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Housing benefits and help for a working mother
Hi, I recently had a relationship meltdown and I'm wondering what to do about moving. I'm a home owner shared with my ex partner who hasn't payed the morgage and could be repossesed. Looking for my own place with my 2 daughters, 15 and 18 years of age and I work 30 hours a week in the public sector. I'm wondering what help…
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Jobcentre - housing benefit problem
Could someone help me out with what I should do please as I am on the verge of being evicted. :-( I lost my job on 1st July this year and the day after losing my job I called up jobcentreplus to claim jobseekers and was given an appointment on the 9th July to attend. I attended and filled in the jobseekers claim pack and…
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Do I have a right to be upset about this?
Hi all, I feel like I have to write about what happened to me today because never in my life have I been made to feel so stupid, helpless and like I didn't matter. I feel absolutely humiliated by what I've went through and could honestly cry because I feel like it's me that's the problem and that I'm only a burden to…
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claiming dla
can my child claim dla he has been diagnosed with dyslexia,been put on a statement and is currently being assessed for adhd.
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Can my daughter and husband claim WTC
They are both 25 and both work full time. They have a joint income pretax of about £29,000. The government WTC calculator says yes they are entitled to WTC with an amount of £0, so we are a little confused (nothing new there then). Any help is good. (No children)
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dvla claim -advice for my daughter
born 3 months ago with a heart condition and requires furtehr surgery in a years time , had 2 operations allready a lot of medication and care day and night and only feeds through the ng tube. our hospital social worker helped us complete the details, How do they make there decesion ive had to reduce my hours in work to…
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Child Tax Credit
I own a small company, part of my salary is paid in PAYE and part is paid in dividends. My total income fluctuates alot, for the last 2-3 years it has been fairly low. I'm aware that I may be entitled to Child Tax Credit, does anyone know if dividends are included when working out my total income? The calculator on the…
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just a quick one before i apply
Can you claim Housing and council tax benefit while you are working and on disability? thought would ask here before I apply i earn after tax and insurance £200 a week and my rent is £550 a month
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need quick response esa effecting hb ctb
i have just been awarded esa contribution based and get £65 a week i get help with rent and council tax figures smp = £499 pm esa = 260 pm ctc& wtc = 579 pm cb = 80 pm i was told by coincil yesterday that esa isnt counted as a income and normally it will give me more benefit entitlement for rent and council tax is this…
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18 weeks pregnant and wondering what benefits we're entitled to???
Hello! This is my first post so please be patient if I'm asking obvious questions!:) Right here goes... Myself and my partner are both 25 and we're expecting our first baby next year and I'm starting to panic at how we're going to manage financially. I currently work full time for £15 500 per year and my partner brings…
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Need help please!
Hi I really hope that someone might be able to help as I have asked the local council and they just fob me off. I was made redundant a year ago and my wife took a career break to look after our youngest child, she was then made redundant. Whilst she was on the break she wasn't told that she had to keep up her national…
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JSA And Maximius Job Agancy
Hello all, I need some advice, im currently on JSA flexible new deal for over 25's, I attend maximus job agency for my job searches one a week or once a fortnight, it changes. I was currently going once a week, but my last appointment on the print out was only a few days after the last appointment and I only just realized…
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Is there any other help
Hi all as you may well of seen on other treads ive been told i may be able to be paid a wage through a insurance policy that my work offers. It would be about £1600 a month. Will I have to pay tax on this. Would i still be eligble for any other help ie ESA CT CTC please help.
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benefits and self employment
i have a number of questions which i really need answering. Ive already asked the relevent people but nobody wants to give me straight forward answers. in a couple of weeks i am going self employed as a computer repair technician. my business will be registered as a sole trader and not a company. I live with my partner and…
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Entitlement for out of work 27 year old
My younger brother has been out of work for nearly two years after being made redundant. He is living with our parents at the moment and has £2,000 in savings. I have asked him if he has enquired if he is entitled to anything, but he said that he wasn't as he is living with our parents. He is struggling to find work and is…
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How hard is it to find a landlord that accepts local housing allowance?
Sorry, editing this to protect my privacy.
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When's the new 24hr rule starting?
I work 16hrs part-time for a local charity (the charity does not have the funds to employ me for any further hours), and rely on my Working Tax Credits to boost my income, however the new 24hr minimum will hit me really bad. Does anyone know when the new criteria will commence?
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Is he entitled to tax credits?
I promised a good friend of mine I would get some information on tax credits for him, but I'm struggling to find the answer to a simple question and hope someone out there may be able to help me. I have searched all the local government websites so please don't refer me to hmrc.gov.uk as my eyes are going baggy.. lol :-D…
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Back to work after incapacity and disabled child - self employed route
Im looking into going self employed , Im currently On Incapacity benefit over a year and will be doing 16 hours or so and under the £6k , I have a disabled daughter who is on higher rate dla, and get underlying carers will be earning under the £103 rule I gather there is a back to work grant and £40 a week back to work for…
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help with tax credits please?
Hi, I am currently a carer (unpiad) for my partner who gets lower rate DLA care, we get a small amount of income support and he also gets higher rate incapacity benefit. I am thinking of returning to work and I am looking at tax credits, trying to work out what we will be entitled to if I work 30 hours per week. I have…
