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JCP Call Centre Strikes - Thursday and Friday
Just a heads up folks http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2011/01/17/jobcentre-plus-call-centre-staff-are-set-to-strike-51140-27998199/
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Tax credits overpayment
can you just phone up tax credits and ask them to stop your working tax creits payments until the renewal forms come through? I have just been on HMRC's website to do a tax credit check for year 2010-2011 and apparently we should only recieve £700 for that year, yet we have easily been paid twice that! The thing is when we…
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Why is it that if you have to be working for 16 hrs/week to claim tax credits .......
that all the part-time jobs I see advertised are for 15 hours? Am I missing something. There must be a reason for this.
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Part DSS
Hi, Im posting this on behalf of somebody. They are currently looking for a four bedroomed house in their area, due to the current house being too small. The problem is she has two daughters 21 & 16 sharing a room and 14 year old son in a tiny box room. You can not swing a cat in the house as its way too crowded. Her…
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Universal Credit
Does anyone know about the changes to child tax credit. We are on quite a low income but have savings of over 20,000. I've heard that you will not be able to get the new universal credit if you have savings over 16,000. Does that include money in a childs account? Is it best to just spend the money rather than save it?
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Help with rgistration for SA
I have got my Activation Code back from Gateway, I went back into HMRC on line services and tried to log in...but cannot do as I am not doing it correctly. On the Activation Code letter it say visit Gateway, how do I activate my code. What is users ID.... and password. I am not sure which one I should used. I tried to use…
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Hopefully starting new job, how will this affect benefits?
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could help or knew where i could find answers. Bit of background - due to family illness i had to take a gap year from uni & help look after a relative. Thats sorted now so ive been looking for work. Im currently receiving JSA (£50 per week) and housing benefit (£378 per month) and…
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Housing benefit and renting out property.
Hi, I am in a 5 year relationship which includes 2 kids which is going to be ending soon. At present we all live together in a mortgaged house which is solely on my name. If i leave the family home i would still like my partner and kids to continue living there. I doubt if i can transfer the property to her name as she is…
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Help - benefits after being sacked?
I'm being called in for a disciplinary tomorrow and may be sacked for gross misconduct (search for my thread on the employment board for more details). I was advised that if the worst happens I should apply for JSA even though I wont get anything for 26 weeks because it will keep my NI records going. I went onto turn to us…
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strange payment in bank
hi, few days ago i noticed a strange payment in my bank. it was listed as "east of england 302". so i rang the bank, they could see the payment but hadnt come across it.......put me through to fraud who said its a DWP payment as linked to insurance number. well i rang DWP and they know nothing about it etc and said their…
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Tax Credits
Hi. I need to change the name of my child on my tax credits claim as the younger one is now living with me and the older one has gone back with his mum. Do we need to go through the whole debarcle of new claims or can we just phone them up and do it over the phone.
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Return To Work Credit and ESA
Hi I've been on ESA since December 09 with a condition but feel that I may be ready to go back to work. I attended and failed the medical exam. Date of decision 2nd July. I appealed against the decision and was turned down. Date of reconsideration 21 July 2010. So at the moment I am currently awaiting a tribunal. I've been…
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1st baby on the way please help
Hi all, iam new to the forum but have used the site before. Anyway my girlfriend is now 23 weeks gone, we are trying to find out what we can claim. She left her carers job after finding out she was pregant and got a Xmas temp job. This contract ends at the end of Feb. Will she be able to claim jobseeks? Just asking as i…
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extra working tax credit payment
hi i got a letter telling me i would be getting an extra payment for working tax credit sometime in january because the system was getting changed and that i would also get a payment on my normal date that would not be full amount because i have to pay the extra payment back did anyone else get this and does anyone no what…
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tax credit specialist renewal
Hi. I received a letter in august asking for additional information about my claim, namely p60's for myself and my partner, childcare cost proof and contracts. I sent these all back and received a letter saying that my claim had been looked at and there were discrepancies, which I knew were my fault & I had wrote a letter…
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Tax allowances and reliefs if you're self-employed
Hi, I am looking to start a new business and I have been shocked to find out that after 12 months you can claim from the tax office for litterally most things like, mileage, furniture, rent, equipment and even losses! Anyone got experience in filling out HMRC form P78 is it i think and what percentage to get reclaim seen a…
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Can I change JSA sign on ?
I had ask the jobcentre that I want to change JSA sign on from Friday backward to Tuesday, so I can get my payment on the Friday as I get fed up of waiting for the payment to be paid on the Wednesday, really hate it. They refuse and say no. Am I allow to change it ? Why is stupid government take 3 working days to be paid,…
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Entitlements for a second child
My partner & I have a 2 year old, & i am pregnant again. He works full time, with an annual income of just less than £15K, I do not work. I have started to look into what we will be entitled to once the new baby arrives, but got a bit confused (especially as a lot of websites seem not to be up to date). We claim both Child…
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18 year old student...any benefits?
Hi my nephew turned 18 yesterday and is currently at college and gets EMA (not for long I hear). Is he entitled to claim a benefit?? He has also left his mothers home and is sleeping on his fathers settee so is also looking at getting his own place, or possibly waiting until he gets a uni placement (if). I have directed…
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Few hours work, is it worth it?
Hi, I hope someone can offer some advice. I made a decision not to return to my job after my maternity leave ended recently and will stay home with my two young children. They have offered me 8 hours a week for £100 whch I have to invoice them for and work out my own tax/ni/paye (haven't quite worked that bit out yet). My…
