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employment and support allowance
hiya all, ive been waiting for my sick note from the employer.. still not got them today. So when i was back at the docs i asked if he could write them again as work have lost them. He agreed and wrote them all out again. I have filled in my form that they sent me and have sent it will all my sick notes 3 all together. My…
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self employment and jsa
hi does anyone know if you are still entiltled to housing benefit and council tax run on and the job grant if you sign off jsa to go into self employment? many thanks
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What benefits can be claimed?
My wife has been off sick for 3 months, and has been paid full pay, it has now been cut to half pay, i am not too sure what happens after that, but i think she will only get benefits. We have 2 kids under 12, i recieve £15500PA, and we recieve child tax credit, and no other benefit appart from child benefit. The wife is…
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Self employed losing money / tax
I am self employed but am losing money in the current climate, my husband has invested money (loaned) on an ad hoc basis, he is a higher rate tax payer & wondering if his loans are allowed to be deducted from his tax? not trying to fiddle, just would like to know if I can offset, We don't get any form of benefits as no…
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How do I approach the subject of Sick Notes for ESA with my GP?
Good afternoon all, I have an appointment with my GP in just over an hour and I've been instructed by the NHS Nurse I've been seeing recently to ask him for a sick note as I'm no longer able to claim Jobseekers Allowance due to many things but most of all due to the fact that my MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) has flared…
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Signed on X-Mas Eve - No Cash Yet.....
Hi, I completed an online application for JSA on December 24th. Believe it or not (and all credit to them) someone phoned me less than 1 hour later checking a few details and arranging a "first interview" at the Job Centre on December 29th (they were open in Scotland). I attended the interview and took along my bits and…
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Partner moving in
Hi Just after some advice if anyone can help please. I am due to give birth in about 3 weeks time :eek: , i have been claiming income support and child tax credit as i have been living on my own with dd who is 8. My partner is moving in this week, i have rang tax credits and dwp who are both sending info out to fill in, in…
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New Mattress
My daughter is 11 years old and suffers night time wetting. We are having help with an enurisis specialist which is going well. We are in receipt of income support and on a low income and my daughters mattress i have discovered to day is extremely wet, and smelly. I was wondering if there is any help in getting a used one…
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pension credit and working - can you?
Hi My mother claims pension credit, she is 63 years old. Someone mentined to her if she was interested in working a few hours, 15 hours a week actually , this wouldn't affect any of her pension credit income. IS THIS CORRECT??
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Living with the mother in-law
Hi I am a new on here and this is my 1st post so please be nice. I am thinking about buying a new house and building an anex on the side for my mother in law to move into. She lives on her own in a council house at the moment and is near retirement, she has a bit of savings and we are worried that if she stays where she is…
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HELP Missed/gaps in national insurance contributions
Hello all, Is there anyone out there that knows something about the rules and regs. regarding Nation Insurance contributions and "gaps" in payments ? If you could help I would be most grateful my predicament is as follows.... 5yrs ago my business folded after I became ill and I did not keep up my NICs shortly after I be…
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JSA - Moving area soon?
Hi -Any help is greatly appriciated. I was made redundant on 31st December 2010, without sufficient warning! I went to the Job Centre the first day after the Bank Holidays to ask about benefits etc as I have never been out of work before. I told the Job Centre that I would be moving away from London to move in with my…
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When are the big changes coming to benefits and what willl they be?
When are the big changes coming to benefits and what willl they be? Is it going to be some form of universal credits? What about total benefit cap of £500 per household? Will this include medical prescriptions etc? Will it really have to include everything?
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claiming Tax credits, few questions please??
getting back together with hubby, he is gonna be working self employed for 25 hours a week, is this classed as full time or part time, above what hours is classed as full time? also on the forms where it say is this an estimate, tick yes/no, hopefully we have worked it around the correct earnings a week, is it better to…
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Some advice and help please on working tax credit
My situation is this, me and my partner have 2 children. after our first child was born in 2006 we both worked full time and with no family nearby to help we put him into full-time nursery care mon-fri 9-5. it was not easy i was earning £800 a month to pay a £750 a month nursery bill but with tax credits and busy bee…
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Dental treatment and IBJSA
I made a claim for IBJSA a few weeks ago. I need to send in a few more things and then wait for this to be processed. I also need dental treatment. How would I claim back what I've paid? Also, if I start treatment and get IBJSA whilst this treatment is ongoing, what happens in regards to me paying? Thank you
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money worries
Hi everyone I had to send off a new claim for tax credits, I normally recieve 600 a month for living/childcare. However my old claims ended so i have not had a payment since Novemeber. I have had to use my savings for the wedding 1200 in order to live and I am now hoping the money comes through of tax credits ( i have been…
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Working tax credit
My son has been ill for a number of years and has been receiving the highest rate of incapacity benefit. Last year he began to improve and against all expectation in October was able to start full time work. The DWP sent him a form inviting him to apply for working tax credit. They then said as he was to be earning £13500…
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housing benefit
Can anyone help with a query for a friend of mine? He has lost his job for the second time in 2 years and last time he claimed housing benefit he received a very small amount. He does not have any savings, but lives on a static caravan park, where he has a monthly ground rent. does this mean he is not entitled to much help…
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Tax credit payments, does every 4 weeks mean that or just there abouts?
I ask because I have been looking at bank statements, last payment was 14th december, so four weeks would be yesterday, but nothing has appeared.
