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DLA renewal forms ..first time to do ..help
Hi , i have just got new forms in the post for DLA renewal as it runs out in March 11...which is fine , this is my first renewal .. .i was thinking they would be like straight forward renewal type..but they seem to be the same as making a first claim... requiring all that tons of info/appointment times ect and lots photo…
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I'm thinking of getting off ESA and onto self-emplyed WTC; please advise...
I have been receiving ESA since April, due to limited capacity to work due to illness (CFS). I desparately need to increase my income in any way I can. I'm also terrified of getting booted off ESA and onto the lower-paid JSA. For these reasons I want to look into the possibility of going on WTC instead of ESA. I could…
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Child Benefit post 16?
Hi I'm looking for some friendly advice for my mum. I hope someone can help me. My question is, When does CB stop if the intention was to go onto further training but the person fails entry exam? Background: My mum was getting CB for my brother (birthday is in nov so reached 17 after school year finished). Anyway, he was…
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phoning hmrc
i dont know how many times ive tried to get through to them on the phone for various reasons, eating up so much credit on my phone i went down to my local hmrc office today and was allowed to use their free phone service and guess what ? i got through within a minute ! if you have the time to get down to your local hmrc…
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Help needed please!!
Quite a long story im afraid!! My son who is 24 has as drug problem and has tried really hard for the past six months to get himself sorted and off the drugs - he was using the stuff they call Miaow and also cannabis and also other stuff as well i presume - but pleased to say NOT heroin! Talking to him i would say he is…
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Self employment and housing benefit- how does it work?
Does the period of accounts requested by HB- ie aPRIL TO sEPT COVER THAT PERIOD RESTROSPECTIVELly or would that count to the following 6 months?
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can my daughter claim esa
hi all my dd had a relapse of her illness an she has dropped out of college finding it to stressfull, she hopes to go back but when that will be i do not know. can she claim esa or anything similar? thanks
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Schizophrenia & Benefits
Hi all Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. My mum suffers from Paranoid Schizophrenia. For the most part her symptoms are now controlled through the medicine prescribed to her. She's lived in UK for 30 years but some time ago she had a really bad relapse and the NHS seemed to be faffing around and we were…
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Tax Credit, Childcare element & 24 hours?
Hi, I've trawled the site looking for an answer to this one and I'm still unsure. My husband works 40 hours per week, I work 19 hours per week. We have three children aged 16, 4 and 2. We use a registered childminder and get the childcare element of tax credits. Now, this is where I'm confused. Currently, both partners had…
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Incapacity Benefit with Private Pension. Is DLA better?
I wonder if someone be able me. 6 years ago my dad went from being fit and healthy to being seveley disabled. He is 58 now. He can barely speak. Has no feeling in one side of his body. Has a memory worse than a goldfish and in a wheelchair. He also lives in a care home. My mother had him put on Incapacity Benefit and he…
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Extra CTC payment
Not that i'm complaining, but i got my CTC yesterday and it seems to have gone in today aswell for a slightly less amount. Anyone else had an extra payment??
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Help regarding stopping my jsa claim
Okay to cut a long story short I left me job at the start of September as I suffer from anxiety and depression. I signed onto jsa but I can't handle having to go in every two weeks, I know how stupid that sounds but I honestly cannot do it I barely leave the house and never without anyone. I am due to sign on today at…
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JSA stopped, think of suicide averyday
I think I may be destroyed. I don't know what to do. I have been depressed. I was prescribed anti depressants and sedatives to help get to sleep. That was over 2 years ago now I think. Shortly after that my doctor has seen be with cuts down my arms and I overdosed on the sedatives by like x8 just trying to get to sleep.…
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New illness and already waiting for the appeal to be heard.
Hello, I wonder if there is someone that has some good knowledge to tell me if I am wrong or right on this. Backround: Failed ESA medical and lodged an appeal. Now waiting for the date for it to be heard, In the meantime I have had further medical problems which not only are making the original condition worse, but it is…
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On Ib-a few questions about the change to esa?
Hello, I am on incapacity benefit for some years now due to mental health problems and social phobia and I am registered partially sighted as well as other physical health problems. If the ib comes up for renewal in a year or so and I am put into the work related group in the new esa does that mean in a year or so later it…
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tax credits exemption card a bit confused.
my partner has just lost his job and im not sure if i can still use my exemption card during the 4 week run on tax credits. can any one tell me as i have some dental treatment coming
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Your help please
Hi All, I have a question for you all to see if you can help me make sense of the benefits system to see what we are entitled to as a family. I am a 26 year old man with a Partner of 27 years old. We have a council property and currently rent this, we pay full council tax and also full rent. Recently we have had a baby…
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2009/2010 Child Tax Credits
First of all, apologies if i'm being completely dense here. I've been reading and tapping on a calculator for two hours now and i'm at the end of my wick. I'm trying to calculate the amount of child tax credits that were due to us last year as we have just had a statement requesting that we pay some of them back. I just…
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Travelling to Atos medical via taxi
Hello all, I have a medical to attend later next month with ATOS:mad:.They are still deciding whether a home visit is necessary or not yet ,wish they would hurry up and make up their minds.Anyhow they have already said that if I cant have a medical at home that they have agreed that I can travel by taxi.My question is as I…
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Benefits available on entering UK
Hi, my son (now aged 31) was born in and lived in the UK until 2006 when he moved to the USA to take up employment there. He had worked full time in the UK for the 4 previous years, after leaving University. He has now been made redundant from his US job and it is increasingly likely that he will have to return to the UK…
