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help
hi, im new and this is my first ever thread. my names katy. this probly is the wrong area to post this but couldnt really find one it fits in to. my husband was made redundant in september, and is yet to find another job. we dont have any debts because we were forced to go bankrupt last year, i have a really low paid job…
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Would paying off a mortgage be considered 'deprivation of capital'?
Hi All. This is my first time on here so please keep any unpleasantness to a minimum! (I have read some other threads!) Anyway on to the question...I believe there is a likelihood of being made redundant shortly. Having been at the same company for over fifteen years and being relatively well paid and not blowing it all on…
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Need benefits help
Hello all, I am currently claiming ESA. I had and failed the medical so am appealing the decision. It's been ages since I began the process but due to huge back logs have heard nothing about the next stage, or any tribunal details etc. Recently, my daughter has been diagnosed with Autism. She has been awarded the highest…
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WTC childcare - low hrs, high wage or variable hours
I am a single parent to a child of 2 and I finished a contract at the end of December and I've made my claim for IS, HB, CTB and informed tax credits etc.. I have an interview coming up for an hourly paid job... as yet I am unsure of the number of hours.. it is very well paid at £22 per hour. Would I be entitled to any…
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Disability Living Allowance
Can anybody help me. I am currently claiming DLA but have the opportunity to live in the Canary Islands for part of the year (during the winter months). Will I have to stop claiming my DLA whilst there and reclaim when I return to the UK?????
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Tax credits overpayment to ex-girlfriend of 18 months ago..
I met a girl with three children, who claimed child tax credits. We dated, I moved in. Legally she then had to say that I lived with her, and put my name on forms. I have to fill in forms etc, and it become a joint application. I had no choice in this, other than to not move in, or defraud the government by pretending I…
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Home Based Working Benefits/Gov't
Dear All wondering if anyone can help - I work for a charity, and as many people who work in the not-for-profit/Charity sector I work from home. I know that there is a current government policy of flat tax refunding of about £2 p/w for people who HAVE TO be (as part of their job/rather than those who opt to be) homebased…
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Self employment credit
hi just a quickie Can you claim working tax credit and self employment credit at the same time, or do you claim working tax credit once the self employment credit has ended? Many thanks char
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Helping father in law, mother in law passed away...
Hi, my father in law has worked all of his life, he finally gave up work in Sep last year to become a full time carer for my mother in law. She passed away suddenly just before Christmas. They had no savings, I am trying to help him as much as I can, he is so lost. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what he…
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Stopping Housing Benifit
Hi All I'm currently reciving housing benifit to help with rent im moving out in a couple of months to start saving to buy a place. To stop reciving my housing benifit for my current place is it as easy as ringing them up to let them know or is there anything else i have to do? Thanks
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FAO: Sunnyone
Please clear your PM's as I cant reply to you as your inbox is full. I know this isnt the right place for this but I am not sure where is the right place:p
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What is hardship payment???
Hello everyone,A friend of mine is currently getting JSA but has run into problems he's been sent on some sort of course and has refused to do it because he's done it many times and dont find them helpful at all,so this has made them stop his JSA,and he wants to know more about hardship payment,he still lives with parents…
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Interesting - Council Tax help for Dementia
I just didn't know about this, and thought it might help others, that you can apply for help with Council Tax if you or someone living with you has dementia. http://www.dementiaweb.org.uk/money-you-can-get-to-help.php Sorry I don't know how to do the technical bit to make the link work.
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Rules for going back to work 14 hours pwk
Daughter thinking of taking a little job 2 hrs a day to ease back into work. She's been on IS for being sick. What are the rules for this step, and are there any organisations that can help her?
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JSA postal signing
If you phone up for more coupons to be sent, and they don't send them, so you make your own, sign and date them, will they stand as evidence of availability for work? Also, if DWP deny having received them, then are you stuffed?
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Fight benefit cuts.
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EMA counted as an income?!
Hi All I am a single parent working 21.5 hours a week. I get Tax Credits and £20 per week Housing Benefit. My son left school last year and started an apprenticeship on 13th September paying £100 per week from 5th November, between these dates he received EMA. Housing Benefit have counted this as an income because I wasn't…
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WTC and PAYE, help please!
I'm currently in the process of applying for working tax credit and its asking me for my PAYE reference. I don't earn enough money to be taxed on so as I'm aware I dont have a PAYE reference, if I leave this section blank will it delay my claim? Also would I still have a PAYE reference even if I pay no tax? I might be…
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In Crisis - Am I missing something?
Hi, this is my first post here, and I'm really hoping someone can help me. I have been browsing for a while and haven't found a similar question. I lost my job due to redundancy in July and have been claiming Jobseekers since August. My partner works full time earning 800 a month. We were in horrible council tax arrears…
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advice please?
Good afternoon everyone. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advise please on the following? I am unemployed and have been for nearly a year now have been to interviews etc but just getting nowhere on jsa. I/We are thinking about going into buying and selling on ebay and the like (would like to eventually set up…
