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Can you claim for looking after family member
Hi there! I'll just get to the point here. My mum is unemployed and looks after her grandaughter (my niece), who is coming on 6, for around 10-15 days a month. Some days for longer than others but usually for after school hours and some weekends/holidays etc. My nieces mum (my sister and my mums daughter), works full time…
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Parents Redunancy
Father will be laid off in 3 months time with about 6K redunancy its voulantry as the option to stay was with a 190 round trip with no vechile allowance or working away. He is 63 so though skilled and wanting work his chances of re- employment may be limited (he will no doubt apply for stuff). His home is paid for and i…
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ESA and tax credit payments
hi I am hoping someone may please be able to advise me? I have currently been off ill from work for around 22 weeks whilst I am undergoing various test and procedures. I have carried on recieving my tax credits which is the childcare element and company sick pay, however when my sick pay comes to an end(after 26 weeks) I…
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WTC and CTC help after maternity leave
I wasnt really sure what to call this thread! Basically I am on maternity leave at the moment with the 9 months being up in May, I've asked to go back part time but my boss will only let me go back full time which I can not do. If I don't go back we will only have my husbands wage of £800ish per month. I've put in a claim…
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Moving On.....
Evening Please can some one give me some advice on the following as I am struggling to understand the minefield related to applying for a council house and benefits I will be entitled to...... Background: Living with ex partner in his house. I do not have any legal tie with the property and have no financial input. Moved…
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Council Tax
I'm the sole tenant on my tenancy agreement but have a lodger (landlord is aware) who is claiming housing benefits for his share of the rent. Is the council tax bill less 25% and his liability?
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Benefit Advice
My daughter has just had a very nasty accident about five weeks ago company sick pay about to run out with mortgage utilities to pay she is likely to be in hospital for some time already had 10 ops more to go what benefits other than SSP will she be entitled to and what support physically once home as she willl have daily…
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Benefits
Hi my daughter had a very basty accident some weeks ago and has been in hospital now for five weeks with many months and operations to come. Her employers have been good and shes been working continuously for the last two years so has made good ni contributions. The company sick pay is about to run out and she will only…
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Don't Know How I Will Cope....
Hi All I am so worried, I work full time, am a single mum to 1 child. I currently get £130 per week tax credits as I only worked part of the tax year 2009/10. However, I have calculated that this will be reduced in April to around £50 per week as by April I will have earned around £18000 in the tax year. My basic take home…
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When my Child Tax Credit ends
When the government first introduced this scheme, which seemed like a good idea at the time!!!....I opted into it, since then it has become compulsory...however... ...at first my husband was deducted £200 from his wages each month and I subsequently received £42.10...(which is the £545 per year)....(big question mark over…
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working and child tax credits
my wife and i look like we`ll be separating and have tried to see how much wtc and ctc shed get on a working week of 16 hrs and a salary of 6000 pounds what i work out is about 2000 pounds on hmr website but other people on other sites in same wage senario are getting 4000 we have 2 children aged 15 and 10,any ideas anyone
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Unsure on Entitlements?
Hi, Thank you to anyone who replies to this as I've never done this before. I would like to know if there is anything else i could be claiming that i don't know about as this is my first time of doing it.I currently live in a rented flat with my girlfriend and receive council tax benefits due to her having no income at the…
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working tax credits
Hi guys, been unemployed for a while and claiming job seekers allowance since march 2009, have now found a job with a starting wage of £335 a week, i'm due to start next week, i am a single father and my child is 18 but in an approved full time college course, i have just had a go at the tax credits calculator and couldn't…
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ESA Regulations for completing ESA50 and when evidence is to be submitted
Hello I am totally confused. I have two simple questions: 1. What constitutes a completed ESA50, in order to avoid having the benefit stopped. 2. What are the legal requirements that stipulate when and to whom should confirmatory evidence of non ability to work be submitted. This has arisen because I have been told that if…
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Bizarre experience with ESA, but good news....
I applied for ESA in April 2009 for mental health reasons. It took 7 months to get offered a medical with ATOS. I failed the medical for not seeming crazy enough. I then lodged an appeal. I think I failed the appeal. I was then told I could request a tribunal, which I did. I sent in detailed reports from my psychiatrist.…
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JSA to Self Employment. Tax credits and other benefits?
Hi Guys, just signed on. Hope you're all well. I am currently claiming income based JSA with housing benefit. I have been doing so for nearly 19 months. I'm 27, single, live in a house share with two flatmates, no kids, no savings. I have an opportunity to become employed full time but the boss wants me to be self…
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deducted benefit ive never claimed....
just had my letter stating that i will be payed industrial injuries benefit and the money will be in my bank tomorrow, it also states that the amount is going to be -£144 for income support received from 16/6/10 to 11/1/11. i have NEVER in my life claimed income support. how can they do this?
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ESA - other allowed income
New to this so sorry if this has been covered somewhere else but have trawled through and couldn’t find anything. My husband (aged 58) had a subarrachnoid haemorrhage in September 2009 and has subsequently been off work on long term sick leave. When SSP ran out we applied for ESA and he was awarded this in July 2010, being…
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About to move onto Stage 3 JSA
So I'm over 25 and been signing on for about 6 months after being made redundant and was told today I was moving onto Stage 3. The guy didn't seem to know much about it but said about more intense job search, courses and voluntary work. I've been asking about help going self employed for a while and was told a few months…
