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Leaving Incapacity Benefit
Hi, does anyone know if there are still any incentive schemes to get off incapacity benefit? I've been on IB and IS for a few years and am about to get off them and go into self-employment, but I can't find any decent information on what help might be available. I don't anticipate being able to make any income for the…
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Tax Credit Renewal Question - Taxable benefits??
Hi there. This is my first year of having to fill in the TC form and not just tick "no change" and I'm a bit confused. For approx 6 months last tax year I was on IB JSA and then the remainder of the year I was working. When I received my P45 from JC it said I had £1766 Taxable Benefit during that period. I was going to put…
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Can I rent privately if on benefits?
Hi everyone, looking for a little advice if you can please. I'm currently battling cancer and finding things very difficult to cope with, feel very vulnerable right now but I am grateful because I have lots of support and Social Work services and my Doctor have arranged for me to go away for a break in the next few weeks…
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wrong amount on tax credit award
Hi i just received my new award notice through the door, and noticed they have my earnings down wrong. It should say £7723 and it says £7273, dont know if it was my mistake or theirs, will i have to inform them?
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working tax credit rant!
Hi, Need to rant and about tax credit horror. In the tax credit year 09/10 I lost my job and took part time one temporarily. Within the year I did start work full time again, and each time declared to tax credit people of my changes and pay. At the end of that financial year i earned around 9K. As I started my full time…
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Job offer - coming off JSA/HB/CTB
Hi All, Had a job offer today and will be starting on 31st May, very happy about it as was out of work and on JSA/HB/CTB since December. My next sign on at JC in next Friday - this is when I plan to tell them about the job offer and start date on Tuesday following the sign on on Friday Is the JSA stopped immediately? What…
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Tax credit annual declaration form
When they ask about any other benefits you received during the tax year, what benefits do you tell them about? Maternity allowance? Income support? (As a single parent, so not taxed on it)
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Tax Credits Owed to us.
Hi all, my wife recently received 2 letters from tax credits stating that she was owed a tidy sum of money. This dispute has been going on since 2002. This money was issued via BACS on the 6th May to her normal bank account, well according to the letter. When the bank account was checked the money was not there, so she…
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Tax credit newbie
hi was hoping someone could put me in the right direction. started claiming tax credits last year so this will be our first renewal, i gave an estimated income but now have my p60 which is lower than my estimate (estimated £12,000 actual £8,700), am i best to call now with income or wait for renewal pack?
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On benefits and big inheritance - advice agencies?
Hi all. My mum died last month, without a will. I'll be finishing the probate forms and sending them off this weekend. When it's all sorted I'll be coming out with £60k, and there's going to be £1-2k in payments from her work and union (at a guess, I've currently no idea how much the work life insurance at work is but it's…
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Council Tax and retrospective benefits.
Hello all. I am trying to help my girlfriend get out of debt she has with not paying council tax over a number of years. Most of the time she was unemployed and on Income Support benefit and what I want to know is if she should have been paying council tax while on Income Support or not, and if the answer is no, can she…
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potential payments
have been informing tax credits about changes in circumstances and have got letters back with potential payments on them. does anyone know what they are and if we will recieve them.
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JSA and Income Tax Refund - What Do I Need to Do?
Hi, first post on here and I have read a few of the similar threads, but I'm still not clear... I've been on JSA since November (contributions based originally, now income based). All along I've known that I'd be due a sizeable income tax refund at the end of the tax year. Both HMRC and my local Jobcentre told me that I…
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Severe Disabilaty Premium
I was wondering if anyone could help since my father passed away 6 years ago my mother was then living alone and was already recieving DLA it came to light about 6 months ago when she had to go into a home that she should have been receiving SDP, sadly she passed away in january but the claim had gone in before her death.…
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tax credits renewals
Help !!!! I have just chased up my renewal for tax credits i renewed last friday 13th and today have been told its been part captured has anyone else been told this and what does it mean ? I have 4 kids and this time of year is a worry when renewing. I'm hoping it means the final stages of renewing here's hoping anyway !!
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tax credits final award
hiya just wondering when we get our final awards through will we get a breakdown as usual on paperwork, my friend thought she heard thry wernt doing it anymore and were a bit confused. anyone had theirs through yet? thanks.
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WTC and PhD
I belong to a scheme which gives supported lodgings to vulnerable, homeless young people. This counts as adult care so I'm able to claim WTC at the same time. I'm a disabled person who was a full time academic researcher before becoming ill. There's a chance I might be given a studentship to do a PhD (full time). I intend…
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benefits checker
can anybody please tell me when a person or persons are working do the figures shown at the end, i.e your entitlement include the 1st £10.00 of income disregard. many thanks in anticipation
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'Dole' First-Timer Seeks Urgent Advice!
Hi everyone, My 37k job contract ends in exactly 2 weeks. Job applications have all failed so far. My circumstances include: - mortgage £1200/month - baby, 7 months old - wife, at home with student status until autumn - zero savings Will the government pay my mortgage? What will happen to me? How long does it take for the…
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after JSA comes ???
assuming you get JSA for 6 mths, what comes after that. ESA is if you are 'ill', isn't it. If not ill, what then
