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Incapacity Benefit and single parent?
I'm asking on behalf of a friend of mine who is on the long-term rate of Incapacity Benefit, he has a 12 year old daughter whose mother has been unwell and is considering asking for full time custody; my question is, what would he be entitled to if his daughter moved in with him? Would he still be able to claim Incapacity…
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Who needs to be informed about DLA?
I'm geting myself confused, so if someone could clarify a point for me?......I have just been awarded DLA (Lower rate for both mobility and care). I also claim IB and Housing Benefit. Do I need to inform anyone about my DLA?....I don't think DLA sohould have an effect on IB or HB, but they do say to inform them of any…
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Council Tax and Capital
Hey guys just wondering if you could help me with a problem my Mam is having, she is currently going through a difficult divorce and has moved out of her marital home, she is currently only working part time earning £90 a week in a friends shop. She has applied for council tax benefit as she simply cannot afford it along…
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Statutory Maternity Pay - does unpaid leave affect it?
I've been in my current job for almost 3 years now and I am taking two months unpaid leave in Jan-Feb. My employer is still going to pay all the benefits like health insurance, pension etc. What happens if I get pregnant during the leave? It says in the stardard maternity policy that to be eligible for SMP you have to have…
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Letter Received from ESA - I'm Confused & They're Not open - Help!
Hello, Hopefully someone out there will be able to explain to me the letter i received this morning from the ESA. It's a change of circumstances letter (which i haven't informed them of any) and i can't work out if they are going to continue paying me or not? I'm currently in assessment phase with a medical booked for next…
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Income support, moving house
Hi there, I wondered if anyone could advise me, I currently live in Glasgow. My partner left me early this year and I am now a stay at home mother with 3 children. I live in a housing association house with them and am on income support. I come from the south, and am desperately looking to move back down to the area. Ive…
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contribution based jsa to income based
I wonder if any1 can help me i have been claiming cintribution based jsa since august and as of yesterday my partner as lost is job can you tell me if they will cancel my claim and switch us both to a cuoples claim of income based jsa is this how it wrks. thank you
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Is It Worth It?Tax Credits Calculator
Does anyone know of a Tax Cedits calculator to calculate if it is worth utilising the Childcare Vouchers option. What I am trying to get at is the following. My wife has started using Childcare vouchers, however this has resulted in a substantial drop in Tax Credits. Is there a calculator that would allow me to compare…
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Crisis loan= help with moving costs?
Hi I understand crisis loans are usually paid for people in a crisis, ie no food gas leccy etc. The thing is my situation is sort of a crisis, I'm fleeing domestive violence and have been offered a place by another council, I get the keys hopefully next week. Do you think crisis loan would pay out to help me with moving…
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Working TC backdated how far?
Hi Im getting CTC and CB, used to be on income based JSA but just started self employment. I phoned up TC helpline to tell them and start a claim for WTC. They wanted my Unique tax reference number I dont have it. I have ordered a new one to be sent to me through the post, but its taking ages. Must be the xmas post. Will…
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JSA Query
I wondered if anyone could help. After being told I had a job, this was pulled at the last moment, and my previous employers would not retract my resignation. Therefore I have had to claim JSA (Contrib based). I first signed on - 26/11/2009 my next signing on date is 10/12/2009, however today on checking my bank account I…
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Advice Needed!
Hi All! Would really appreciate any advice anyone can give me to help me solve my situation! I am currently on Maternity Allowance, which is due to run out in January. My husband is on a spouse visa and therefore has no recourse to public funds. We married last January, and had our baby in June, as I was no longer working…
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Carers Allowance
I know carers allowance is not quit a benefit but does anybody know the answer to this :-savings themselves have nothing to do with claiming above but does the interest count towards the £95.00 a week figure ? I would of thought not just like a personal pension does not. I have looked and looked on the internet but the…
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NHS Tax credit exemption card. How do I find out about glasses?
My partner and I received a NHS tax credit exemption card/form. It says we can claim something towards glasses. I was wondering how to find out what optician does this. Do they all? Im ok just now but my oh really needs them and am not sure where to go first.thanks
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deprivation of capital paying off mortgage
I was diagnosed with cancer in Feb 2009 and claimed on a decreasing term mortgage life policy that was taken out in 2002 specifically to pay off part of my mortgage should I die or become critically ill. The policy paid out and I paid off part of my mortgage as planned. As a result, my wife and I reduced our monthly…
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Housing benefit stopped!
Hi, I am a single mum of 3 children and have been renting privately since June at £600 per month. At the beginning of September I put a housing benefit claim form in, I received my award at the end of October and it said for week 19/10 to 25/10 my benefit award was nil. Then from 26/10 it was £113 per week then the…
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Deprivation of Assets?
I have just found out that I will be unemployed come the end of January, due to a combination of being on a temporary contract and recent sickness absence. Assuming I haven't found an alternative job I should be able to claim JSA and council tax benefit. :( I have a decent amount of savings, and also some 'debts' - I am…
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Help, letter from council, regarding fraud
My mother has today received a letter from her local council, stating that their records show that she is receiving a Single Person discount, as she has told them that she is the only person living at her address. The problem is she is not, I am also living there and have been for 4 years. What do we, do we come clean or…
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Help regarding sanction on my benefits
I have been on incapacity for 3 years as I suffer from depression/ anxiety/ agoraphobia. I am on medication, and under the care of the local mental health team. I was sent a letter in may to attend a work focused interview, due to the nature of my illness I was unable to attend. I sent a letter out explaining my…
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Having trouble with JSA
I applied for JSA nearly 6 weeks ago. I am yet to receive a payment. The claim is a joint claim with my Husband. He volunteers so had to fill out a form and it seems this is what is holding us up all this time. We handed the form to our jobcentre last week and they sent it to the benefits place who have to send it to a…
