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A bit of advice please
Due to the weather, my friend's partner has been told not to go into work, we will pay you until Friday but after that it is off to the jobcentre. There are loads of them in this position and the information seems to be a bit sketchy. My friend earns in the region of £28,000 per annum. They don't have any children but do…
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Threatened Homeless
Hi Guys, Can anyone please give me some advice, I will explain our situation. Myself and my OH have a 2 month old daughter, We lost our home a few months before due to unforseen circumstances, I lost my job, went bankrupt. We are currently living with her parents and have been for around 5 months, there are 7 of us in a 3…
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Benefits and 0845 numbers
Is anyone else finding that having to call an 0845 number so many times a month about your benefit is costing a fair bit? I am spending at least £4 a month if not more, last month it was just over £6 all to get some errors ironed out with my benefit...It's driving me mad....I've just been sent a letter stating that they…
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esa appeals results yet anyone?
anyone had their esa appeals results yet? i appealed and was given the date 7th sept 09 as the date they received my appeal (my medical scored a big fat zero) they have had my claim for 4 months now and i know it can take up to 6 months
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Claiming IS - do you have JCP interview?
Quick question that hopefully someone in the know can answer ... (Not me btw, I'm on Maternity!) If you submit a claim for IS (cannot work due to caring for disabled child and getting CA), do you have to attend an interview at the JCP? Or do they make an award based on the application form, with no attendance necessary?
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Cwp
Just been told by dwp that cwp will be paid on or around the 13th (dont know if thats just me.)
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Help!
My husband and I run a gardening business, We are in third year, its always slow in dec/jan, but we are struggling, does anyone know where we can get help? We have three young children, and I'm very worried. Thanks
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cant afford maintence costs for my flat
hello everyone, I've got a some money issues and I'm hoping someone here can help me. I came on here before asking advice about what to do with some money I inherited(sp?) and you were all very helpful, thanks. I have now moved out of my parents house and bought a flat but I'm required to pay £1000 a year in maintence for…
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is it worth going back to work?
Hi We are a family of 4 (one child aged 7, one almost 2) with my dh working full time and me not working. We get tax credits (basic £545p/a). We were getting about £180 a month but when my dh got a payrise last month of £1k p/a they dropped the award and said i'd been overpaid despite me always giving them accurate p60…
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Self Employed & Injured!
Hello, I am a self employed sound engineer, a few weeks ago I dislocated my knee cap playing rugby. As a result of this I have been unable to work. I was ordered to rest for 6 weeks by the consultant and there may well be physio after that. Am I entitled to any financial support or is this an advantage I lose by being self…
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erratic working hours and housing benefits
Hi all, I wonder if you could help me. My "laid back" (I could think of another word for it) son left uni in the summer. He is living in leeds, in a house he shares with another person ( a student) - they are both single. He has managed to get a job - in a clothes shop, and has signed of the JSA. He has been working there…
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help understanding child care payments
I was wondering if anyone can help me with this one. I work 16hrs and oh full time, were putting ds into nursery 2 short days a week, so i can change my hours to days (been working evenings for 2 years now). My question is as its a private nursey we have to pay the fees a month in advance (£280). spoken to tax credit…
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JSA, Volunteering & Housing Benefit
Ok, this is a question that was on my mind just a few hours ago (so it's theoretical but it's realistic). If I was on JSA for over 6 months and received housing benefit and I wanted to do volunteering (by volunteering I mean through the jobcentre). Can I still get housing benefit? I know the standard response is go ask…
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Mine Field
Is there a simple way for tax credit people to work out if Im eligible for tax credits? I thought they could find this information out from national insurance numbers but they want to know how much I earned for last 3 years between certain months, where would I find this information out, P60? What if I cant find my P60?…
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Employment Support Allowance Medical!
Hello, I have my first Employment Support Allowance medical assessment on Friday. I am very nervous and anxious, i have been out of work for 3 and a bit months with anxiety and depression. Does anyone have any words of advice? I was told by the Pathways to work team to ensure i base my answers on my worst days. And that…
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*IMPORTANT INFORMATION* Cold weather payments
Board guides please don't merge this with the thread ongoing as I fear it may get lost amongst it all. The JCP computers do not register that you get CA for your child and parents are loosing out on CWP. For example I get CA and a carers premium on IS, I also get a disability premium on CTC but they say they don't know who…
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Help! Friend is assuming DHB will top her rent up if she moves to expensive house!
Met up with my friend this morning who is on about moving house, her partner is on JSA and she doesn't work. The house shes looking at is £75 more expensive a month and as it is there's a £110 a month shortfall in the LHA for the house she's in. She'll have to make up nearly £200 a month for the rent, but she seems to…
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On benefits and taking a lump sum from pension
My dad had a stroke and is unable to work and is on income support or incapacity benefit (not sure which) he has been told by his pension company he can draw down some of his pension money as a lum sum early whch he wants to do as he is struggling. The benefits office told him he can have £6k without it affecting his…
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What am i likely to get? (partner left)
Hi, im posting this for someone else, hope thats ok... Basically, my partner has just left. He's working and im not. He used to put some money towards the bills, but wont be doing that now hes left.I have two children 17 and 15 and at the moment am living in a council house. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of the…
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Will it effect this yrs tax credits? or just make sure i dont have a overpayment
Hey i was wondering if someone could help me. 08/09 earnings 17,800 est 09/10 to be 18,000 but after being promoted xmas it looks like end of 09/10 earnings could be more like 24/25k Just wondering if it will affect this yrs tax credits when i imform them of the new estimate Thanks in advance :j
