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Tax credit helpline - Pam perhaps?
I rang tax credit 6 weeks ago to report a change of circumstances. I was told that my payments would stay the same for a further 4 weeks and then decrease - which is exactly what I expected would happen and the reason I rang. However, I'm still getting the same amount and by Monday it will be 7 weeks. Try as I might I just…
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yes
MSE-ers just ignore this thread please
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ESA Help
Hi My friend has been awarded ESA "support group" after completing the ATOS assessment, and I would like to put his mind at rest as to what it all means. 1. Does he still need to send in Doctors Certificates? 2. Will he reviewed again and if so when? 3. Will he need to attend the Job Center (For what I think they call the…
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Help again please!!
I am a single parent of 2 children off sick claiming esa and child tax credit, i get full housing and council tax benefit also. This question is more related to my son, he is getting income based jobseekers allowance, i have received a letter asking him to pay £29.60 in rent and £9.11 in council tax, leaving just over £12…
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ESA - Contribution based , HELP !!
i found out i was pregnant 3 weeks after starting a new job, i became very sick at the start of my pregnancy and couldnt work, i was then diagnosed with diabetes. i was awarded contribution based ESA as i have worked full time for the last 12 years. now ive just found out that i cant get a community care grant, sure start…
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Incapacity Benefit
Hi I am new on here so please bare with me if i am doing this wrong! i just wondered can anyone tell me if my partner who is in full time work moves in with me will i lose my incapacity benefit? I have been on long term sick since 2008 and lived on my own, i get the long term rate, i know i will lose my HB nad CT but need…
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ESA work related help
Hi, Im new so forgive me if this has been asked before. I heard 3 weeks ago that I had passed my ESA medical and had been placed in the work related group, within a couple of days the back payment was put in my bank account and my latest payment was at the new rate. However, I have heard nothing else regarding work related…
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Pregnant and worried :(
If anyone could offer any words of advice I would be grateful ! I was made redundant about 4 months ago from my office job. Since then I have been claiming Income Based JSA. I found out that I am pregnant about 3 weeks ago, and have told the Job Centre so they have it on record already. My problem is that I am so sick that…
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ESA appeal Tribunal won but need further advice
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to share my ESA experience so far. I have been on ESA (C) assessment rate since July 09 for a social anxiety disorder, never claimed benefits before I have always worked. I attended the ATOS Work Capability Medical on February 2nd and 7 days later received a letter to say I had scored 0 points. I…
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unmarried partner and child benefit means testing
May partner of ten years is expecting our second child in January, and will, as with the first, stay at home to look after the kids. She could not go out to work if she wanted to as she has a psychological disability which prevents her from doing so. I, on the other hand, make £43,500 per year, plus an annual bonus which…
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will parent lose benefits if i move in?
Hi all, done a bit of forum searching and still not sure about a few things I'm planning on moving in with 67 year old widowed mother while i look in to buying a new house. She gets a state pension, HB and full council tax - when i move in i accept she will lose her HB and council tax benefit and i will therefore pay her…
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Adoption
Hi, My husband and I are looking to potentially adopt. If we go ahead we will start the process early next year and it will possibly take two years before a child or children are placed with us. We went to an adoption evening where some adoptive parents gave a speech and one thing stuck in my mind. Take as much time off as…
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How do you appeal if you are not paid for one week?
I was just wondering what number do i ring to appeal basically i am on a weekly sign on thing but my main one is every 2 weeks i had an interview last week and the lady told me to come and see her again in 2 weeks and that my sign ons had changed this made me think that i did not have to go to my weekly sign on anymore…
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Income support Him 65yrs, her 58yrs
Hi, Just wondered if anyone knows the answer. My dad is 65yrs old and gets state pension which is around £200 a week, and help with council tax and mortgage payments (Mortgage £20k) My mum is 58yrs old, and currently does not claim any kind of benefit personally and they solely reply on the above. She was a stay at home…
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ib question
hi when i applied for ib at first i had just seperated from my husband partly because of my illness.on the claim form i put either single or separated (been a long time).when we got back together i phoned up dwp and told them i was moving back in with partner,they said not to worry as it would not effect my claim unless i…
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no deductions from JSA?
hi, I have been claiming contributions based JSA since July. I get £65 per week. I have just started part time work and was paid (actually received in my bank account) £50 in my last signing period, which I declared. I was expecting this to be deducted from my JSA but when I checked I got the full £130 for 2 weeks. Is this…
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Legal Aid - can you get legal aid if you are not on benefits?
My contact case with my daughter has so far cost me £10,000 and is due to cost at least another £5,000.00 My solicitor has just asked for money on account!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was wondering whether I would be entitiled to legal aid - I own a house which I rent out but do not have very much income. Many thanks
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Carers Money Issue
So I started claiming carers money due to my dad being ill. But now I need to sign off JSA but the thing is the cares money dont start getting paid untill the 8/11 So if job center want me to sign off now how am i suppose to live ill get no monye for a few weeke.s Any ideas here as im confused.
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Do I wait for ESA appeal or submit new claim?
Hello I wonder if someone could explain the ins and outs of ESA - Contributory claims please. The ESA medical was a failure - 0 points - and an appeal was sent in. The appeal date is going to be in the middle of next year. The assessment rate is now being paid. What I would like to know is this: Based on the National…
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Starting again!
Hi there everyone been thinking about something for a while now and just want to know if my idea is at all possible. I am a single mother and work part time and have always worked since leaving school so don't have much knowledge about this kind of topic. I really am starting to get down in the dumps with life and really…
