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want boyfriend to moved in
hi in the future would like my boyfriend to moved in with me but not sure what will happen to my benefits as get income support and housing benefit and help with council tax as i am a single person, and my boyfriend works full time , will i lose my income support as i cant work due to my illness and cant get incapacity…
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Tax credits- Returning to work after ML
hi i have also posted this on another forum but thinking about it this one would be better.i'm just looking for a bit of advice...... I start back at work on April 5th after 9 months of mat leave. when do i inform tax credits of my return for work, They are paying 80% of my childcare costs so do i inform them now or closer…
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How long to process JSA claim?
sorry I know I need to get other half to phone Job Centre on monday but 1. he's a man :cool: and 2. he doesn't like phoning people :rolleyes: so I was hoping someone on here might be able to give me a bit of advice please. He was made redundant on 23rd November and completed his online form the same day. he had his…
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Deposit for House Panic...
I hope this is in the right section, I am a single mum on income support staying temporarily with my parents. They live in Wiltshire and they are moving back to Surrey, leaving me homeless (as they are moving to a smaller house). When they go I will be alone here with no support and as pathetic as it sounds I have been ill…
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Child Tax Credits
Hello, My partner is due to give birth tomorrow and we are just working out what tax credits we would be entitleted to. My current employeer is struggaling to pay me my correct wage and has been doing for the past year - which means i havent been getting my correct salary. If i get my employeer to cut my wage down to what…
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worried about what they will say
i am in the process of claiming income support after the recent death of my wife.i have two children of school age but i have a problem.i have been looking after a large amount of money in my savings account for my dad to the tune of 20 thousand pounds.just after my wife passed away my dad suggested i give him his money…
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If Earning less than £10,000 per year, can you get benefits?
Hi i need some advice. I have found a job role which is a foundation placement scheme. It is 37.5 hours per week and the salary is £9500 annual before deductions. From my calculations, net salary for the year would be £8479, monthly a net of £706, and £176 weekly. It works out below minimum wage. However, the salary is a…
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Redundancy and signing on
I have had notice of redundancy at the end of March 2010. As I've been in local government since 1994 and my employer seems to have a good policy I get a five figure redundancy payment. I need to know what impact this will have on my ability to sign on in April and what I am required to tell the Benefits Agency. If I can…
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Housing Benefits??
hi im wondering if anyone can help me. Im a single mum and i have a 4 month old baby, and i currently live with my mum. i am on benefits, ( income support, child benefit, and tax credit) and i would like to move out my mum's place and rent someplace of my own. i have been on the council housing waiting list for nearly 2…
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DLA Renewal HELP!
My sons DLA runs out on 15th Jan. I completed and returned the renewal forms in July 2009 and got the standard " we have received your form" letter. I then get letter to say we are contacting GP- fine!! Then a follow up of we are contacting school! not just once but twice as school havent replied to them. I have spoken to…
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Working Tax Credit Help
Hello, Just wondered if anyone can help point me in the right direction really. Since having my little girl in Oct 08 we get working tax credit but not child tax credit. When i returned to work i took a pay cut and my OH came off shift so took a pay cut. All in all we lost about £7000 a year but this only increased out…
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Am I entiltled To Tax Credits And Council Tax Rebate?
I work 40 hours a week and earn just over 5K a year I am self employed and starting a business so am paying myself very little to try and grow the business I have savings of 40K Can I claim tax credits and coucil tax rebates??
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Benefit help for fulltime students?
Hiya, I am looking for a bit of advice. I am pregnant,having the baby in April and I am looking into going back to college fulltime in Sept, I already attend part time but with my hairdressing course I have to attend full time for one year in order to get my nvq level 3. My partner also wants to go to college full time…
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incap ben v pension credit
currently in receipt of incap. benefit topped up with income support. for self and oh. oh has received letter to apply for pension credit. would it be advisable to apply for this or to stay on current benefits. there would not be difference in income if we were to change over to pension credit. however, just wondered if it…
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Incapacity Benefit and Voluntary Work
Do you have to declare casual voluntary work to the DWP if you are on Incapacity Benefit? This was mentioned on another thread recently, but there appeared to be some confusion as to whether it was necessary or not. I can't seem to find the answer myself either. All help/suggestions greatfully received.
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P45 from DWP
I have received a P45 from DWP - Why ? Don't they wait until the end of the tax year - ie May ? I am concerned that DWP will stop my benefits (ESA) - because the P45 implies that this is the end of my claim ...............
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Crisis Loans
Hi all, hope someone out there can help me out. I had been on JSA for a couple of years on and off whilst trying to find my perfect job(which i now have and I am very happy with it). During the time I was on JSA there were several reasons that I had to apply for a crisis loan. Now I understand that when you get a loan you…
