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P87 query - How long before you hear back?
Hi I filled in a couple of P87 forms in April this year. In May I was asked to send through some more detailed information on the journeys which I promptly did. I haven't heard anything back yet, has anyone else filled these forms in and how long did you have to wait? Thanks in advance Paul
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Pregnant & Partner gets DLA & ESA
I can't find anything about it online... My Partner gets highest care DLA & Im his full time carer. He also gets ESA and i get carers allowance. I have just found out im 10 weeks pregnant. When the baby is here is there anything extra i can get while being on these benifits? Thanks Zoie
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income support for eu member?
hi my husband has recently left. i have got 3 children aged 3 and 13. i have been living in uk for 6 and a half years. i have worked since coming here that was for 3 years and then i had a baby and was looking after him for 3 and a half years. in the meantime it was my husband who brought money in. my husband is now gone.…
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DWP, Medicals
Hi guys I have been out of work since the start of the year. My wife works so many hours a week so I am not entiteled to beniefits other than what she gets like working tax credit. I have just recieved a letter this moring from DWP to attend a medical. although I have no doubt they will have no problem in seeing that my…
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Help understanding tax credits etc with child on way...
Just looking for a bit of advice, myself and my partner are expecting a child early next year and looking at what we are entitled to. I earn approx £22500 She currently earns £17000 She will get nothing other than statutory maternity pay after the child is born. Will we be entitled to anything other than child benefit?…
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SSP any other help?
I am a single girl living in London in a flatshare, i have been off work for two weeks with a severe kidney infection, first week i spent in hospital. Ovbiously i am going to be paid SSP but this is not going to be enough for my rent, is there any help i can get with this or is it just SSP i am entitled to?
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Apprenticeship and Housing Benefit deduction
I wonder if anyone can help me out with this as I'm having a battle with my local council. It will be a bit long, sorry. My 18 year old is doing an apprecticeship with our local council and is working towards and NVQ level 2 in business admin. I was originally told I would have a deduction made from my housing benefit for…
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How long should tax credits take?
I had my daughter 8 weeks ago on Thursday, we put in our claim (first claim) a few days after she was born. My partner works 39.5 hours a week, i currently stay at home and don't get maternity pay. My partner also gets higher rate DLA, could this delay our claim? and should it really have taken this long?!
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Lodger & Benefits
Hi I am currently a single Mum of 2 who works part time and gets WTC & CTC. My sister wants to move back to the local area and has asked about lodging with me for 6-8 months until she saves enough for her own place. She will be paying me 'rent' of approx £200 a month. Do I need to tell the tax credit people and how do you…
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National Insurance Help!!!!
Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me. My dad started work at the age of 16 and has worked for 43 years. He has not retired yet and is still paying NIC I have read and heard from different people that once he has 44 years of NIC stamps he no longer has to pay it which has now reduced to 30 apparently, and then…
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Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit entitlement
Hi all, I'm postig on behalf of my 21 year old son to see if he is entitled to claim for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. None of us have ever been on benefits, and he is extremely proud (gets it from me I'm afraid). Anyway, he recently did an intensive IT training Course, nationally renouned, whilst employed in…
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JSA Stopped
Hi all, I was made redundant back in November 2009. From then I was claiming JSA (NI contribution based). In Sept this year my NI contribution expired so I had to fill out a JSA3 form so that I could recieve JSA income based. Unfortuantly this got rejected as my partner works more than 24 hours a week. What am I to do now…
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Contractors and Tax Credits
Hi, I am a contractor for the NHS, up until yesterday I was receiving tax credits but now have been informed I am over the threshold. My tax credits were previously worked out on an estimate so I have not submitted a payslip. On my payslip it says that I earn £449 a week gross income but also says gross income for tax is…
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marriage is over
hello everyone first post. my husband and i are spitting up,i just wanted some help s to what i am entitled to. i am over 25 have 3 children 16 15 11 i get dla middle rate care and high rate mobility i live in house that is joint mortgaged with the husband i dont work as i gace up my job many years ago due to my illness.…
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can daughter get housing benefit while on maternity leave?
My daughter is due to have her first baby in February 2011. She lives with her partner but isn't married to him. She hopes to take the maximum time off work on maternity leave which she understands to be a year, but will get full salary for three months, then half for a couple of months, then nothing for the remainder of…
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Tax credit disabled child element.
My disabled son will be 16 soon and we have had the DLA renewal forms. Once he is 16 he has to claim for himself as he is considered an adult claimant for DLA purposes. The question then is this: Will I lose the disabled child element of Child Tax Credit? I know CTC is paid until age 18 if the child is continuing in…
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DLA & Carers Allowance question, please help
Hi, i have just been awarded middle rate DLA for my son i've been told that i can claim Carers Allowance but that this will affect other type benefits council tax etc. What i would like to know is that if i do claim Carers Allowance with the DLA payment stop?
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Just need some advice regarding tax credits and benefits
editied as circumstances have changed and no longer relevant.
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time it takes from medical to Decision
Hi as im sure most of you know, i went for a atos medical 2 weeks ago. I phoned up today to get the result from the decision maker. (if thats what they are called for some silly reason)Only to be told it takes about 4/5 months for them to make a decision. Oh well at least i dont have to worry over Christmas.
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Now tax credits have really surpassed themselves this time!
After months and months of trying to sort tax credits out they finally told my legal advisor and my mp that I would be paid today including all the backdated money. I checked the online banking and see that they have recalled one of the payments (backdated amount) the problem is the took it out of my bank account without…
