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mortgage and my benefits
:question: please can anyone help? I am currently on income support with a small disability top up, I have a mortgage which I am getting help with from the council, my daughter (12) and I need to re-locate to be closer to my sister ( who is now wheelchair bound) My mortgage advisor said I could transfer my mortgage to a…
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Maternity Pay
Hi there, we have just had our first child and my partner is now only receiving SMP from her employer, so £125 or whatever it is a week, this is a lot less than what she would usually be paid, so are going to struggle. is she able to claim any other benefits whilst receiving smp and still technically employed? Thanks
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JSA Query
Hi I moved from Scotland to live with my boyfriend in his parent's house down in England. I tried to claim JSA but they told me two things: 1. I can't claim JSA for a certain period of time because I gave up my job to move down here. 2. I am dependent on my boyfriend because I live in the same house. My boyfriend has a low…
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In a dillema better off on benefits!
Hi, i am coming up to my 3 months probation at my current part time job. I am contracted to 16 hours but do maybe 20 a week so 4 hours overtime. Taking into account the amount housing benefit top up on my rent and also council tax, it works out that i would be £10 a fortnight better off on benefits! I have been struggling…
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ESA worries
Hi, I wonder if any of you lovely people can give me some advice please? I was made redundant in March and at the same time developed a problem with my right wrist where it became swollen and I have been unable to use my hand. Anyway, after 4 weeks of severe pain I was advised that my wrist was broken and had a cast for 4…
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Single persons council tax reduction
How much reduction do you get if you live on your own? Do you have to claim every year?
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Tax Credits UNSURE
Can anyone offer any advice please. We currently claim tax credits as a married couple as we are and have 3 children, we only receive a small amount of child tax credits towards childcare. We don't qualify for working tax credits. My husband has had to move away with work in order to keep his job, therefore now and for the…
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Continuing Nursing care - can the claimant stil have assets?
I'm thinking abiout my mother in law here: She has Alzheimers and is very likely to need to go into full time care. IF she qualifies for Continuing nursing care (ie fully funded NHS care), will she still be means tested and have to use her house to pay initially? All the info i can find states that if the primary need is a…
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ESA and working part-time?
Hello, I am 25 years old and work part-time in a supermarket (12 hours per week or so). I am diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD, plus depression and anxiety. This impairs my ability to communicate and socialise, and my memory, concentration, etc. I currently receive DLA for the care my parents provide for me. While…
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mature student financial help
hi, i am starting university in September, currently our household lives on benefits as my husband is on incapacity benefit,he receives DLA &mob both lower rate and income sup. we have one child soon to be 16 years old will be going to 6th form, he is also disabled and on middle dla. At the moment i receive carers…
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tax credits and savings
am i right in thinking thats working tax credits don't have a cut off for savings just take into account the interest your receive on them over £300? and is there a cut off for child tax credits?
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Dla
How difficult is it to be awarded this benefit?
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Pension Credits & State Pension payments
Can someone clear up my confusion. Hubby received Pension Credits for us both. I have now been awarded my State Pension. from last week. Our Pension Credit payment on Monday 9Th May was reduced by the amount of my State Pension (I know this counts as income so comes off the PC's). DWP tells me my State Pension is paid in…
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Tax Credits
Hi there, We have now been claiming tax credits for nearly two years now, first year never had to ring them as nothing changed, however this year my husband has been made redundant twice, found another job within a month on both occasions. The problem I have is that we phoned and informed them he lost his job on 4th March,…
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Ctc
Hi, Wonder peoples thoughts please? Up until now I have paid £102 a week for nursery fees ( I get around £55 working tax credit a week for this ) which were for 2 full days. I’ve now swapped these for 3 half days and the total is now £98. I’ve checked the HMRC site and it says to let them know if its dropped by £10 a week…
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Doubts about P60..Please Help
I am working in one of those retail shop for last 2 years. But my career job is in IT. I am doing small contract jobs [cash in hand(i know its bad)] in another two very small company to support their network. BUt the problem is I am looking for a new Better IT job. But i dont want to tell them that i am working on retail…
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Could someone please clarify where I stand?
Hi everybody, I have quite a strange employment status(!) at the moment and have read a few thread after doing a search on the forum, yet I'm still unsure if I am entitled to any benefit support. I would be really grateful if someone could clarify my position with regards to any entitlement - I am not very optimistic and…
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SMP & Benefits?
I'll apologise now, incase this ends up a bit long winded, but I'm after some help... My OH has been unemployed since September last year, constantly applying for jobs, but nothing has turned up, he currently gets HB, CTB and is claiming JSS. Now, he's moving in with me at the start of June, and we have a baby due in July.…
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Help...So Confused
Hi, I'm hoping that there is someone out there who can help / advise me on benefits. My situation is: Living with Partner in rented accom, with no savings Have 2 Children (1 = 6yrs and 1= 5wks old) Older child from previous relationship (don't get any maintenance - long story) Partner earns approx £22k (has 2 children to…
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How does ESA work if you are still employed but off sick?
Am I right in thinking that: -I can apply from when my SSP runs out at 28 weeks, -then they will pay me the assessment rate for 13 weeks -If I don't pass the medical that the payments will then stop as I can't claim JSA as still employed? I am now at 26 weeks off sick at the moment and now waiting for an angiogram to see…
