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Moving away to find a new job
Hi there, I'm currently unemployed and on JSA at the moment however I've been offered a job (within my industry) that requires moving to another location (about 300 miles away). I'm happy to do this however obtaining the funds for rent/deposit and living for the month before I get paid will require about £800-£1000. I'm…
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Benefits for 19 year old son?
Just a quick query, is there any help available whilst a 19year old son goes to college? My sister and her husband both work, and have 2 young children... she also has a 19 year old son living at home, and currently travelling to college every day. She is at present financing him, and we wondered if he could claim…
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Incapacity Benefit Tribunal, help!
I was told I was able to work by the DWP after failing a medical in February. The Doctor who gave me my medical lied in his report and totally wrote the opposite of what I told him. I appealed against this and was told that my case had been referred to a tribunal. I called the DWA and was advised to get my partner to claim…
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IS claim - question
Hi there, Just wanted to ask a question about a claim that I made for Income Support...just to see if anyone else knows how does it work. To cut it short...me and my partner have no savings, my partner receives Carer's Allowance and works however she is on a zero hour contract (works less than 16 hours but more or less…
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help re: mortgage being paid while on IS
Hello, I know there are some wise and wonderful people on here as a friend recommended this site. I am being made redundant :( - not entitled to any payout as have only been in post for 9 months. I have been applying for jobs but nothing as yet. I currently earn quite a good salary, £30k and I work 4 days a week. I am a…
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ESA First Giro?
Hi, how long does it take for your first giro to come for ESA? i applied over two weeks ago. although i only sent my sick note last wednesday.
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Support for Mortgage Interest Changes
Hi can anyone help i have tried calling building society mortgage is through (my letter is in the post cant tell me anything else on phone??) and 5 days letter i still sit anxiously awaiting to know.... Mortgage is relatively low 1.05% offset currently receiving SMI OF £146.96 every 4 weeks my mortgage is £27,800.00 can…
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HMRC Tax Credits and Form M1
In 2003 when i rang the Tax Credits dept to query my award ( I felt I was being overpaid) I was told that a 'Form M1' would be raised to investigate the matter. can anyone tell me if such a form exists or did exist in 2003 to instigate an investigation?? Any help gratefully accepted.
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Tax Credits Help Please
Hi, bear with me as this is my first post on the board. Basically, I moved in with my partner on 1st August. whilst sorting this out i was made redundant, so moved in and we started a new tax credits claim. My partner works 12 hours a week and I claim contribution based job seekers allowance. We filled in the form with my…
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Tax credit blunder Please help!!!
Hi there everyone, My partner is disabled and we claim tax credits for our two children. About 3 months ago we rang up to make sure that we were being paid the correct amount, as advised check them over and over. As we spoke to the guy things got a little sinister, he asked if our son was disabled and we explained that he…
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any housing benefit bods please?
hopefully just a quickie! Is HB worked out weekly, or on a yearly average for self employed people? Eg if you earned £200 in wk 1, £25 in wk 2, £300 wk 3, nothing wk 4, would you get HB for weeks 2 and 4 only or would they take an average of all 4 weeks and work it out from there? I did ask them on the phone but I was…
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Life after Maternity pay
Hoping there are some people out there able to help. My wife was made redundant while on Maternity (all above board and agreed) and her SMPs end at the end of November. She has decided not to go back to find work yet until the little one is a bit older. What I'd like to know is whether or not there is anything that she can…
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Dla?
Hi everyone :) I'm looking for a bit of advice if anyone can help. I suffer from depression and have done for about 5 years now. I'm on anti-depressants and regularly see my doctor for updates on my condition and my excessive tiredness. I moved hom a few years ago and now live with my mum and step-dad. This takes a lot of…
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DWP Mortgage Assistance & Personal Mortgage Protection and JSA
Hello everyone, This is my first posting ever on this site. Can someone tell me if I'm still entitled to mortgage interest protection from the DWP even though I have taken out personal mortgage protection? My feeling is no matter what personal protection I take out it shouldn't affect what I'm entitled to from the DWP.…
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Help with Tax Credits Verification Failure
Hi, Hope someone in the know may be able to offer me some advice. Was a single Mum with two small children (one with a disability). Have since met someone and recently moved in with him and we are getting married next year. So all great except one thing... Tax Credits!! I told them the day myself and the children moved in…
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Atos medical
Hello all ,I'm a newbie so please be gentle with me:).I currently am getting the assessment rate of ESA income based. I have Fibromyalgia, I know that I will have to take part in a medical assessment with Atos in the near future ,the thing that really worries me and I apologise for the next part of my post I also suffer…
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ESA Income related.
Hi I have been on ESA (CB) since Dec 08, I get DLA High rate care and mobility for multiple sclerosis. We own our own home and my GF works 35 hours a week for £17.5k pa. Struggling now with mortgage repayments etc, I applied for ESA (IR) as my GF cares for me in excess of 75 hours a week and thought that the remunerative…
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Help for nursery costs in school?
Our little un has started nursery in her school this month doing half day as thats what they do. She also gets a 1/2 day extra free per week (meaning 1 full day per week) as part of the schools scheme where they offer the chance for children to stay in all day. The extra half days cost £8.50 per day. Now we dont really…
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Going from JSA to WFTC?
Hi all, My partner signed off yesterday and the jobcentre rang the Child Tax credits to tell them (least thats what my partner told me, he was on a conference call with them both) But today they have paid in the same payment as normal, even tho i think its meant to be Octobers as they alrdy paid this month at the…
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Repaying Tax Credits :(
I have been self employed since 2001, in 2005 I became seriously ill and could not work, I ended up on incapacity benefits for six months at which point I was told I would qualify for the disability element of tax credits, so I changed over. I am still recovering from my illness now and I am now using some of time to look…