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Oldham Council Tax Disability Discount
Hello, I receive DLA for both care and mobility at the lower rates and I've just discovered that I can apply for a council tax discount. Though I am slightly confused by the grounds for application; the only one I'd qualify for is "a room which is predominantly used by and required for meeting the needs of the disabled…
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Any advice please, coming off JSA
Good evening all, My OH and I are trying to come off JSA (after 6 months) but feel a bit helpless at the lack of assistance at the JC. We are told they are not trained in the benefits and the main benefit office we rang for help would not answer what they said were 'hypothetical' questions! Basically, we are trying to find…
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Esa stopped please help
My sons esa was stopped after we missed an appointment at the local atos medical centre in Manchester. Originally we requested the appointed to be a home visit or closer to my home in salford. Unfortunatly my ex-wife was due to take him as I was unable to have time of work.
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DWP Letter
Sister was involved in a car accident on the 29th December and was in receipt of Income Support. She is claiming for whiplash ( which she truly has ) Today she received a letter from the DWP Compensation RecveryUnit. The letter states: "Why we are writing to you You have made a claim for compensation, therefore the person…
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Looking for some advice
Hi, I'm just looking for some non-judgemental advice please. My mum, aged 50, is really health-wise. For around 3 years she has been suffering with a bad back and bad neck. The doctors didn't/don't know what caused it. She also has frozen shoulder in her left shoulder, which means she does most things with her right arm,…
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Question about returning to work after being on ESA
Hi I have a question on behalf of my son about returning to work after being on ESA. Briefly, my 22 year old son (still living at home with us) was awarded contributory based and income related ESA following a major accident last August in which he suffered serious brain injury. Having now confounded his doctors…
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Parents splitting up, can we split (child) benefits?x
Hi there, I am a newbee so not sure if this kind of question has been asked before. The thing is me and my partner are seperating. We have 3 young children (2 eldest arn't his but the youngest is) Anyway we have a mortgage on our house but he's the one that works and gets a decent wage so I can't afford the mortgage etc…
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when does new working tax change come in
my partner works 19 hrs a week, we have a baby, and i get high rate dla and low rate care how will this effect us, does she need to work extra to get it ? or does the care allowance cover this? please some advice. thanks in advance
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Pensioner has PC stopped due to property hand over
Hi All, Bit of a complicated one. My Mum and Dad had a house in Southern Ireland. My mother lives here as of about three years ago, my father stayed in Eire (they divorced) He was trying to sell the house. He got cancer, they reunited and remarried before his death, him coming to eek out his time here in the UK. (Dad is…
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Job Seekers Allowance and pension
I am about to lose my job and want to know if i am entitled to JSA. I am fortunate enough to be in receipt of a pension from a previous employer. Now can I claim contributions based JSA or would I just be credited with my National insurance stamp . I was last on JSA back in may before the pension began , I signed off…
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Does he need to sign on?
Husband was redundant 8 months ago and has been in and out of hospital over this period. Was initially on ESA then moved to JSA after the medical (then ended up back in hospital for another week) anyway his contribution based is exhausted so now credits only due to my work. His son lives with us and we receive the child…
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Ad-hoc work on zero hours contract: How will my jsa & housing benefit claim function?
I was offered a job back in October last year, however as the company took nearly 3months doing my references and vetting by the time they completed it they had given that job vacancy to someone else (1 of their current ad-hoc workers), and said they could only offer me ad-hoc work until a permenant vacancy came up. I was…
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Child benefit
Hi guys. Just a very quick question. Does anyone know roughly how long CB claims take to process? I have recently (11 days ago!) had my first baby, and applied for CB last week. Just wondering..there's no great rush :) Thanks in advance.
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ESA Question?
Hello Everyone I went to see my doctor about my condition, that it has worsened etc.... and she has advised me to start taking this new medication and referring me back to the hospital as well and see her in a month's time for a review. Anyway I am out of work at the moment and been suffering in slience if to say, because…
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Council Tax Bill
I don't know if anyone can advise me on this. My Father died in 2009 and his flat was mostly owned by a the company who manage the block for the tennants. We have not been able to sell the property as of yet and we are now getting Council Tax bills. My question is this, if the sale of the property when it happens does not…
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esa review
Hi, I was put in the esa work related group in July 2009 after passing the medical. This morning I've just received another medical questionaire like the first one I filled out, does this mean I have to go through the whole process again? I'm really panicking as the process was too much for me last time, I really don't…
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overpayment of tax credit
Hi, my son was getting tax credits for himself and his wage went up last April. He informed them before it went up and on his renewal pack. Even though they had the higher figure they continued to pay him the same until July when his hours were cut to 24 a week. He phoned them and they said that he wasn't entitled to tax…
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Job seekers allowance
Hi, I am asking this on behalf of my daughter who is 23 years old. She is currently in full time employment but has been accepted on a University course starting in September 2011. She wants to fit in some travelling before starting the course and is planning to leave work in April and travel for a few months, probably…
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Question on means tested JSA in shared house
Hi All, My entitlement to contribution based JSA will shortly expire, so I've been given an application to go onto means tested JSA. I live in a privately rented house with a friend as a co-tenant. We have a single tenancy agreement but pay rent separately. We share bills but do not support each other in any way. Part 11…
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CTC increase
Hi, does anyone know how much the ctc is been increased by in april. i know how much it is going up by for a single child but i need to know for 3 children and its not simply a case of multplying it by three as it works out lower for three children. many thanks
