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Ending my self employed HBen claim - accounts?
Hello, I recently went self employed and applied for housing benefit. I've hardly earned any money at all. My transactions are all very small, and it would take ages to sort through them all. I don't really have a head for finances and I haven't really got any accounts to speak of (I've got records of my income and…
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Discounted Childcare -will I need to tell Tax Credits
Hi - just a quick question and hope someone can help?! I have applied for a job with a childcare company and have got an interview next week (hooray!). In the information they have sent me they, it says that staff get a 20% for their childcare costs, if you place your children with them obviously.... If I am successful and…
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Pension Credit and Stopping Work ?
Thanks for reading ! Basically I get Pension Credit which tops up my O/H`s Part time income , she may have to stop working , for good , because of health problems . Question is , Will my pension credit be increased ? do i have to send an application again ? when should we inform the DWP about the possible change in…
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Solved-State Pensions - do i get one?
I know this is a bit premature for me as i am in my late forties. I want to know if i am eligible for state pension when i reach that age. How can find out? Was in full time employment in the early nineties. I think i may have opted out of the scheme but can't remember. Had no documents to say otherwise. In the mid…
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DWP forgot about me?
A few months back I posted on here that I'd received a letter from the DWP/JCP stating that they were coming to visit me at home as there was a problem with my benefits claim. The letter had a date that didn't suit (as I work and it was too short notice) so I called and the man dealing with my case basically said that it…
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Reducing working hours
I currently work 37.5hrs/wk full time but want to reduce my hours down to 16hrs/wk. I take home about £800/mth and want to know will i get enough benefits to "replace" the loss of wages?? Im living with my other half who also works full time and we've got a 3yr old who goes to nursery full time, 5 days a week
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Refused DLA 2nd Time
I Have Recently Applied For DLA and have been refused. I made an Application back in March 2010 but were refused as they used the medical report for my ESA medical with ATOS. I didnt appeal at the time as if the ESA Appeal were not enough to drive me up the wall. Anyway I won my ESA Appeal in September 2010 And were put in…
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DLA reconsideration
I have recently been awarded low rate care and low rate mobility and sent away for a reconsideration on the care componant as it is not fair as to the care needs I have. I have now received a letter today stating they are sorry they cannot make a decision on my claim as of yet as they have sent away asking for a report…
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working/family tax credits
Hi all. First of all my comma button not working so using my fullstop button. I get working an family tax credits and get housing benefit .i'm contracted 16hrs a week but recently we have had to work extra hrs through being short staffed but im now wondering how many hrs can i work extra before it will effect my credits…
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how come i cant get tax credits
I work 25 hours a week, (4 days) im 18, no kids, i pay my own rent (i cant get ANY help) Im on £134(after tax) per week my job lasts 6 months (£3612) so how come i cant get it, apprently somone on £66,000 can get it, it dosnt make sense. My rent is £188 a month my old benfits(housing+jobseeker) 188+200 a month £148 better…
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educational courses?
Does any one know of any courses i can do that are free or funded? Im a single mum reciving benefits , my child goes to nursery twice a week but due to a disability usually attends once a week and some times none. Iv tried courses based on the internet but i struggled and need some face to face interaction. I did ask at…
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INCOME SUPPORT HELP Please
Hello I was made redundant in beginning of September and went to job centre to sign on as a single mother they offered for me to apply for income support I was waiting for 4 weeks when they told me as a foreign national I need to fill in Residency form as I did . Job centre said to me at my meeting that they will automatic…
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Incapacity benefit review help.
Hi I'm new to the site and wondering if anyone can help me regarding my ib review. I received a letter last year saying that a normal review would be carried out on the 8 oct 2010. I have been expecting an IB50 but this has not arrived yet. Just wondering if this is to do with the goverments announcements regarding ESA or…
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My partner has left me - can I claim Housing Benefits?
My partner of a year has decided to move out of our room we share, and back to her parents house. We each paid half of our rent for 12 months to a private landlord, while we were both in University. It has been one month now since we have both finished University, and I have taken over the contract for our room as the only…
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can you get housing benefit with no other income?
can you get housing benefit if you have no other income at all (including not being on any benefits) this is hypothetical if someone for example lost there esa, and esa appeal and didnt want to sign on because they couldnt look for work. would housing benefit still pay the rent with 0 income or do you have to be on…
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Got JSA, but didnt get Housing/Tax Benefit, what is going on ?
Hi, if anybody could help me please, I would be very grateful. I am Lithuanian, I am in the UK for 4 years PERMANENTLY. Im receiving JSA Contribution Based for few weeks ( claimed by internet, I went through all red tape with HRT2(HABITUAL RESIDENCE TEST) and HRT2(R) (RIGHT TO RESIDE STENCIL) papers) and I claimed for…
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Housing benefit
can anyone tell me how much housing benefit i will get ,I will be renting a house with my 25 year old son ,living in scotland
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Is a 'pre-reg' car classed as new?
Good afternoon Wondered if someone can help me. My Mum uses a wheelchair to get about and so we were looking into the possibility of purchasing a new car for her which we will get adapted before driving it out of the garage - I believe this means the car will be VAT exempt. However, can someone kindly clarify whether we…
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overpayment of income support
hi , i am new here and in need of advice, yesterday i received a letter saying that i had been overpayed incomesupport in 1995 and would have to pay back £20 pounds a week, i have received another letter the same today saying that i need to repay £38 pounds a week, that is £58 pounds a week out of my esa which is only £90…
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Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance entitlement?
Hello, I am 22 and currently on a salary of around £15,500. I live alone (as my partner recently left) in a 3 bed semi-detached and now pay the £595 in rent a month myself (+ council tax, bills, etc). With these circumstances and my salary does anyone know if i would be entitled to any housing benefit or LHA? or any other…
