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JSA Help Please, can they change my agreement?
Hi Wonder if anyone can help, just over 2 weeks ago i went to claim JSA, (never claimed before). The lady was very helpful, set up the agreement and i signed it. I went in Monday just gone to sign on and they said they want me back this Friday, and ad hoc interview to amend the agreement. The original lady had NOT put in…
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Nanny in need of some help & advice
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I'm currently working 2 days a week as a nanny, and 3 days as a teaching assistant. I get a payslip a monthly payment from the school, and I get a payslip and monthly payment form the family I nanny for. Both employers currently pay my tax, and I bring home around £800 per month after tax…
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Hip revision surgery = how long after is reasonable to claim benefit?
Hi! I had two total hip replacements in 2008, but one did not work, so in Feb this year, they took out the problem replacement, left me in bed for 3 weeks, with only one hip and then put in yet another new hip! Brill work from them, but as I was in a wheel chair before they could do the 'revision' I went on higher limit…
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Small earnings exemption - NI and WTC
Hi all, Just a quick one if anyone can advise - when filling in a small earnings exemption form (form CF10), it asks for income - is it right to assume this is just self-employment income and any monies paid from WTC are not included in this to? Thanks in advance!
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working tax and child tax joint claim
hi my partner and i have 3 children and we have a joint claim for tax credits, we only recieve child tax credits because my income is about £21,000 and has been for the last few years, i (the dad) have been the only one of us working up until now, but as im am due to be made redundant soon my partner has just taken a new…
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Thinking of becoming P/T self employed, need benefit advice
This is my situation. I'm a full-time student with a teenage son at college. I receive full student loans/grants, some H/B and get T/C. I am thinking of doing some P/T work on a self-employed basis, what I'm trying to find out is, how will T/C & H/B work out what I'm entitled to, if my earnings are going to vary from week…
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Back-dated WTC + CTC
Whats the longest they can backdate a new claim? Thanks
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IS while workin
Im currently on income support and have applied for a part time job. The hours are 15 per week so i did some calculations on entitledto.co.uk and according to this i would still be entitled to income support, surely this must be a mistake? the take home wages are not great but obviously i would still get HB and WTC so…
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I am 17 and 31 weeks pregnant i live alone
i am in full time education at college but i have my own house recently....i got income support forms from the jobcentre will i definatly qualify for income support as i cant afford to live and need this to then apply for housing benefit...i am unable to live at home so really need some help as i have no money....:(
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tax credits, change of circumstances and bankruptcy
i sent a letter to tax credits a couple of weeks ago (following advice from here as i had been trying relentlessly to ring them!!) regarding a change in my circumstances meaning that presumably my payments would cease or maybe i'd have to make a joint claim? anyways, i also became bankrupt shortly afterwards so now i'm a…
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Self employed and getting no help
Hi all, Forum newbie here. Just wanted to see if anyone else is in the same situation. I worked in architecture for the last 15 years since I left school and lost my job along last January. Architecture was hit very very badly by the recession. There are no jobs. I went on jobseekers for a little while and was told by them…
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could anyone shed some light please
I'm a regular poster on the forums, but for various reasons would like to stay incognito ;) Here's the situation; I'm currently a lone parent with 2 children, and am in my last year of study. I'm currently in receipt of HB, CTB, IS, DLA and tax credit. My partner and I are looking at moving in together. his situation is;…
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Tax credit mess & no help with mortgage
HELP have been living alone with 14yr old son claiming only CTC then 31st april hubby came home but next day was addmitted to hospital i phoned tax credits and was told to ring back when he came out of hospital which i did was told by CAB he was entitled to WTC so had to fill out new claim as joint had aug payment but…
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advice please
Hello:wave:, I'm new to this so I am sorry if this is in the wrong place I was after some advice. My partner and I are 22 and have a four month old baby girl (not planned but loving every minute of it:)) my boyfriend earns £24,000 and I earn £14,000 but I am currently on maternity leave so I only get SMP. Our mortgage…
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Child Tax Credits and Inheritance
We receive the basic child tax credit of £40ish per month. My husband has just received an inheritance of £25,000. Is this counted as income for tax credits purposes? It is tax free so I'm assuming it is not but if anyone knows for certain that would be great. Thank you!
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ESA Home Visit
Hi guys and girls just a quick word of warning iam on ESA full rate and was asked to attend a ATOS medical. To cut a long story short i was told that i could have a home visit. I thought great saves me trying to get to the medical center. But this morning at 10am there was a knock at the door and there was the atos DR…
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What should I know before I register for job seekers allowance?
Hi! I am 57 and was made redundant last week, and have an appointment at the job centre tomorrow, in the hope of registering for job seekers allowance so need to be prepared. This year I have had two major operations and I am not completly certain that I will be able to work full time Are there any rules which I need to…
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Housing Benefi/JSA
Hi there, I have a massive problem at the moment. I applied for Housing Benefit with JSA back in September 2nd, but it got lost in the computer system somehow. So I had to make a brand new claim again on the 7th September. I was told by an advisor that I could temporarily stop my claim and restart it as I was going abroad…
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working tax credits
Was curious as to wither my Tax Credits would go up or down if i was to be earning £50 a week less?!
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child tax credits
can someone please advise me what i am entitled to, my wife and i have split up and our 16yr old daughter who is at collage lives with me for one week and lives with her mother for a week,i have just received a letter off child tax credits saying that they are stopping the credits and that we owe them £222.00 because they…
