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Work and Council Tax/Rent Benefits
Hi, I have a possible opportunity for some work, that will grow as time moves on however the income at the start will be low. I have been unemployed for two years now and it would be nice to be off the dole and back at work. I am sure I could make something of it. My question is, getting started is always a problem and…
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Playgroup grant?!
Hi need some advice on playgroup fees. When my 6yo was at playgroup we were eligible for help with fees through some form of grant, all we had to do was present a copy of our tax credit form stating household income. my youngest has just started & I'm hitting a brick wall trying to find if we are still eligible. We have…
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Maternity leave questions?
Hi, i am currently on maternity leave. I am not recieving any pay because it has stopped, i am not due to go back to work until april. I am currently getting child tax and working tax credits. I have called the jobcentre to see if i am entitled to any benefits they said i am not but my partner can claim jobseekers. Does…
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Too little to live on .I just cant manage .
Can anyone please give me some advice . I am in reciept of ESA awaiting appeal . My fortnightly payment has been nearly halved to £64.54 as i am now paying gas/elec directly to cover future bills /arrears . Payments are £15 a week to each . I receive CTC & CB for one child giving me a total of just over £100 per week for…
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Income support has been reduced !
Hello My income support is now down to 50 pounds i phoned to querrie and they say it is because i recieve 10 pounds from my childs father.......jeezz i cudda done with being £10 better off it just seems such a let down i fought hard for the 10 pounds in the 1st place to not be better off as they reduced the income support…
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About to be made redundant....
I've recently been notified that I will be made redundant on/around 7th February. Although I've been in this situation before I have always been lucky and secured another job straight away but looking at the current job market I'm concerned that I'll struggle to do that at the moment. Can anyone please help me to work out…
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EU National able to receive benefits?
Hi, My girlfriend moved over from Italy last May and started work within three weeks so have been paying National Insurance & Tax etc. She has just left this job due to illness and is currently unemployed . Is it possible for her to claim any benefits? Also to help with the costs of her medication? We currently live with…
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CWP entitlement question
Hi all, hoping someone can answer a quick question for a neighbour of mine please. She is on Incapacity Benefit and DLA (middle rate care and low rate mobility) and has been to a meeting at the Job Centre to check she's getting all she's entitled to and there's nothing they can do to help her back to work yet. The woman…
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Being refused dla When i have chrones disease
back in august 2009 i applied for dla after being diagnosed with chrones disease! in early novemeber i had my decision letter which said i was not entitled to the benifit! When applying i gave them conultant reports gp reports and medication boxes and it was still refused! what do i need to do in the appeal as surely they…
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Incapcity benifit payable through income support due to lack of stamp paid????
Hey guys i am looking for advice on what i am entitled to! i am currently suffering from severe depression and take 3x75mg dosulpin daily these are one of the strongest valiums anti depressents you can get also i take zispin at night to help me sleep! I have been claiming income support for nearly 18 months now and…
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Benefits
My partner is Portuguese and wants to come and live with me in England. I currently work and claim tax credits. Can he claim any benefits, whilst seeking work or does he have to become a British Citizen first?
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Tax Credits Will they ask for it back ?
Hi I am worried as hubby is self employed and receives Working Tax Credits however for several reasons in succession he has had little and more recently no work since October 2009. I am worried incase at the next review due they will notice a huge drop in his income and be demanding we pay it back when they review later…
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Entitlement to any benefit?
I am wondering if anyone can help me as it seems very difficult to find out an answer to this question without going through application process which I am not ready to do yet. I have recently been diagnosed as hard of hearing, it is a degenerate deafness so it will lead to profound deafness. I am a wife and mother of two…
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Help with mortgage interest (or not).
Can anyone advise on this please? I have been on contribution based JSA for a few months and was amazed, back in November, to receive forms to fill in for help with mortgage interest. When I said to my local job centre, that I thought you had to be on income based JSA to get help, they said there had been a recent change…
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Pregancy and benefits.
Hello. I'm really hoping someone can help me with advice regarding my/our situation. Please rest assured, we're not after sympathy or someone to wipe our butts, but neither of us have a clue on benefits etc. I'm still legally married, can't afford a divorce at the moment (ex's adultery, so not my fault) and am stuck having…
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Self employed with no work. WTC FTC JSA help please.
Hi, I'm self employed and have no work at the moment and would like to become employed again, My wife works 20 hours per week at £6.46 at the local school and only gets paid in term time, I have three children under 16 living at home. I have a mortgage and pay full council tax etc. We currently get Wtc £138pw and Ftc £75…
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Question about council tax
cThis might sound a bit complicated but I'll describe my situation the best I can whilst keeping it brief. I'm currently bankrupt and living with my parents. My name is on a joint mortgage with an ex partner who I have no contact with, and the house is abandoned. I'm still registered at the abandoned house with the…
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Contribution based JSA a Q please
Asking for a friend who has no internet so if I miss anything out I would be happy to find out and add to my post Hes been claiming contribution based JSA for 13 weeks, owns his own home Is he able to claim for mortgage intrest payments and if so how please? He does have his wife that works p/t earning 15k a year with 3…
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want to seperate but husband wont leave please help
i am very upset angry and confused at the moment,so sorry if this doesnt make much sense.i found out at christmas that my husband has been having an affair with woman he works with,he says he is sorry and that it was i mistake but i dont think i will ever be able to forgive him.we have been married for 16 years have 2…
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bereaved parent
Hi all My 23 year old daughter's fiance died just before xmas leaving her to bring up their 9 month old baby alone. She is currently unemployed and wishes to stay at home to bring up her baby. She now has no income except child benefits. Can anyone pleas help with what she is entitled to, and will it make a difference that…
