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Help on working out Maternity Benefits
Im expecting my first baby in May and im trying to work out what benefits i'll be entitled too when on SMP. I've been looking at the Child Tax Credits and Working tax credits and getting a bit confused so hopefully someone will be able to clarify things for me a little. For Information Hubby works 37 hours per week and…
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child tax credits
my husband and I are pensioners. Our grand-son lives with us, and we are to receive Child Benefit for him. Neither of us works, our income is State Benefit (mine) and private pensions. We have no other income. Would we be entitled to Child Tax Credits? (I have checked and we are above the Income Support income level) I…
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Help re Returning to work and living that first month
Hi - hubby was made redundant back in August. We have been receivig housing benefit, council tax ben, jsa nd tax credits. he has just accepted a job offer (hooray) and i am now worried we won't have any money for 6 weeks if he tells all the officials straight away (ie, he won['t get paid till end of Feb). How are we…
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Returning to work after claiming JSA
Hi all and happy new year! I am a single mum who has been claiming job seekers allowance for the past 16 weeks. I have been fortunate enough to receive an offer of full time employment and would like some advice with regards to whether I could claim financial help for the period between signing off of JSA and receiving a…
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Child care Vouchers
i have read the details on this website and i am confused if anyone is recieving them please help me i am a lone parent with a 4 month baby i am finding it hard to make ends meet with no help from the dad and am wondering if it would benefit me going back to full time or part time work i am confused how much i get for…
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what would he be entitled too???
i'm enquiring for a mate, but i'm also curious as we are in similar postitions. hopefully wont be an issue as credit crunch should be over soon! we are both in the building trade and have limited companies. he is the majority shareholder in his, but i am not in mine. he's struggled to make ends meet (he's a brickie, so…
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Income Based JSA Query - Please Help
Hi Fran (and everyone) Could someone just confirm that if my partner works more than 24hrs/week (regardless of her income) I am not entitled to income based JSA? I have been claiming contributions based JSA since June 2009 when I was made redundant. However, because I was out of work for most of 2006/2007 and didn't…
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ESA help
Sorry for being someone to create yet another thread on ESA, just after some advice. Some background - basically I'm 18 and have applied due to depression and anxiety, I couldn't manage 20 hours a week at college which I was hoping to do, 2 years running, realised I needed some help (yes took me rather a long time to admit…
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If I stay working
Hi I posted here a while ago but my cicumstances have changed slightly,I am a s/e plasterer and my partner who is an out of work estate agent,she dosent claim any benefits and dosent sign for her stamp etc,I was originally going to call it a day and cease trading due to lack of work,however I now have a little bit of work…
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ESA query
In August 2009 I passed the ESA medical and was put in the work related activity group. They told me that I would be "work ready" in 6 months. The six months will be up soon, does anyone know what happens then? do they make me have another medical? do they just cut my benefits by putting me onto JSA and get me to "actively…
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disability premium
i get long term ib and high rate mobility, i have a partner who works full time, any one no if im entitled to disabiliy premium thanks
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Help Needed
Hi Guys, first post so hi to you all! I was looking for some assistance from some of you who may be able to help. Some background on my situation: I was made Redundant on Dec 5th 2008, I luckily managed to find another job in Jan, though I was paid off again in April last year. Since this time I have been on and off Job…
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HB Money paid into wrong account
After speaking to CCCS i was advised to open a new bank account (along with start a DRO )for my benifits LHA (rarther than the natwest i had with -1300 in it) so i did phoned council and was told i needed to put in writting new bank details which i did and HAND DELIVERED into the offices on the 3- September - they recieved…
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Working 16 hours can I get any help?
We are a couple with 2 young kids. I am a housewife. DH had a temporary xmas job before christmas, but has now signed on again. My question is, if he took a job that was 16 hours a week,@ £6.00 per hour, would we get any extra help (Income support?). I have gone on 'Entitledto.com' but it only states about getting Tax…
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Housing benefit mess looming
Hi all, I posted on the student board but have had no response so will put short version here. The full long boring story is here. Any advice would be appreciated. The student loans office has been extremely slow to get my final loan status letter to me, which I need to give the income support office. My income support was…
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does anyone know how much statutory maternity pay will be in april 2010
Hi Guys We are expecting our first baby in May 2010 and I am at the stage where I need to decide what I will do for maternity leave. Unfortunately, my company only pay statutory, so 6 weeks at 90% and then whatever the weekly payment of £100 odd it is. To enable me to budget and decide on a realistic timescale to be off…
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Recorded interview under caution help!!!
Hello, I joined this site today hoping for some advice, I received a letter today (and so did my husband) asking us both to attend interviews under caution at our local council offices next week regarding potential income support, housing benefit and council tax fraud. I was receiving all these benefits up until end of…
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entitlement to housing benefit & WTC
Hi ive tried the directgov calculator and another 1 i cant remember the name of but both gave me different answers. i was wondering if i would be entitled to housing benefit & working tax credit. im 25 live alone & earn a miserable13,480pa full time. i kno i get 25% discount on council tax but is there anything else i am…
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Council Tax Benefit
Hi, Can someone give me a brief breakdown on the circumstanced needed to qualify for Council Tax Benefit. I am employed full time, my wife does not work and she looks after the 6 children (yes 6 kiddies) I have tried to use the benefit calculator on the gov website however it takes you to the end only to then tell you that…
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maternity benefits
Can anyone out there help me help my son and his new wife with advice on maternity benefits. They are getting the run around from DWP and it would be great if there was a site they could use to find out what they can claim. They have been to their local DWP and they were just given a list of phone numbers which is not…
