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Esa update
Last year i went for the medical with ATOS and was put in the WFG,when i went to the jobcentre for the assessment after they took one look at me and said i have been put in the wrong category and i would not have to attend the WFG meetings.My yearly renewal has now arrived and i have to go for another medical,is it worth…
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Just Seperated from my partner, tax creds help??
Hi, My partner and i have decided to seperate and I a bit confused as to where to start money wise. When I inform tax creds will they start payin me as a single parent straight away? Will they back date it from the date we split? I have no idea what im entitled to and would be grateful of any advice before I go babbling…
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Maternity Benefits...what a mess! please help
hi there, OH is pregnant with our first baby (whoo hoo) and we are quite confused with the allowances and benefits we can claim. she is working for a university in two different jobs in an hourly paid open ended contract. we have been informed that she is entitled to their occupational maternity benefit scheme, as she is…
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Moving home.
I am in rented property still have two months on my tenanacy. The property has a list of things that need doing... I want to move however i get full house ben and wonder what do i do about moving to a new place...do i need to get permission from them to move also do i have to do a new claim ?
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Housing benefit help/advice?
I've been reading this forum for the past few weeks with interest and already done a lot of research into the matter of housing benefit (although excuse me if I don't use the abbreviations as I'm still not that used to them!) In a few weeks or so I will have to move out from the marital home that I shared for the past 4…
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JSA and part time job allowances?
At the end of last year I did a bit of new deal volunteering (read: forced volunteering lol) but couldn't get a full time job there due to future jobs fund bureaucracy that says only under 25s can be hired.. To cut a long story short out of that I have been offered a paid Saturday job for a few hours. (yay! :D ) They want…
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Return To Work Credit Reclaim within 13 weeks
Hello All. I wonder if some kindhearted soul can answer this question. I have trawled the itnernet with no luck myself. I was on IB and came off it to start work. I left a few weeks ago but had only used up 28 weeks of my payments of £40 per week. I notified the RTW credit people and my payments stopped. I then claimed…
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Possible DWP / HMRC overpayment
Hi everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster here. I've gained a lot from this site so took the plunge in registering in the hope I can give something back :) You seem like a good lot so maybe someone would be kind enough to help me with the pickle I'm in. After a close relative died, I recieved an amount of…
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incapacity appeal (help)
Hi. I was in receipt of incapacity benefit and it was stopped. I am appealing this decision and am currently waiting for an appeal date to be set.. I have recently sent in new sick certificates from my doctor. As i hadn't heard anything, I phoned to check if they had been recieved. I was told they had been and they would…
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carers allowance
Does Carers allowance automatically stop once the DLA recipients award ends? Even if DLA recipient reapplies? Thanks
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Tax credit advice please - sudden drop in income
Good evening all, I hope you can furnish me with some advice as I can't seem to find what I need on the net. My situation: Basically my OH is almost certainly going to be sacked in 3 weeks time (minor H&S point, his fault though), which unfortunately coincides with my maternity pay going to solely SMP (roughly £125 per…
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Working families tax credits
Hi, Does anyone have any info about the decision from the Courts that it is unlawful to reclaim overpayments from the Tax Credits? Does this mean we can get back the money we have had to pay back? I have not had any payments for at least 5 years even though it was there fault!!! :mad:
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Will I be entitled to housing benefit/council tax benefit if hubby owns a property?
Husband has an ex martial home. He still pays the mortage on it. Cant sell it as it will attract negative equity so lumped with it. Lives with me as his ex-wife abducted his son and moved half way around the country. He followed to be nearer his son. Financially he is screwed and now not hlped by the fact that i lost my…
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post office account-pension
i get my pension paid into a post office account each week and i wanted to know if i can go to a post office in tenerife and withdraw my pension at the post office counter whilst on holiday. many thanks
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Entitlements?
Hello all I hope you can offer me some advice. My MIL was diagnosed with cancer in March 2009 and was on SSP, and then something else until she left her job as she was unable to continue, and got housing benefit, council tax benefit and DLA (not sure of which levels). Since she left her job, she got a payment of around…
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Working tax credits for minimum wage
Hi, After being unemployed for 12 months I took a job offering minimum wage in September. However, I simply cant afford my bills and have looked into Working Tax Credits. I have done the online calculations and it says I am entitled but only asks questions about the previous years earnings. Will I be entltled to claim…
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child tax credit/benefits?
Hi, was wondering if anyone could help, as I'm struggling to work out exactly what out financial situation will be when our baby arrives. My husband works f/t, and earns 34k per year. I currently work f/t, and earn 29k per year. I'm trying to work out how much I can afford to reduce me hours by. I'll be taking 6 months…
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what she entitled to
i wonder can anyone tell me if i am claiming the right and all the benefits my daughter is entitled to,she actually recieves the lower rate of dla and incapisity benifit,she is now 32 and of course is still at home she has some learning diss/deafness on one side/and some social problems,she could not live alone.as we are…
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Friend recently widowed-finding it hard to make ends meet...
As the title says,my best friend died recently, and her husband is finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet without her salary. Even thought she had been suffering from a long term illness,her employers had very kindly continued paying her sick pay until the end. He is now finding it very difficult to manage,he…
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Worker Registration Scheme
On behalf of a friend, need some advice on what a czech person needs to do, or wether they need to apply for any kind of certificate to continue working and living in the UK after twelve months of residence? have tried other websites but in desperate need for advice???
