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Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Question
Hi all, Just a quick question. Me and my partner did a joint claim at the Job Centre just before christmas and we have been put on the following below Myself - Contribution Based JSA (£64.30) Weekly Partner - Incomebased JSA (£36.65) Weekly Total - £100.95 (Couple) We was told i was going to be put onto income based JSA…
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Claiming Jobseekers allowance while working
Back in summer of 2009, I got a job with a contract stating I was employed for 7 hours per week. As the summer is a particularly busy time for this company, I was working closer to 30 each week. The winter is not a busy time for this organisation, so despite getting made a permanent member of staff and getting a new…
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Incapacity benefit when pregnant
Hi I am looking for some advice regarding my benefits I currently receive incapacity benefit and I am pregnant just wondering what happens with this further along in the pregnancy do I continue to receive this? Any help appreciated
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What's the difference in ESA classiications?
I am on ESA contribution based but I think I am not entitled to a cold weather payment 'cos I'm not on income based ESA. I was unaware that there was a difference! I know I'm probably thick but can someone explain the difference to me?:p
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Benefit Claim Forms
I have returned to UK after a lapse of 2 years. Which form do I need to complete for resumption of benefits. Am in full time employment. If a hyperlink can be provided, that will be a big help.
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Confused.com
Right, in short im 19 who has been forced to takea year out from university. Im living with friends (4 students) as the tenancy was signed. Ive been looking for a job since end of Sep. I did geta xmas temp which was only 12 hours a week which lasted 8 weeks. I never realised I could claim benefits, as I assumed I still…
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JSA & job interview clash
I've got a call from the agency about a job interview next week, which will clash with my sign-on time (Wednesday afternoon). I will call the Job Centre (JC) about arranging a different sign-on time on the same day hopefully. Should I call them today or tomorrow, or next Monday/Tuesday about a job interview next week?…
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tax credit underpayment
hi me and my partner had been receiving tax credits for three children,we received a letter from the tax credits saying they had paid us for our three children for the first several months of the youngest childs life but havent paid us anything for him for the last 4 years.they are now saying that 4 years ago when we…
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Job Seekers and Working Tax Credits
My daughter is on Job Seekers and living at home with me so doesn't get any housing benefit. However I am on Working Tax Credits as I am on a low income and I am struggling to pay the bills now there are two of us living here. Does anyone know of a way round the silly rules??
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Council Tax Benefit/Second adult in property
I'm aware that the 'second adult rebate' (2AR) for council tax benefit (CTB) purposes only assesses income from capital and not the capital itself (i.e. the second adult can have much more than £16K and still have income well below the £175pw/£9100pa as a result so could get 15% reduction even where they are aren't…
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Healthy Start Vouchers ???
Does anyone know if these can be used in LIDL?? Need to do a top up shop and I have 4 to use - each one is 10% of my weekly shop of £30 anyways so it would be dead handy to use them up. Thanks Memorygirl
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IB transfer to ESA date
Has a date been confirmed? Because had an e-mail from Benefits&Work saying it had but you have to be a member to access the story. Everywhere i've looked it says either to be confirmed or from 2010-2013.
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Can the Job centre do this?
I went into my local job centre today to notify them that i am going to ireland for 4 days next week to attend my neice's christaning, while i am there i had arranged an interview with a local firm that provides housing with their jobs(i am currrently homeless). The job centre said this is classed as leaving the country…
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JSA and illness
I was supposed to sign on as usual on Monday but I was unwell and phoned the benefits office to seek advice on what I should do. I was passed onto an advisor and told I would be sent out a form that I should fill out and return. So far I have yet to receive any form. Today is the day I would normally expect to receive my…
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young single working part time on low rate disability benefit but wants to leave home
A friend of mine age 21 is on a low wage works part time lives at home with her mom but wants to move out and get her own place she has no children if she registers with the council she wants to know if she will get any help with the rent or council tax due to being on a low wage also will she have any priority with the…
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Coming off tax credits
Has anyone stopped claiming tax credits? If so, what do they ask you and do you have to give a reason? Basically in the next few weeks my hours will be dropping to under 16, so I know I won't be entitled then, and it looks like I may be moving in with someone but I don't want a joint claim with him, so wondering what I…
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Strange question on LHA form
I've recently started getting pension credit (guarantee credit) and also applied for LHA and coucil tax benefit. I had a form from my local council to fill in about the flat I rent (privately) and one of the questions asked which floor I lived on. I live on the 3rd floor and another question asked as I live on the 3rd…
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screwed up benefits
Hi, living with my partner who suffers depression, anxiety and panic attacks so she is claimed esa, ive just been told she isnt able to get the cold weather payments...... i dont think its right that some people can and some people cant, just because she hasnt had her medical yet, they have not made an appointment for her…
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WTC Eligibility Question
I've been reading for hours and my brain has fried. Help! April 2009-January 2010: I'll have been doing 20 hours work a week at minimum wage. No children. Partner not earning. So I couldn't claim WTC as I wasn't doing enough hours. February 2010-April 2010: Hoping to do 40 hours work a week at minimum wage. No children.…
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getting off benefit, better off??
Hi everyone, I wondered if anyone could give me some advice please... My partner and i separated 5 weeks ago. I have 2 children aged 5 and 3. I am a full time mother and signed on when he left on 27/11/09. I have not yet received any benefit, i am told i should be getting income support and am hoping to resolve my claim…
