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Free laptops / internet for those on benefits
If you claim any of the following: Section One: Are you a parent or guardian responsible for and living with a child….. …who is in school years 3 to 9? …who attends a state-maintained school in England full time**? …who has not already had a computer from a Home Access Grant or similar programme, such as Computers for…
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Working Tax Credit
Hi All, Hopefully someone can help me figure something out for my SIL. :confused: As the moment (after just having a baby) and Single she gets Income support Rent Allowance Council Allowance Child Ben Child Tax All comes to about £1000 a mth. She has been offered a job at 32 hours a week pay will be about £750 after…
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Help Stopped Income Support
I'm a 20 year old lad and since the age of 15 i have recieved income support as i am estranged from my family. i now live in my own council property. i am also a full time student at college. i have no other income apart from my income support and i also get my rent paid for me. however recently i had a letter stating that…
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Refused Pension Credit
Hi, need assistance. A friend has been refused Pension Credit on the basis of capital in the family home that he no longer resides at. His wife and non dependant children live there, they are not divorced and he rents property elswhere. Was made redundant 6 months ago, applied and has only just been given the news. There…
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income
hi there i have bean on incapacity benafit for 7yrs i have 2 pensions that start this month i am 52 yrs old 1 from the [EMAIL="railway@1from"]railway@1from[/EMAIL] the royal mail th latter i will get a lump sum of £4,780 and between them both i will no where near £85 pw will [EMAIL="these@my"]these@my[/EMAIL] lump sum…
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Free Swimming if on Income Support
Hi, I have just reciently started claiming for Income Support and have 2 children between the age of 6-11. My question is Can I claim help with passport to leisure or just free swimming in general ? and how ? I would like to make the most of my time with my kids until I find further employment as I have worked full time…
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Job Grant and In Work Credit...
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to claim both of these, please? I would have though it would be one or the other but I've read posts on here, and another forum, saying they received both... :confused: The direct.gov site doesn't make it clear and a google search revealed one one site that says they cannot be claimed…
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Benefits and Self Employent
Hi, my partner was made redundant last year after 20 years. He has since been on JSA (cb), apart from a temporary job for a few weeks in November. He is going to be working for his brother-in-law (my brother) as a graphic artist - starting in March and we need to make a desicion on whether to go self employed or not. His…
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Filling in online council tax benefit form
I am currently stuck on the first part of the form online. It asks do I claim any of the following- Employement and Support Allowance Income support, Job seekers allowance income based. Does Incapacity come into any of those?
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Tac Code Changing April 2010
Hi, Received a letter from HMCR saying that from 1st April 2010 I will be on BR tax with no tax free allowance! I am currently on 647L and got about £6.470.00 worth of tax free why is this not been extending this year?
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Working tax credit advice needed
Hi all, am trying to work out the rules and regulations of WTC and am a bit stuck so hoping someone on here can help? Currently I am working part-time and am self employed part time. I have been signed off sick for the last 3 months so am going to hand my notice in and do my self employment full time instead. I have been…
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Need a bit of advice?!
Hi, I am just after a bit of advice or hints on where to look to find out what benefits we may be entitled to. Basically, my partner had our 2nd child in Mar 09, she has been on maternity until Dec 09 and now gone back to work Jan 10. Our first child is 5 and in school. Previously she was full time, now she has gone back…
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Signing-off JSA by phone
I have a 'Starting Work' JCP leaflet which has a phone number to sign-off. The number is 0800 373 494 Some of you might like to sign-off by phone, instead of sending or handing your booklet.
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Crisis/Budgeting loan
I have just applied to get a Budgeting or Crisis loan and told by both depts. that as I am on Disability Living Allowance I am not entitled. I want to get a loan so that I can get a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle and to include various adaptations so that I can get out and about, plus I need an electric scooter as my legs…
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Ssp about to run out
Please could anyone give me some much needed advice on the following. My husband went off work originally in middle of June with depression which aggrevated his psoriasis, he returned to work bout 20th August to get his sick money and we went on hols and when we returned he went back to work but his psoriasis had got that…
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Please Help me.
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Claiming JSA and received a cheque for Xmas
Hello My background: I am on JSA, currently contributions based but imminently changing to income based. My savings are in three figures. My question: I received a gift of £100 for Xmas from my parents. It was a cheque and to date I haven't cashed it. Do I have to declare this? Will cashing it affect my JSA? Thanks in…
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Re: incapacity benefit
Hi all, up until october when my youngest turned 12 i was a lone parent claiming income support, low rate dla for care. just before my child turned 12 i applied for incapacity benefit but was fefused and granted esa. as a result, i am down by approx £27 a week and also dont get the cold weather payment. on the website it…
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Course Funding
I have read in another thread that stage 2 qualification is O level, is stage 3 A or AS level and so on. And where and when can further study be funded in general.
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Help please about to become single parent
Hi everyone, I have been on the 5 min benefit check up to see what I am entitled too but my question is this...I will be claiming income support as I have two dependant children the youngest being 2, I understand I can get the Mortgage Interest payment for paying the interest part of my mortgage. However how long can I…
