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Meter and benefits
I recently informed the benefits and HB people about changes to circumstances where my money had increased in savings so that my benefits will decrease. This meant amongst other things a declaration of assets, in my case 3 bank accounts, which i did. This covered my money in savings but a couple of days later i noticed on…
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housing benefit and new baby question
Hi everyone, Just a quick question about housing benefit: When my daughter's born in January I will be entitled to a three bed property. The house i am renting privately is infested with rats and very damp with black mould. I want to move to a three bed now and pay the difference in rent until she's born. Would the LHA…
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am i entitled to more tax credits when on maternity leave and if so how much?
hi there a newbie here. i have been on maternity leave since the end of may and with me now only on basic maternity pay me and my husand have been struggling a little money wise. but someone mentioned to me that apparently you can give tax credits an estimate of this years earnings (april to april) and because they will be…
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Childcare costs help please
My son started nursery in Dec last year and when i rang to inform them they asked me to work out how much it would cost per week but i told them it would be done in stages as to when he was ready to go more hours so i just said i would ring every time it changed more than £10. i asked the person on the phone how it worked,…
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New Parent?
Hi all In april i will be a new parent I work full time, and my gf works full time on a temporary contract, which ends just before she is due. We live together in a rented house. Just asking what the options of help would be once she has left work? Im assuming she can get maternity pay from the government? Also what about…
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Tax Credit Entitlement
I had to give up my work on the 30th June due to ill health, i am now in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance, i informed the tax credit people at the time but my payment has still remained the same of a whopping £10 odd a week, my husband has a full time job and earns around 21000 but we are now in financial…
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Returning to work part-time after maternity leave, advice plz...
Hi all, My wife is returning to work shortly after being on maternity leave, and wants to only go back part-time (less than 16 hours) I am working over 24 hours, so just wondering if anyone knew of any benefits available which might make up the dip in income once the maternity leave ends, and my wives income falls due to…
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Employment Support Allowance Claim
Consider the following scenario: Someone has an Incapacity Benefit (IB) claim. The claimant is summoned to a medical, which they fail. They lodge an appeal, which takes a year to be heard. In the meantime they consult their GP, who gives them a sick note. They make a claim for Employment Support Allowance (ESA), which is…
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Incapacity Benefit Appeal
Could someone please refer me to a website (or websites) or literature that gives guidance on constructing and presenting a case to present before an Incapacity Benefit appeal tribunal?
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can i take my holiday pay and still keep on working?
hello the payslip that i get everytime i get paid theres something called totalholiday pay accured. so if i take that money is it compulsory that i have to take a holiday. is it possible for me to keep on working but take the holiday pay. i haven't been wise with my spending this year so i need to keep working :( thank you…
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EMA - will it affect my Child Tax Credit?
My 16 year old has applied for the weekly EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance). My question is: Will this affect my Child Tax Credit? The government site says it won't affect tax credits but is that Child Tax and Working Tax credit (both of which I currently get)? Thanks.
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tax credits stopped though I renewed on 30 July by phone and form
I've not had any tax credits today despite renewing on 30 July by phone and sending declaration on 27 July. I've not had any notice, just no payment today. I've rang them and been told computers are down so call Tuesday. They sent me a provisional assessment in August even though i'd given actual figures. I rang and they…
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Please Help Me!
We are in a mess. Basically we rent a flat, the rent is inclusive of utilities, gas, electric, water and council tax. The flat we live in is in a converted terrace house, that has been converted into 4 self contained flats. We are currently on jobseekers and receive housing benefit. We discovered through the Local Housing…
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Help with DLA
Hello, Could anyone help with advice for DLA. My 5 year old son had Hydronephrosis which was diagnosed while i was pregnant, he is being seen at my local hospital aswell as Great Ormond Street for the condition. Does anyone know if this is a condition that meets criteria for DLA? Thank You S xxx
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working tax credits
I receive JSA each week, have two children ages 5 + 9, my wife works 28 hrs a week and i am over 50 we receive the basic and second adult working tax credit, based on my wife working, If i was to start work and work for 16 hrs on a wage of 5 per hour. would i recive any increase in the working tax credits apart from the…
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Please help
Hi We submitted our working tax credits to HM Revenue & Customs on time and shortly had a letter and we could see that a mistake had been made. My wife contacted them before the cutoff date via the helpline and they confirmed that THEY had made a mistake doubling my wage amount and that they would re-evaluate it and it…
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Tax credits if staying at grandparents ??
Hi guys, quick question. At the moment there are 3 of us living in a house (me/wife/1 year old child). There is a chance we may lose our house soon. Hopefully the council will find us something, but lets take the worst option (worst is not so bad really). Say we go to live temporarily with my parents (2 retire people are…
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Paying Council Tax whilst on Jobseekers!! Please help.
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Help RE: Working Tax Credit - backdating more than 3 months with a disability?
Hi, Since around 2004 I have been receiving DLA (care at the middle rate and mobility at the lower rate). I have been working over 16 hours a week for just over 2 years but only recently realised I was entitled to WTC. This is around £60 a week that I've been missing out on. I phoned up to confirm I was definitely…
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Overpaid Jobseekers allowance... what to do?
Hi, I have been claiming JSA for the last three months whilst looking for employment. I usually get the standard 130.00 every two weeks, however this Wednesday I didn't get paid. So today I went to my local Jobcentre, explained the situation, and the advisor was confused, saying that I'd been signed on correctly in the…
