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Parents on benefits - ISA for 16 yr old
I want to gift some money to a 16 year old relative to put in an ISA but his parents have advised me to wait until he is 18 as otherwise it counts against their £3000 savings limit as they are on benefits. Is this correct? I thought ISAs were a personal allowance which shouldn't count as part of the parents' savings.…
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advice about jobcentre interview please! :)
I have an interview at the job centre tomorrow to see if I can get the contribution based job seekers allowance - have filled the forms in online and spoken to them on the phone now have to have interview at job centre - I have my CV done and got bank details, but they also said to take 2 proofs of ID and as I had my purse…
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entitled to website
i am trying to check my tax credit entitlement, if i were to go full time instead of part time but i cant seem to get it to work, i go through all details etc but it will only give me benefit entitlement not tax credits as well. am i doing something wrong? or has it changed and not available? thanks in advance for your…
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Help With Part-time Course Fees
Hello I am interested in studying a part time course for one day a week from Feb for 12 weeks. I am on JSA and looking for work. The college have suggested asking for help with the fees from the Jobcentre. The course costs £299. Am I likely to get help?
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What are we entiled too Help Please!
My partner has recently been made redunant by a local £ shop she was working for them for 6 months and they then decided to close up leaving her unemloyed she was working 16 hrs a week, She went to sign on for Jobseekers Allowance but was told she hasnt paid enough NI contribtions as she was only working 16 hrs. To start…
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council house help required
hi i need some help or some info i am a british citizen but my wife is under immigration control, which means no access to public funds. however i am on the council waiting list and have let them know of my wifes status, will it casue a problem if i accept a house even though the allocation is for only me, but both of us…
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Industrial injuries disablement benefit
I have recently been awarded industrial injuries disablement benefit and being male, am coming up to 65 years of age and eligible to receive state pension. Can anybody advise if being in receipt IIDB automatically entitles me, or assists in being eligible to any any other form of state benefit, and/or has any implications…
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Esa
Could someone tell me what is an ESA 3 Form.
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Anyone else similar to this??
Just a wee query to all who receive CTC. I work f/t, have a 2 year old and a stay at home hubby. I earn £21kp/a and at the moment receive £16 p/w ctc and £20 c/b. We have a mtg so receive no HB/CTB. I am grateful for the benefits we do receive and i am just querying if this is what other in a similar position receive also?…
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can any1 help me with wot i should be getting
hi all i am getting ib long term with a income support top up every 2wks and dla every month. The problem i am having is they are taking £86 from me every 2 week as they are saying am getting to much to live on. I recieve £105 per week between ib n is but because they are saying i have to much to live on i am not getting…
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Sister is ill, what is she entitled to?
Hi Guys, My sister, 29, was in hospital over Christmas as she had a constant running nose, could hardly move her legs because of painful knees and was having hot sweats at night. They did two kidney biopsies and has just been diagnosed with Wegener's disease, it affects the immune system. She is in New Zealand currently…
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Can anyone help regarding tax credits?
Hi there, just wondering if anyone can help me work out roughly what tax credits i would receive if my partner and child (we recently got back together after spliting up a couple of years ago) moved in with me? I have checked the calculators but they are all giving me different amounts. My earnings are £14,300 per year…
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Applying for ESA?
Is anyone able to tell me do you have to get sick notes from your GP to start a claim for ESA? I was originally on IB up untill last June but was able to go back to work part time. However, due to my health issues Iam now out of work again. Do I apply for ESA or do I have to go for JSA instead?
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When contribution jsa runs out?
Contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance Jobcentre Plus can pay this for up to 182 days made redundant - just me on my own getting above benefit and nothing else - what happens after that? have about 2k savings Thanks
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help can we claim anything?!
Does anyone have any advise for me re: my brothers situation? Due to a change of circumstances my brother has found himself in the mire. Until last November He had a v good job earning £25,000 between april 09 and nov, His wife works part time earning £1100 a month (20000 PA), he has started his own business and ploughed…
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CTC and term-time only nursery
I hope someone can help as tax credits dont really understand what I have been trying to ask them. My son goes to nursery term time only, with the occasional odd day in the holidays to keep him in routine. The nursery have given me 2 figures, 1 for the cost per week, and 1 for the amount to be paid spread over the 12months…
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JSA and working for agency.
Hello, I am on contrabution JSA, not benificit JSA and have a good chance i will be offered agency work at the royal mail for 1 or 2 days. Can somebody explain how the system works, Its should be for under 16 hours per week. Its minium wage. Im a bit confused, how much of the wage do i keep myself. somebody told me that i…
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JSA and starting work
I applied for JSA last Monday (my previous job - Christmas temp - ended on New Year's Day). Then later this week I've been contacted by my previous employer, and I've accepted another temporary contract - Sundays only. I'll be working 5.5 hours a week, earning around £7 an hour. Obviously I'm going to phone the jobcentre…
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Tax credits appeal
Hi Everyone, My first posting on MSE although have been reading and stealing tips for while now :rotfl: I am claiming tax credits but I am what they call 'Special Circumstances'. Ok long story is I work for a UK tour operator who send me overseas with my job (currently in Spain), but still pay me a UK salary on which I pay…
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Seperation,Bankrupt,Single parent,Benefits
Hi All, I did post last year reference my personal position [bankrupt, mortgage £131000 and 2nd joint loan £76000 and approx £40000 neg equity] and unfortuneatly my wife has decided to go down the seperation route and i feel it will eventually end in divorce. I would like some advice on what benefits or help financially i…
