Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit. We have a small amount of savings, which are diminishing rapidly…
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"JobCentre WTC quotes" V "reality"
Just wondered if anyone had been given quotes from the jobcentre for CTC and/or WTC if they became self employed? I was happy to see that I would be around £200 a week better off including one hundred pounds a week from my SE. When I do the sums, after paying the 20% childcare I am liable for, I find the actual award made…
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low income & huge dentist bill can i clain any help towards cost
is it possible to get help with private dentist bill (long story but necessary) of £300, i heard of this hc1 form. anyone had any sucess... thanks loops
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Any single parent students claiming housing benefit?
I just need a bit of advice regarding housing benefit, I've never claimed before so I'm a bit clueless! As of next Thursday I'll offically be a student nurse :j I've got my bursary all sorted and I've been awarded the maximum amount available to diploma students Basic Award £6,701.00 Dependants Allowance £2,238.00 Parental…
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LHA interesting
Maybe of interest to some,my BIL is on LHA and just found out that for the 1st 13 weeks following his claim(after redundancy)he received 50% extra LHA,when he queeried this was told that its quite new,and its to help people while they maybe find cheaper accomadation. Can anyone confirm this,or has he some how got it wrong?…
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Partner's had contract terminated due to ill health and capability.
Hello I wondered if anyone could advise me on what benefits I would be entitled to. My fiance has just had his contract terminated due to ill health and capability and his last working day will be this Wednesday the 23rd. He is taking them to a tribrunal, and is so mad, as he's 30 and hs never not worked, but in the…
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Assitance For Supporting A Young Student Who Is Not Your Child
Hi All I'm hoping somebody can point me in the direction I need to go. I have just taken in an 18 (nearly 19) year old boy who is currently studying for his A Level resits. His parents have told him he has to leave home. I'm now trying to find out if there is any financial support available to him or me until he finishes…
