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Benefits & tax credits
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16 year old son wanting to work part time?
Hi, i recieve dla and esa for myself, and tax credits for my son who is 16 and leaves school next year, he will be going to college, i am just wondering if he works part time for extra money for himself etc, i recieve maximum housing benefit, would this affect it etc and roughly by how much, he might say get a wage of 40…
benefits help please
Hi I work full time and am on a salary of £18.5 K, my husband has recently been diagnosed with a few illnesses and will be unable to work for the foreseable future. We have 2 children at primary school and rent our home privately. We currently get Child Benefit and Child tax credits of £67.00 per week. Today we have…
Help with benefits
I don't know whether this is the right thread...but some advice is anyone can give it please????? My father and mother in law have finally escaped Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe after spending most of their adult lives cattle farming over there. They are both of pension age and have German Passports, although my MIL once had…
Self Employed and Employed?
Can anyone advise? I am currently working 16hrs self employed and received working tax credits. I would like to apply for a weekend position which is only 6hrs, therefore would I be able to carry on being self employed during the week and employed at the weekend so that I keep my tax credits? Thanks
What will happen with Tax Credits
I need to let them know that my partner has now reduced her work from 52 hours down to around 16, also a pay decrease of £18k just wondered what effect this would have on child tax credits? We are also now paying childcare. I am receiving vouchers through my work but there is asurplus of around £60 extra that I cannot get…
Sign on day again!
Got a fun packed visit to the job centre today to sign on for my fortnightly JSA handout. Is it just my job centre or do others feel that you're looked down on as soon as you walk through the door? I've never been to a more depressing feeling place, I feel as though people are just looking at me like I'm some sort of…
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