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Childcare Element of Tax Credit / Housing Benefit
I have the same argument with Housing Benefit everytime they do a reveiw and was wondering if anybody else has this problem and how you deal with it. I'm a single Mum working part time and I get just under half my rent paid by HB. My son attends After School Club 2 days per week (I jobshare so work 2.5 days) during the…
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House handed back - Deprivation of Capital!!!
Hi everyone, Things cannot get any worse than they are right now. After losing our home in early August and after telling Pension Credit about it (because of change of address), they have now written to me asking how much equity was in the property, who now owns the property and when was it actually given away. I only get…
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JSA of 10p due to girlfriend's student loan and other related issues!
Hi guys, I would be EXTREMELY grateful for some help with the following, as I am at my wit’s end! The key facts are as follows: - I am currently unemployed and claiming JSA - I live with my girlfriend who is a full-time student in receipt of a student loan for 2009/2010 of £9000 - Of this £9000, £3225 goes immediately to…
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Tax credit advice please
My husband is self employed and things have picked up (finally!). He might receive a few thousand pound more in salary than our estimation this tax year. I am going to contact TC to re-estimate however my friend mentioned a £25k disregard and I don't understand this at all. Should I be contacting them or not? Thanks for…
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Jobseekers paid wrong amount?
I started my claim for Jobseekers on the 23rd September, and got a letter from Jobseekers saying ''I am pleased to tell you that we can pay you Jobseeker's Allowence from 23 September 2010. You will get £51.85 a week.'' Yesterday I got my first payment, but it was only £81.48. I signed on the day I claimed and I signed on…
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JSA stopped and a question about incapacity benefits
This is my first post, I am hoping someone may have some advice. To start and give you some background I suffered from bad depression 2 years ago and was in hospital with it I was on incapacity benefits at the time. I felt ready to get a job after 6 months so I signed off and got myself a job which I left due to moving…
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Family tax credit - employers/employees perspective
Hello, I employ a colleague who has been with the company for 4 years. She left to have a baby and has returned, for 3 days a week for the past 16 months. We're finding that we're calling on her to do more and more but it's on an 'as needed' basis rather then giving her a set number of days a week. Some weeks it's just 3…
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who governs the WTC??? where can i get answers??
- i split from my husband and moved into a rented property on 11th august and phoned WTC on the 13th to change claim - i still have not heard anything, no letters or phone calls, im phoning them every other day and often end up in tears of frustration. apparently there is no problem with claim and they cant see that they…
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Child tax credit help
Hi, this is my first post on this forum, and I am hoping someone can help me. I recieved a bank statement about two weeks ago and on inspecting it noticed that my last child tax credits had been paid on 28 August. I rang the helpline and was informed that it had been stopped because my son had reached 16 years, and they…
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Childcare Vouchers - still claim Childcare Tax Credits?
In short my sons Nursery Fees are £160 a month. My Ex Partner does the childcare Voucher scheme which saves us £50 a month in Tax. She currently pays £110 a month. Is she entitled for help through the Childcare Tax Credits system on that £110 a month? Thanks in advance.
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Childcare for older child whilst on maternity leave
Hoping someone can answer this for my friend, she asked me but as I don't get tax credits didn't really know the answer. She is a single parent who's self employed, has a 2 and a half year old and is expecting her second child. What she would like to know is, when she's on maternity leave will she continue to get the…
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Income Support
morning folks, what are the conditions for an income support claim? ive read on directgov but i doesnt make sense to me... thanks :)
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Disability Benefit/Income support sick question
Hi i would like to know if people on income support sick and the severe disability allowance and high rate disability benefit care and mobility have to go for a retest? I don't want to go into too much detail but it would not be possible to travel there and go for a retest because of medical problems. They have also been…
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Eviction
the landlord is evicting my mum under the section 21 notice and the last day was today. I understand that the landlord has to get a posseion order, im not sure how long thats gonna take? im really worried we have been looking for emercency accomodation, with no luck. unfortunaly i didnt pass my 1yr at uni and now live with…
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finally got a job
hi, first post, but ive been a lurker for some time. (hope i have posted in the right sub forum) i got finished from my last job roughly 18 months ago and i have been searching for a job since that time, and i have finally got one :j its a full time position on little more than minimum wage i will also be getting paid…
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Do she declare rent?
Feel i have posted this in the wrong area. Feel free to move. Have a friend who is working part time. She is not claiming benefits etc. Her son lost his job and is planning to move in with her. She will only take him in if he pays rent and his expenses. (He has been scrounging off her for a long time). Would she have to…
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Working Tax Credit and ESA
I am going to have a small operation and expect to get a sicknote for a week or so. I am self employed and claim working tax credit. Please could anyone tell me how the sicknote will affect my tax credits? Do I need to inform tax credits? Thanks.
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Social funeral fund help
My Dad died back in feburary of this year and as I was unemployed at the time I applied for to the social funeral fund for help. I sent them all the imformation they requested including a closing statement for his post office account. After 6 months of trying to get hold of them they have finally written back saying they…
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Tax Credits System
I started work at the end of june, my first job (I'm disabled and quite proud of myself for finding a job) but because I got all the disability premiums on my benefits, and I'm under 21 so get the lower rate minimum wage I'm on less money working than I was on benefits. I know I can claim tax credits, and did so through…
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Benefits advice when moving in together
Hi, I've searched online but can't seem to find anything on the directgov website, etc. I am currently claiming Income Support and Housing Benefit - I returned to college this September (Forensic Science, eeep) and have a 14 month old daughter. I was made redundant whilst pregnant and had no luck job searching once D was…
