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Childcare element of working tax credit.
Hi, Completley confused about facts and figures as 3 different www's have said 3 different figures. Before I ring the HMRC I would be grateful if anyone with similar setup to me can tell me what they get for the month please for the childcare element? me working 35 hours pw - pre tax 26200 mrs working 16 hours pw - pre tax…
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Child Tax Credits, totally confused?? What are we entitled to?
Good evening all, I was just wondering if someone could please explain a few things in an easy format for me to get my head round. Firstly, my partner and I are planning on starting a family soon, we have worked out we can afford all of our household bills whilst she is receiving SMP. But where we get confused is what we…
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Benefits advice please
Hi all, I am currently awaiting the results of a DLA appeal to independent tribunal. I have a respiratory disease which has now flared up to an extent where I can no longer work full time. I have been reading about ESA and have a few questions (I'm expecting a call from a benefits advisor tomorrow but I'm not holding my…
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can someone help me with the maths here?
I'm expecting to receive a job offer tomorrow, I want to know whether it makes me worse off. It's 17k pro rata, 20 hours a week (out of a 37.5 working week), it's going to cost me 3.5k to commute for a year, on top of that I'll be liable for council tax and have to pay some rent, not quite sure how much yet but it'll be in…
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Closing and Re opening Claim?
Hello, My son was claiming JSA until recently, he closed his claim and is currently doing voluntary work overseas (charity a bit like Raleigh, he has had this sorted out for over a year now!! he has been job hunting since around August time though as he has been unemployed ever since) So obviously as he is not actively…
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Benefits and being a student?
I am separating from my husband and moving into a rented house next week (hopefully!), I have one 5 yr old daughter and work a part time job of 16 hrs a week at £6.20 an hr. I currently claim WTC, CTC and am hoping to claim HB and CTB once I have moved. My question is this, a few years ago I toyed with the idea of becoming…
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Housing benefit-dependents
Hi I don't know if anybody can help but as of March I will be unemployed (I'm not anticipating that I will have found anything by this point-as there is nothing in my field out there) and I am therefore trying to work out my next steps. I earn c. £27,000 and have no significant savings to speak of. I currently rent a room…
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Budgeting loan/social fund?
Hi Was wondering if anyone could give me some advice! Ive recently moved into an unfurnished private let flat and was wondering what I would apply for to get help towards getting a bed, and some furniture etc. Im currently on longterm incapacity benefit. Thanks Fastchick
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no money, redundant but not entitled to anything!
A relative who was a high earner but had loads of debt spent the last 3 years trying to pay them off. These accumulated the last time he was laid off and he used credit cards to live on, pay the mortgage etc, he was too proud to claim from the state. He has now been told he is no longer required again and has no job. He…
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Living together
How many nights a week is a boyfriend/girlfriens allowed to sleepover without it being seen as living together?
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Couple Benefits
My partner and I are considering moving in together. I work 18 hours a week for £11000 a year and get WFTC and CTC. He's unemployed and on ESA due to an industrial accident. Does anybody know how my benefits and his ESA would be affected if we decided to move in together? I've looked at every calculator etc and it's not…
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DLA and Doctors reports?
My claim for DLA is up for review at mo and just called DLA to get a update and they have got the report back from my doctor and they have asked there own medical services for advice so would like to know can DLA not go with my doctors report? i just find it strange they have asked there own medical services for advice…
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Scared silly, where to turn next?
I'm a bit nervous about posting here after reading some of the replies others have got but if anyone can offer any help or advice I would be grateful. We recently had a baby, this tax year our joint earnings will be around £45-47k so we are not entitled to any wtc/ctc etc. Its not that we didn't plan for this baby, when I…
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WTC to be paid into wrong account tomorrow..
Hi, I've just got off the phone to Working Tax Credits. They've confirmed they've already sent a payment into an account, where I really didn't want the money going (an old Santander account which is heavily overdrawn). Apparently the money was sent last Friday 14th Jan, and will hit my account tomorrow, Tues 18th Jan. I'm…
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Maternity Pay/Allowance
Hi all. My wife is pregnant and I'm trying to work out what she will be entitled to in terms of maternity pay. She works 12 hours per week in a shoe shop so falls below the requirements of SMP (I always wondered why they limit their part time staff to 12 hours, now I know!) and she is also self employed providing cleaning…
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What am I entitled to?
Firstly, hi there. This is the first time I've posted in these forums but I'm a regular browser of this website and these forums and have found this place to be most helpful in the past. Anyway, I figured I'd ask a question about what myself and my wife are entitled to based on me being out of work due to long term…
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Need Help With Council Tax Query
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice please on a council tax query? I was living at home with my mum, all my post gets delivered there and she registered me onto the electoral roll. However, after a few weeks of living together, for various reasons, I moved out to go and live with my dad and his…
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ESA Reinstated
Hi, i just had my decision from my medical overturned without needing an appeal. I have had a letter saying that my ESA is going to be reinstated, But it didn't say how long it would take. How long does it usually take and do they have to back date it?
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Visit re. Council Tax Benefits
Hello moneysavers, My husband and I are self-employed, I work part time. During the last year our income has dropped dramatically because his business is not doing as well as we would hope. I have received a form to claim CTB and they are coming to pick it up later this week. Does anyone know why they would come to our…
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Advice about housing benefit etc. please
Hi, I am asking this on behalf of my daughter, I have no experience of the benefit system so any advice would be gratefully received. Daughter and partner and 4 month old baby are in private rented property (daughter is still on maternity leave from her job) Daughters partner lost his job just before Christmas so they…
