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JSA - can you work
My son is claiming JSA, if he works 10 hours a week does he still keep the JSA of £51 per week? thank you
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esa backdated
i have been successful winning my esa appeal but today i recieved a letter from dwp reminding me of my arrears i have with them (crisis loans) will they be able to claim my backdated money to pay off these arrears ? which im currently paying off !!:cool:
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21 y old couple with one 1 y old boy
We area coupleof 21 y olds witha 1 y old son,my parther is an apprentice footballer with a non league club and trains and plays full time,I stay at home caring for Noah. We currently live with our parents ,but we now have the chance to move into a nice rented property which we are excited about. Of course we have done our…
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my girlfriend just got fired today, how will we live?
hi everyone, im really just in need of some advice, my partner got fired today for apparently gross misconduct which i think was a little but harsh. what can we do to pay the bills, can we claim any benefits to survive. im on a very low wage and my wage alone doesnt cover our rent council and tax let alone food and fuel…
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Housing benefit
Hi - my brother has yet again been kicked out by his wife (another boyfriend) He is going to pay half the mortgage and just above the CSA guidelines (from their website) and this then doesn't leave him enough for even the smallest besit or lodgings. Can he apply for housing benefits (his income is quite low anyway and even…
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disabled neighbour needs a specialised bed
as the title says, my neighbour suffers with a very unique illness, he is unable to lay flat or his stomach hits his lungs and they go into spams and gives asthmatic symptoms, he has been assessed by social services, who states he has to have an electric bed as to raise him up to sleep upright his house has been assessed…
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Fastest dla acceptance??
Just wondering if I qualify for the fastest dla payment? This is really a post to also let people who are claiming that it may not take as long as you think. I sent off my letter around about the 12th of December and I have been told I was awarded dla on the 17th of December!! I was told to expect a decision by mid to late…
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Could anyone advise me on maternity and benefits??
Thanks for taking the time to read this :) I am due to start mat leave on 09-01-2011 which is smp 124.00pw. My usual wage from work is 320pw. My partner has just stared a new job which is 220pw. This will be our second child so we already have a tax credit claim that is ongoing. We recieve 42.00pw ct and 21cb. I have rang…
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Company Cars
Hello, Can someone answer this for me. My company have offered me a company car. The amount I have to pay in tax will be offset by a 'work from home' allowance so my taking home pay wont change. But the question is how will it affect my Child/Working tax credits? If anyone can help I send you my thanks in advance Vicky
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ESA Payment Schedule
Hi, I`ve just received a letter to say I will be paid ESA at the assessment rate but it doesn`t say when. Is it paid in arrears or advance? My current note runs to March. Thanks JL.
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claiming JSA and working
I get contribution based Job Seekers Allowance. I have been offered 2.5 hours per week of work (worth about £20). My first thought was that this was good because I can work upto 16 hours and still claim? But someone now tells me I will have this £20 deducted from my benefit-penny for penny. Travelling to this work will…
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Health In Pregnancy Grant !!!! up
My sister in law is now 2 weeks overdue in her pregnancy. She has filed TWICE for the health in pregnancy grant, and twice they have "Mislaid" the paperwork. After having called them, the guy said he "Couldn't comment" on her case, but she needs to send in ANOTHER form before she gives birth in order to receive any money.…
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What might my mum be entitled too?
Hi everyone, im sort of new to posting, but a long time lurker, My situation is that my mum is awaiting a operation for a knee replacement, she has been waiting over a year and due to complications with high blood pressure etc, they had to delay and now have booked her in for april. She has been out of work for nearly a…
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Need Help With JSA Claim
I started my claim back at the begginning of October and I was finnaly got a decision on the 23rd Dec after closing my claim beginning of Dec as I got a job. It was declined becuase It says i have more income than the law says I need to live on, but i dont get any income I explained my dad pays for my accomodation but none…
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Housing advice for single parent please!
Hi, I seperated from my husband 4 months ago. He is renting privately and I am currently still in the house taking a mortgage payment holiday. I am on jobseekers allowance and child tax credit, as well as child benefit. My query is to do wiith housing. I have applied for help with my mortgage interest payments but these…
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help with partner moving in, pregnancy etc please
Hi everyone, I'd like to ask for some advice as i've trawled the Internet and still haven't got a clue? I work 16 hours at £6.32 an hour my partner who doesn't live with me yet is on IB JSA at the moment ,and i've recently found out I'm pregnant :eek: What I'd like to ask is, We would like to live together how will it…
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DLA help please
Hi all As some of you may know if you follow this forum I found out thanks to the magnificent people on this forum that I should be entitled to dla and infact didn't claim for a year as I didn't know I could claim esa and dla. Anyway with this new found knowledge I put in a claim. I haven't heard anything but I checked my…
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Tax Credits and Self Employed
Both my husband and I are Self Employed and I'm really confused about Tax Credits or if we could be entitled to them. My understanding is that they are calculated on the previous year's income - therefore can someone please clarify a couple of things for me: 2009/2010 - Husband Employed, earned 30k, me self employed 4k net…
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ESA tribual help
I have written before about a friend who is claiming ESA. She has asked for my help as I have been claiming incapacity benefit for some years and now I think it has been transferred to ESA. She claimed and submitted sicknotes. She went for an assessment in September and they said she had 0 points. She appealled against…
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Tax Credits - How long for claim to be processed
I have asked my husband to leave as I feel that our marriage is over, he has (somewhat reluctantly) agreed to this but cannot move out until the end of the month when he gets paid. I work part-time and will need to claim Tax Credits, do I have to wait until he has actually moved out or can I claim now ready for when he…
