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New Deal - Self Employment option?
Hi everyone, Was just wondering whether anyone can provide me with some help on this New Deal Self Employment option? My dad currently has an Ebay business, whereby he goes to auctions, buys his stock and then sells it on Ebay - he acutally makes quite a bit each month! He mainly deals in antiques. I am now looking at…
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Carers allowance and temporary jobs
I haven't worked for several years as I have been looking after my wife. My only income currenly is carers allowance. My wifes is now able to cope a little better with her illness and I am therefore considering dipping a toe back into the employment market. I am currently looking at several temporary positions, that would…
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Forced to move home due to disability - can partner get assistance??
Hello all, I'd really appreciate your advise. Both me & My partner work full time (both earn around 17k a year each) We lived together in a one bedroom flat on the 2nd floor which is unlifted for around a year. I am disabled (Meniere's disease) and progressively transfers and stairs became a struggle on my bad days.…
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Where can I get help?
Hi, I wondered if anyone can help or has seen anyone in a similar situation. Sorry in advance for the long post. I live in a mortgaged house (£134,000 outstanding on house) with just myself (age 54) and my wife (age 53), all our children have grown up. We have a total income (weekly) of £172.58 (£118.40, 2 part War…
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Inland Revenue Scam Email
There is a scam email doing the rounds saying that the Inland Revenue owe you money. They are aware of these emails and are asking people not to click the link. You can forward these emails to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk
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Council Tax Benefit and Back Pay of Tax Credits
Ive been on the Entitled to website several times to find out exactly what im entitled to ? Good job i did because we was only receiving £10.56 a week tax credits and should have been receiving £120.18 !! BIG DIFFERENCE !! Were due the backpay over £2000 but have to wait until the end of the tax year !! has this happened…
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Living with parents and income based JSA
Hi there, Sorry if this has been covered before! I'm coming to the end of my contributions based JSA and while I'm still crossing my fingers that a job will come up soon I know I may need to apply for the income based JSA (I'm assuming I will have to apply for this, it doesn't just get switched over?). What I wanted to…
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happy birthday seven-day-weekend
***mods please dont remove for 24 hours*** saw on another board that one of our regulars 7day-weekend is 60 tomorrow From all of us on here hope you have a very happy birthday.
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child tax credit.I've been a wally!!
to cut a long story short, wife was ill last january and i dealt with the child tax credit forms.... should have left em alone!! i gave my income amount as my gross figure not my net profit figure, this has cost us a good bit of money. rang them today and gave them the revised figure , the 'kind ' gent told me i could not…
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Am I the only person in the UK
who has still to be paid their Cold weather payments?
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Voluntary redundancy and benefits
Hello All, I am considering asking for voluntary redundancy when details are released tomorrow by my employer tomorrow (compulsory ones have already started but I know I am safe) to allow me to make a fresh start closer to my partners family. It has been such a struggle over the past few years with 2 young boys to raise…
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BR tax code?
I was receiving income based JSA for five months a while ago and due to receiving a monthly payment (£12.92p) from a defunct pension my JSA was reduced by £3.25 (per week). In other word my JSA was reduced by the other amount received; fair enough that’s how it is. I’ve just finished a temporary work contract and have…
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Help with child tax credits
For the year April09-10 myself and my husband will make approx £23k but my husband has now been made redundent and my hours are getting cut too. We reckon our estimate for the following tax year will be £15k, does anyone know how the tax credits will get worked out for this as obviously this will be alot lower wage to work…
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Can I claim?
Someone has mentioned to me that we might be entitled to claim council tax benefit. As a quick background, I am currently not working, I am an at home mum of a 7 and 3 year old. My partner works but earns under the £58,000 ceiling. We do not currently claim for anything as I thought that we were not entitled to. I do not…
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SSP Question
If someone has two jobs and is sick, who do they claim the SSP from? My friend works 20 hrs in one job and roughly 15 hrs in the second. Before she took the 2nd job, she would claim SSP from employer no.1 but he is now saying that he isn't sure that it should be him that pays it. Can she claim it from both employers? I…
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Help received a Tax overpayment charge for £900 today due on 31st Jan
Hi, I'm at my wits end here, please provide some advice. I am employed by local government agency, and received a Self Assessment tax form earlier this year for the tax year 2008-2009, (I was told this is due to me claiming car expenses and mileage). I completed the form using information from my March 2009 payslip, and…
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Help with death benefits.
Hi,I have received a letter from AXA insurance.My father died 6 years ago and he had a policy that I knew nothing about,there was no paperwork,my mother knew nothing either.When he died my mothers pension was adjusted and she was entitled to pension credits,council tax benefit,and help with the rent.We dont know what the…
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Housing Benefit Advice
Just a quick query please: Can someone buy a property then move their parent in who is on housing benefit and get the local council to pay the housing benefit which is in effect the council buying the house for them? Sounds fraudulent to me but just wanted to ask in case anybody here knew for sure.
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How much savings are you allowed when applying for JSA?
What is the amount you are allowed to have in savings and still be entitled to JSA?
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Statutory sick pay?
I started a thread but seem to have lost it so sorry if this comes up twice! My partner has been signed off sick today with an injury from lifting at work. He will need an op and cannot work til he has the op and has had recovery time- up to 3months possibly. He pays into a health scheme at work so hopefully will have the…
