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Statutory sick pay.
Hello all, i wonder if you can help. My partner has just been signed off work today as he has an injury from heavy lifting (at work) which means he needs an operation and cannot do his job until he has the operation. Luckily he pays into a work scheme which means hopefully he will have the op privately quite quickly and…
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Quicky ESA question about being turned down and applying again
Hey All As title suggests. If someone gets rejected at Work Capability Assessment phase for ESA and has to go back to / stay on JSA is there a time limit on when they can apply for ESA as a fresh claim again? I don't have the date of the original WCA and I'm under the impression it's too late to appeal so can we work on…
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Housing Benefit - Please help!
Hi, I'd really appreciate some help on the following. I'm currently staying with friends and need to find a place. But I'm on a very low income (I am self-employed) - so it is affected and I've looked at how that would be calculated, which is fine. But what I want to know is - if and when I find a room - I'll put down a…
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Help appreciated with DSS wanting money back !!!!
Right here goes Im a nervous wreck after getting a letter from DSS saying we owe money from the last 5 years I am on Incapacity benefit and Disability allowance due to me having 5 hip replacements in the right leg and to be honest it hasn’t been a success . I have also spodyilitus in my spine etc The trouble all stems from…
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Letter of tax credits
I have received a letter off tax credits asking me to check my claim details and to let them know of any changes it mentioned the fact I'm claiming as a single parent I rang them and they asked me questions like do my children see their father how often etc as well as was I the only adult in my household and was my name on…
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Bereavement Allowance - ex-ex-pats
Hi guys, Does anyone know if a widow is still entitled to Bereavement allowance even if the couple have lived in Spain for 3 years and were in the process of moving back to England? My father in law has recently passed and always worked full time pre-Spain so paid NI all his life - bar the last 3 years. I'm trying to just…
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Musician and Benefit Recipient
I'd be grateful for advice on managing a situation for a claimant in receipt of: Housing Benefit Council Tax Credit Income Support Family Tax Credit Disability Living Allowance @ the high rate as a carer Mobility Allowance @ high rate And is a musician playing about 20 engagements last year about half of which were paid.…
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Single Parent To-Be
I am pregnant and want to be prepared for what I will be entitled to. I currently work and get paid £24K pa but when I go on maternity leave I will only get 6 weeks full pay and then 20 weeks statutory pay. I currently live at home but need to move out however I am trying to delay this so I can sort my Finances. I wont be…
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Property income and tax credits
Hi there spoke to the delightful staff at tax credits today to confirm 08/09 income. Told them my profit from my house I rent out after all expenses taken off. The guy asked me what the gross rental income was. I told him that was irrelevant in the sense that that wasn't an income figure. He didn't believe me so went away…
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Redundancy & benifits
My mother is going to be made redundant. She will be getting a pension of around £40 a week. The first 6 months can she get contribution based JSA, will this be means tested and the pension cancel her rights to it. What about after the 6 months income based jsa is means tested so the pension will certainly reduce the…
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housing benefit help needed please
Hello :D am enquiring for a friend if she would maybe be able to get some help towards her rent. She is in employment with 2 student children living with her, one is 19 and in full time education, the other child is 20 and at univercity, her husband left her 2 years ago and made her sell the family home to one of the…
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Working Tax credit and over time?
I have been offered a job, 17 and a half hours a week, I know there will be extra hours if i want.... But WT does confuse me! If I do extra hours, but still under 30 hours a week, will this affect my WT? Would I need to tell them every week I did extra?
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Suspended housing benfit
i go a letter today to say that my housing benfit as been suspened, beacuse i am no longer getting esa. ive got someone who is going to talk to a disability employment advisor to get me back on benfits. but can the council really do something like this and as i got no money coming in at all, shouldnt they cover all the…
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Tax rebate cheque help..
Sent my tax rebate cheque through the post to the RBS over two weeks ago, phoned them up today they haven't received it. Will HMRC just give me another cheque if I phone them and explain the situation? Also where do I stand in regards to Royal Mail, can I hold them responsible? seeing as it was via a first class stamp and…
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ESA couple
ok whilst I understand alot(well some)things about esa how would it affect a couple who are currently in the following situation? he: I/B dla(mrc lrm) she: dla(mrc hrm) jointly: i/s,smi,ctb,and couple rate of sdp,disability premium would anything change e.g. i/s claim as a couple,sdp,and disability premium? Am I right in…
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Confused about housing benefit as i'm a lodger
Hi. I will try and keep this post simple, basically i've just been sacked from my job for gross misconduct, i have got a interview this week to see if i can claim JSA (as i've read that i could get sanctioned for up to 26 weeks as i was dismissed for gross misconduct) I live with my friend who still works for the company…
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Do I need to report selling a litter of puppies
I am on IS. My son is serving in the army and is overseas so I am looking after his dogs. One of them has had a litter of pedigree puppies. Besides it being a nightmare I am very worried about my IS claim. I need to sell the puppies for him and then give him all the profit from them. I am unsure if I need to inform the IS…
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incapacity medical examination- how often?
Does anyone know how often you have to have a medical assessment if you are on incapacity benefit? Thanks
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job offer and jsa
Hi everyone, OH has been on JSA (contributions based) since the 3rd December. He's been offered a job :j but is still awaiting written confirmation. He has had to do a crb for this job which the company have paid for, and he has been told by the MD that as he has got to this stage there's nothing more for him to worry…
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Self Employed law entitlment to tax credits
Where do i start basicaly my partner and I are self employed and not taking a wage out of the business but we chose to re investing what money there is in new equipment etc. After a tax credit enquiry they have stopped our wtc and child care because we dont meet all 4 conditions of qualifying for Remunerative work it is…
