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Council Tax Allowance For Single Occupancy
Please could someone assist me for my friend? Her husband was admitted to hospital Sept 2009 and was in hospital until 29th December from there he was transferred to rehab. Since then his wife (my friend) has been living in the house on her own. Can she claim for single occupancy on her council tax? Does anyone know if she…
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child tax credits worries
hi :) I had my new child tax credits award through the post this morning after giving birth to our third child early december and am now slightly worried as it seems quite high :confused: I will stress that this letter was sent out about 2weeks ago but due to the weather, we haven't recieved any post. This is where it gets…
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jobseekers and savings
Hi I was made redundant Dec 15th while on holiday. This morning i rang the benefits people. He asked me what type of benefit i would like, I said jobseekers. He asked very soon on if I had savings of £16000. I replied no. Later we went through the list of questions and again he asked the question again. After having time…
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Advise on council tax benefits
Hi, I wonder if you can help me. I've filled in loads of online checkers and they recon I should not be paying any council tax. I'm just about get my forms together but I just wanted to see whether you guys think that I would be successful. I work 37+ hours a week, my better half works 24hour a week. We have 1 kid aged 2.…
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tax credits minefield
hi all please can some kind person try to put me straight, i have been on all the calculators and even called the tax office and everyone has a different answer.... I am currently single and living with my niece but i am planning to remarry in april and i am so confused as to what benefits i lose and credits if any i could…
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Pension Lump Sum Payment £10,000
We both work ( I earn £12,000 pa & he earns £21,000 pa) & we receive £10 pw child tax credits as we have 2 children. My partner had a frozen occupation pension - under the pension scheme, he was able to claim the pension once he turned 50. This he has now done this year. He received a £10,000 tax free lump sum in July &…
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LHA - but not on JSA & no income?
Hi guys If you are claiming JSA and LHA, and you sign off from JSA and are currently earning nothing, does your LHA get stopped? For example you may have saved money from your JSA and for one reason or another decide not to be on JSA anymore, does this cause problems in terms of LHA? Can LHA still be continued if there is…
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IS and friend staying
Hope that I can get some advise for a friend. She is single parent on IS. Family friend is 17 and on IS and will be moving in with friend. Will their IS payments be changed or will they both still be able to claim independantly? Any help welcomed, thanx
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Can someone advise please?
Hi, Thanks for reading this, I have a situation at the moment, we are renting private accommodation with 2 adult's and 2 kiddies. The boiler packed in on sat and we have not had hot water or heating. We have been in touch with Shelter and they have advised us to take out a crisis loan to move properties as our landlord has…
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would she qualifyfor incapacity benifit
hi there , my partner has DLA high rate . would she qualify for incapacity benifit also . i work full time and earn about £20k a year . she gets stamps paid but is in constant pain with her hip had injections for it but didnt work the only real pain relief is morphine based pain killers which she doesnt want to take, if…
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Tax Credit Help
Hi am after a bit of advice, my partner and I get Tax Credits, and have been getting them for around 2 years now. In March 2009 my partner was taken on permanetly by his employer(previously he was on a temp to perm contract with an agency) As soon as this changed I rang up Tax credits to inform them and the changes were…
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Illness and money worries
Hi all, I'm usually over on the student board but wondered if you could help me. My friend is in the middle of doing a PhD funded through the Research Council. He's currently on indefinate leave due to depression and thus is no longer getting any money via the RC/university. His doctor has said it's likely to be at least…
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will i have to payback benefits?
My wife and I seperated 6 months ago. We are claiming seperate benefits as we do not live with each other. Our relationship has now grown even stronger and I am thinking about moving back. But I have been informed from family that, because my wife and I were only seperated, moving back in before 12 months, is bad, because…
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Why am I being penalized?
Hi all Can someone tell me why it is that because I am on Cont based ESA I am not entitled to any help with my heating???? What is the difference between Cont based and Income based???? I have been on ESA since march 09 and at the moment once I have certain things taken out of my benefit I am only on 50.85 a week. I live…
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Should I Take Reundancy Or Keep New Job-What Would My Benefits Be?
I found out today my job role is changing. My hours are being reduced by 30%. I have the option of taking the new role working 15 hours per week instead of 22 I currently do or redundancy. This means my annual salary will be dropping from £8465 p.a. to £5772. My husband earns around £26,000 inc overtime. Both figures are…
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will i get kicked out of college bcoz ive been took of income support
hi would any one be-able to give me a bit a advice, ive recently got back with my babys father and have been took of income support im now on child tax and his working tax credits , i applyed for college when i was on income support 4months ago and got the course free, now that im on tax credits will i get kicked out of…
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Local Housing Allowance/Non dependents?
Hi all, Quick run down - My 19 year old brother who lives with me, pays me rent etc has lost his job. He is signing on for JSA but I was told by the benefits office that he wasn't allowed to claim any help as it would be a contrived tenancy or something like that as we are family but I can claim for a second adult rebate…
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any big wigs on SMI ....
my nice job centre is paying SMI on my mortgage - now 2 months ahead in credit :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j due to my low rate:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer: can i ask the mortgage company to refund the money to my bank account :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: it is mine no:Aw(all…
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help Please i am in need of good advice reguarding my job
Hi There I dont really know where to start i have loads of debt as does my hubby we were both separated for a few years due to this and now we are trying to give it another go.I am in full time employment and hubby is disabled.Hubby gets income support and housing benefit/council tax benefit as i am working this will all…
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Help/advice please. re jsa income based
I wander if anyone would be able to advise me with my husbands income based jsa. Basically my husband claims and i work part time. It is classed as a joint claim but only he has to sign on. I every fortnight have to fill in my hours and pay,which is then deducted from the overall benefit of just over £100. Anyway my…
