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Benefits questions
Hi i was wondering if anybody could help me out with a couple of questions. Currently i work full time and my partner part time and we earn £320 a week but with a 2nd child on the way my partner will be leaving work for good and i was thinking of going part time 16 hours to help raise hour kids as it would appear that if i…
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Incapacity Benefit/ESA and Child Tax
I've been thinking about the migration from IB to ESA and wondered about the dependant allowance in IB. My husband receives Incapacity benefit and also gets an allowance in that for me and also our daughter. When child tax credits were introduced we got a letter saying that at some point in the future my husband would stop…
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Pension Credit Question
I know most of the rules regarding income for Pension Credit, but wondered what the scenario is with earning the odd varying amounts? I can't seem to find anything on the DWP website or anywhere else. Because it is means tested, is it the usual rules for £10 disregarded per couple, (£20 if disabled), or some other method?…
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Property income and Tax Credits
Can anyone help with this? I am filling in the Tax Credit forms to report a 'Change in Circumstance' - my partner is moving in with me. He is letting out his flat but is not making a profit. Basically, the rent covers the mortgage on it. On the form, it asks for 'Income from Property' but doesn't define what this is. Do we…
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Working Tax Credits / Child Tax Credits
Does anyone else find the letter really confusing? Also I don't get why when i do the online calculator to see how much we should get it works out around £2000 more than the letter says we will get. Is there an upper earnings limit for getting tax credits?
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Working tax credits?
We have just had our tax credits taken away as my husbands income is £43,000 so over the new threshold. We recieve £134 CHB every month. I have ust been offered a job 20 hours a week at £6.75 an hour, would we qualify for working tax credits. Having probs with my computer pop up blocker and itt wont open the do i qualify…
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benifits and girlfriend moving in
Hi my brother currently receive disability living allowance, income support, incapacity benefit, he also has his council tax paid he currently lives alone but he has been going out with his girlfriend for a while and she is wanting to move in but he is wondering if it will affect any of his benefits especially his council…
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Dla
Hi just trying to help my friend out with her budget we have tried the website to see what she I's able to claim but seems to be getting alot less so was just wondering if anyone could help with what she should be getting . She I's on Higher rate DLA And her partner I's getting Carers for her.
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will I be £262 a month worse off with IB/ESA change over?
Can anyone tell me how the change over fro IB to ESA will affect me please? I currently recieve - £108 incapacity benefit a week £35 income support a fortnight ( although they do take some social fund loan repayents out of this ) £268 a month DLA ( low mobility and medium care ) £130 fortnightly for LHA ( this was £160 but…
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Medical Exemption Certificates
Inquiring for a friend who has a Medical Exemption Certificate, allowing prescriptions without a charge (due to medical condition). Does anyone know if this covers dentist charges? Thanks
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How do you change what account a benefit is paid into?
Sorry if this has already been posted but I did do a search and I didn't find the answer. How to you change the way your benefit is paid? Currently the benefits are paid into a Post Office account but the recipient would prefer their benefits to be paid into a bank account thus enabling them to easily view what benefit…
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Any opinions on this please ??
Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate some help and advice if you can please. Sorry if this is a long post and I hope you can bare with me on it. My daughter started nursery 1st November 2010, the deposit was £600, and her weekly fee for the nursery was £130. So we divided the £600 deposit by 3 months (this was so I could pay…
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Esa/Jsa joint claim
Hi all, I hope someone can advise me on info I have been given from DWP (esa) When I started claiming esa my husband was & still is unemployed & claiming jsa, we have seperate claims for some reason, initially we were told so many different ways of claiming from various different depts & in the end just claimed seperately…
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Child Tax Credits
What's the income threshold for 2011? I thought it was individuals above £42000? I've just been told it's a couple, is that right?
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Terminal illness benefits
Just had a mate from work who has been diagnosed with Cancer aged 45 and he will now obviously look into the various forms of treatment. Would he qualify for just Higher rate DLA and not be entitled to any travel benefits.I think he is worried as he will have to quit work as it is a very strenous manual job and he is…
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On IS - P60?
I received a P60 from my last employer (who made me redundant in March) but it only has a total earnings figure for my employment with them. The total for the year has been left blank, presumably because I claimed benefits from March. Where do I get the P60 that tells me my total for the year as I will need this for my tax…
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payments over holidays
I have an incapacity payment due Tuesday 3rd May will i get it on tuesday or will i get it earlier ?
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Benefits & working part time
I am over 25 and working part time in a bar. I havent been claiming anything an just coping on very little. I am only down for 13 hours but normally do extra shifts, though this has become alot rarer. my mate lost his house and im now living temporary as a third in a two bedrooom house. i am considering signing on,…
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Child Tax Credit April 2011
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. I usually get £390 child tax credit every four weeks and next due date is 28/04/2011 but I have looked on my banking site and it shows a payment of £201 yesterday. I am slightly concerned that that will be my new amount. Has anyone else had anything like this? Would love it to be an extra…
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Carer's allowance - entitled to other benefit?
Hiya all, Just wondering if any one could give me some advice please. I am Mum's only carer (she has severe dementia) and I receive carer's allowance at a rate of £215 per month. I do not have any other earnings as Mum is a 24-hour job! My Mum receives her pension (£185 per week) and also receives help with her rent and…
