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disability allowence
my daughter has just been awarded disability allowence at the lowest rate. she is now 7months old. do i need to inform tax credits as i have been told that it can affect my tax credits?? does this dla affect any other benefits or is there anything else she is entitled to now.
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JSA Benefit - free dentaL WORK
I went on JSA in July 2010 and had some dental treatment. My dentist said that even if i went back to work, my free treatment was valid for 6 months. After 2 months i signed off in order to stay with my sick mother for 6 weeks. I then had some more dentaL treatment which was a continuation of the previous treatment. I did…
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New parents looking for guidance
Hi My wife is due to drop in the coming week or two with our first child and no doubt I will need to start filling out forms so we can claim some money. My wife is a director and is paid mainly in Dividends; I am employed and earn a salary. We are home owners and she is planning on going straight back to work after the…
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JSA when does it go into your account?
Hi, I signed on for the very first time yesterday. I was just wondering when does the money usually go into your bank account? thanks
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Help re getting a divorce and entitlements?
Hi, about to split from my husband and it's very amicable (long story!) but he is going to try and pay for the mortgage whilst renting another flat somewhere. Question is, would this effect any possible benefits? I am on a low income and work 3 days a week and have two primary age children.
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Please could u help: Childcare credit?
Hi, Ill aplogise for the length of this post in advance, Its muddled in my head and could do with some help trying to work it all out. Current situation: Me OH and 3 children 12, 7 and 2. OH works 42 hours earning 20k per annum. I dont work as i look after the kids and doing college courses to better myself. I receive £140…
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Cold weather payments backdated?
my partner has been claming esa since end of oct 2010 he has now got to go for his medical on the 26th of jan, will they give us the coldweather payments if his esa carries on after the medical? we have not had any yet as apparently you have to have had the medical, just wondering if they backdate them or not. thanks :j
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Lodging?
IF I can get a job which is too far for bus to get there for the job start time every day, can I somehow get some paid lodgings benefits? I dont cannot afford a car and even the train expensive as it is does not get to the town 29 miles away in time. Only thing I can think of is get lodgings however as my other thread for…
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Benefit debt recovery DO NOT OWE A PENNY!
Hi all wondering if anyone has any experience or could offer some help regarding the above. Ill keep this as brief as possible. winter 2009 wife receives letter regarding a £9800 child benefit debt from the periods of 2003 till 2004.. They started recovering this overpayment or debt or whatever they want to call it at a…
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car accident - need benefits and cant get em.
feb 2010 i had a car crash and have been off sick ever since. been diagnosed with fibromyalsgia and chronic fatique finding it difiicult to accept but anyway in pain but keep thinking tomorrow will be ok as have always worked. i had 2 jobs prior to this - nurse training and a paid carer. stopped receiving pay when sick pay…
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Struggling
As I have posted before hubby lost his job on 31st Jan, we put a claim in for pension credits with him being over 60 but we still havent recieved the forms back for him to sign etc, we rang them and they are dealing with it but all we have to live on is my Carers allowance and tax credits. I rang tax credits and thought…
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My mum moves around a lot ROP
like moves house lol. I'm still a student and still live at home with my mum. But the problem is she moves around soooo much. I am on the electoral roll (sp) and wanted to change my name officially (which I have done through deedpoll), and also update my address. Is it okay to keep it at my boyfriends house? Or does it…
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medical
I have got a questionare to fill out asking me about details of my medical condition, although I have a letter from last year saying i didnt need to attend. does anyone have same experience.
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Savings..a little confused
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part time worker
Hi I'm 24 and work Part Time and live at home with my mum who is on Income Support soon to be on Tax Credits. Last year a friend in work told me I could get extra help with my monthly income via working tax credits, I rang them and they said because I worked 16 hours a week etc I could get tax credits and I think it was…
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Child care support- no eligibility for Scottish stipend post grad
We are a married couple with a 15th month old in childcare 4 days per week. I work 37 hours a week and my wife is a Masters / Post Grad student on a 3+1 stipend at Edinburgh University. As her award is not payed monthly, she is not classed as working 16 hours per week, so we are not eligible for the child care component of…
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Is Tax Credits paperwork and awards in two names ? aka Mr & Mrs Smith ?
Joint claim made for tax credits, as you have to when a couple, but just wondering whether the paperwork comes back only to the person who will receive any payments (me) or whether it comes back addressed to both ?
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Housing benefit for 20 year old
Hello all I think i know the answer but anyway... some advice for a family friend, aged 20 she is currently working 18 hours on a local farm, 4 in cleaning job and looking for more work. She has been sleeping on a friends sofa for about 8 weeks after moving back to her home city. Her father moved into sheltered…
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This might be a little unusual... but can you help?
Hi all, I'd like to have my local DWP/Jobcentre office commended for the absolutely fantastic level of service they've continually given me, and after attending today, I'm thoroughly convinced that these people don't deserve a lot of the negative press they're given because they couldn't do enough to help me and there was…
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Help understanding tax credits etc
Hi hope someone can help. I currently work full time, i get child tax credit and working tax credit plus a little bit of hb. I have been offered a part time job, which would suit better as i am a single parent so i would save on childcare along with parking and petrol (as the part time job would be something i wouldnt need…
