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Can anyone help with these figures please?!
Hi, please could someone help to check that I have done these figures for claiming ctc are correct as I have had to change some details. Many thanks for all help. Husband sole earner. 3 children (6 year old twins and a 20 month old) Husbands hours were cut at work, he went from 34 hours per week to 26 as of 27th October…
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LHA for self employed questions please.
I am moving into rental property soon for the first time. Would be very grateful for answers to these 2 questions. 1. Someone said that they will pay you from the following Monday after they get your application. Well I am moving in on Monday so can I send it before I move in so the first payment will be from my first day?…
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Cold weather payments: quickly check if you're entitled
[title=http://images2.moneysavingexpert.com/images/dp/wtd_underline.gif]What are cold weather payments? [/title] Cold weather payments are cash boosts (for paying energy bills) for those on certain benefits when the weather gets especially cold. You get £25 per week if the temperature drops to below zero celsius (or is…
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CTC - higher paid job worth it???
Hello all and happy new year (again), I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar position. I earn 24kpa (wife does not work, or claim any benefits) and have 2 children under 5yrs. On top of Child Benefit I get £290pm in CTC's. I have an opportunity to replace a retiree with a wage of £27kpa. Would the addition of…
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benifits where do i start
Hi, New to this so dont no where to start here goes, I have recently been told that i am to be made redundant or i can take a part time role of 16 hours. I'm 28 simgle with a 3 yr old n one due in march. what i am wondering is am i better off taking redundancy or goin back to work 16 hours. If i went back to work i would…
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URGENT can DLA take money out of bank account?
Please help! Today I found two transactions on my debit card that I think are fraudulent so ive phoned barclays and theyre going to look into it. It adds up to about £700. The only other thing I can think of is that DLA and ICA paid money in (about 10 days ago) and now for some reason taken ot back. Can they do this? Does…
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disability living allowance for child
my 11 year old recieves DLA although paid to me as he is a child it is his allowance. I am trying to work out repayment plan for various small debts does this have to be include in my household income or is it exempt as is his ? Have been told different things by different agencies
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Maternity Allowance - Delay in Processing. What can I do ?
I am currently 37 weeks pregnant and started my maternity leave at 28 weeks due to complications in my pregnancy. Prior to this I had to take a lot of time off work which meant my earnings were not high enough to recieve SMP from the company I work for. I put in a claim for maternity allowance at the beginning of December…
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What benifits I claim and what can my partner claim?
Please help... I have just given birth to twins and need to know what changes to make. I am currently employed and recvieving maternity pay. I earnt 21,000 last financial year before stoppages. I understand that I can claim child benifit, but what else? My partner is a director of a limited company. He earns a very low…
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Snow and signing on....
The bbc weather forecast this morning has issued a severe weather warning from 6pm tonight. Now it's very likely that where i am on the Isle Of Wight we won't get it. It's normally rain, rain, rain for us. Say though on the off chance we do and it's bad, what are the rules with signing on if you can't get to the JC because…
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Is there any point trying to make a claim?
I was doing a university course (nursing) and graduated in December. I was obviously very busy with hospital work during the course and did not have a job. I was wondering if I'd be entitled to Jobseekers or anything. But I just saw that if you have savings over 16k you're not entitled! I have this money because of my…
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Changing from job seekers to income support?
Does anyone know if it would be possible for my husband to change from Job Seekers Allowance to Income Support. My husband was made redundant in July & has not been able to find a job yet. Our problem is that I have 2 Chronic Illnesses & have not been at all well for the past 4 months. There is no hope of me improving…
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JSA Allowance Q - topping up NICs after app...
Hi, I'm completely new to the whole benefits thing, and signed up for JSA recently. All good, all fine, all went well...they're looking now to see what i'm eligible for (under contributions based JSA rules). But... I worked for 3 years, ending June 2008. I then volunteered abroad, unpaid, for 1.5 years. Thus in the 2 year…
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Please help.. Child benefit claim
On the 11th Sept 09 my wife left me & our four young children of five, (twins) seven and our eight yr old, including my stepson 17 who I have to fully support. I put a claim in for the child benefit to be transfered to my name (my wife was claiming for our children but agreed I should now be receiving it) and the benefits…
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What Help Would We Get?
Hello all, First post, looking for a bit of guidance here. I'm looking to start work again soon, I've been struggling with health and family problems for a while, but looking to find a job and so on. Unfortunately, I don't know where we would stand. I don't know if I could get a full time job, (not many going), but I would…
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esa
hiya. im a bit confused over esa. My partner and i are self employed. business only been going since june, and not making much as most goes back into it, so we dont have much profit for now. I am pregnant, due in a few weeks. I cannot claim maternity allowance, as I havent earned over £30 a week most weeks. After searching…
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tax credits and retraining/student hours
hi all, my job is not fairing too well at the moment and i'm trying to get my head around the best way to go. i work 30hrs per work, and am a single mum qualifying for child + working tax credits for my youngest daughter, who is at college. i am this week due to start the second level of a 4 year college course to retrain…
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Please Help!! What will we get??????
Hi Everyone!! My friend pointed me in the direction of this website as I am pregnant with my first and worrying about finances! :o I hope someone can help me. I find tax credits/ benefits...the entire system so confusing (and I like to think of myself as an intelligent person). Basically I am a full time student and my…
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ESA and full time education
After having a chat with my OT she suggested i look into trying to return to some level (most likely college) of full time education. I know part-time courses aren't counted but full time are. I've found some info which suggests that (IR) ESA can be claimed by a full time student as long as they receive DLA. I do but just…
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Training Bursary, Can I Still Get Benefits?
hi i've enquired about a job I was interested in, and was told it is a 12 month, £9500 training bursary, and the person running the "foundation placement" scheme has said that I will not have to pay any National Insurance, nor will I be taxed on the £9500. http://www.foundationplacementscheme.org.uk/ If I am already on Job…
