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Tax Implications
Hi im desperate for a bit of advise, i have recently lost my Husband and he did everything financial, My Husbands mother also passed away quite recently and left her property to the 3 grandchildren, 1 being my Son whos 19, they cant have the property untill they are 25 years old which is wise, so we are letting it out and…
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Tax Credits, and Share Saving Schemes
I work at Asda and we have a Share Saving Scheme. I'm looking at opening one my self this year when it next comes about. But how would this effect my tax credits? If i was getting tax credits based on my yearly earnings, which lets say is 11,000 i would be awared xx amount. If i start a share saving scheme, they would…
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Starting own business/Benefits
I am at the very begining of the process of starting my own business I enquired at the jobcentre re benefits they said I could get either £40/£50 (can't remember which) a week for 6 months or continue to receive all my benefits but they control all my business money ie they keep all profits for 6 months. I cannot find any…
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Off ill and unable to sign on for JSA what happens?
I have been unwell over the christmas and new year holidays and I was meant to sign on today but was not very well at all today so I was unable to attend the job centre. I range them ahead of time and they told me they would send me out a form. Now I wasn't well and my head was a little fuzzy so I have no recollection of…
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What can i claim?
Hello all, this is my first thread on here. I am hoping someone might be able to let me know what I am entitled to claim and should be claiming. I have used various calculators and all say I am not entitled to anything but after speaking to another couple over Xmas who earn more than I do AND claim various benefits inc…
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What am i entitled to?
Hello all, this is my first thread on here. I am hoping someone might be able to let me know what I am entitled to claim and should be claiming. I have used various calculators and all say I am not entitled to anything but after speaking to another couple over Xmas who earn more than I do AND claim various benefits inc…
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tax credits, 6 month wait for claim
Hi everyone. I'm hoping someone can give me some advice? I seperated from my husband in october, and have 2 children. I found myself somewhere to live and put in a claim for housing benefit/council tax benefit, income support, tax credits and child benefit. This was approx 1st november 2009. My housing benefit was awarded…
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MSE News: Government urges benefit audit
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Westminster is asking those who receive state help to inform it of changes in circumstances so they're paid correctly ..." Read the full story: Government urges benefit audit
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Dad's DLA/Carers stopped
Hi all - I dont usually post here but hopefully you can advise me. My dad was very ill for a period of about 2 years and had to have his leg amputated (full leg). He is now a wheelchair user. He has an artificial leg but it is very uncomfortable (painful even) on his 'stump' and he cant use it properly so doesnt get used.…
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Advice please
Hi, My OH started his own company in October-employing two staff and as of Dec -both OH and I are Directors as we had to change it from a Sole trader to a Limited Company. Since October we have managed to pay the staff wages and rent-but have had no income for ourselves. Our accountant advised us to take 500 each a…
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Blue Badge Interview
I am 24 and I suffer with profound degenerative sensori neural deafness and am fully dependant on Lip-reading or for others to communicate for me. I also suffer with server tinnitus, to the point that I have often felt suicidal. On top of that I have associated Meniere’s disease, which is a condition/disability which…
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Time limit on benifit repayment
Hi My partner has received a demand for repayment of benifit paid in 1994. Is there a time limit on repayment demands. Pete
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Anyone clued up on benefits? Think me mate is in cloud cuckoo land
Hello all :D , Been having some arguments with me mate over his upcoming situation and I think he's living in cloud cuckoo land as he seems to think that the benefits he'll get off the state will give him a cushy lifestyle. Pretty sure there's some folks on here that know their !!!!!! so would appreciate some…
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Going to College
Hi All Happy New Year! I was wondering if anybody would be able to offer any help/advice. I currently work part time in an office. I am a single mother, have my own home (mortgaged) and claim child tax credits and working tax credits. I would love to re-train and go to college to study social work/work with children but am…
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Christmas bonus link for 08-09 now expired
Hi I have just been reading up on the cold weather paymments and found this.... This year's Christmas bonus for pensioners and disabled people, which will be paid between January and March, has increased from £10 to £70. I found this on bbc news here would anyone else know where to find more information on if this is for…
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will earning £35 a week affect our award?
Hi, I am thinking about getting a saturday job and wondered how much it would affect our tax credits by. I would probably only work about 5hrs a week, earning around £7 an hour. My husband works full-time and earns roughly £25k a year. We have 2 children, DS 7yrs old and DD 3yrs old. I am a full-time mum so we don't claim…
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Child Benefit dates have they changed??
I was just checking on the Child Benefit website and put in my 2 numbers from my Child benefit number and it tells me that next payment dates is next week starting Jan 11th but i should get a payment of 4 weeks payment tomorrow 5th Jan so just wanted to know if they have changed payment dates or if there website is wrong??
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advice please just keep getting fobbed off
hi all been reading the forum for month's but never actualy joined , will appoligise about poor spelling now am dyslexic. well i have put in a claim for something called jsa from the job centre this still has not been sorted after waiting 6week's due to miss understanding. my question is am i entitled to anything else am a…
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Benefits advice needed...partner moving in
I am a single parent with two children and returned to study full time in september. Before this I was either working full time or self employed on a low income. I am getting CB, tax credits, childcare paid, housing and council tax benefit. My partner will be moving in in one month and I am really worried about how we wll…
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ESA Benefit Advice Please.
My brother suffers from mental health problems. He failed his ESA medical and took it to appeal. He won the appeal and his benefits were increased. It was also backdated. Two weeks after he won the appeal he recieved a text telling him he has to go for another ESA medical. He phoned and told them he had won his appeal.…
