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jsa personal advisor
I became unemployed 3 weeks ago and claimed jsa, they were very helpful and friendly. however today, i was allocated a personal advisor, she was awful. I am i entitled to ask for a different personal advisor. thankyou
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Tax Credit Renewal
Hello I plan to fill in my tax credit renewal form tonight, my partner was on maternity leave throughout last years tax year i understand that when you calculate her earnings you are to discount the first £100 per week when on SMP, my question is this: Her employer payed the first 10 weeks of her maternity leave at 90% of…
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Working tax credits as a couple
Hello, I'm looking to apply for working tax credits as soon as my P60 comes through. I am also looking to claim as a couple, although we aren't married, we live together and have a baby due in November (we have also been together for 3 years). My partner had a job working part time at a local bar, but due to a previous…
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Income support
Hi Ive read somewhere that if you have been estranged from your parents and self supporting for a certain period(i think 3 years) then you can claim income support for education. Ive seen this in a child poverty action group leaflet but for scotland. I was wondering if anyone has seen it for wales/england. Thanks
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Habitual residence test
Hi. I apologize in advance if this has been discussed many a time but I needed some advice on this issue. I am an EU citizen (Greek) and have been living in the UK for the past 6 years. I went to university here, then I worked voluntarily for a UK company for two years to add something valuable to my CV. I am now…
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tax credits
Hi to one and all , This is my first posting and i hope someone out there would be able to help me regarding tax credits. Right here we go last years when i renewed my award the figure was 15942 during the year i rang to say it was going to be 18974 but for 2009 2010 the figures worked out to be 17684 will there be an…
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Claming Housing Benefit whilst on SMP
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help. I am currently on the list for council housing, and although I've been told to expect the be on the list for months/years it looking like i could be offered to go and look at a property possibliy this week. I've already sat and worked out my LHA for when I'm off SMP, and on IS…
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tax credits-partner moving in?
My partner has give notice on his rented accomadation and will be moving in with me in 4 weeks time, my tax credits renewal came in the post just now. Should i phone them now or wait in 4 weeks time? between us we will earn just over the threshold so i wont need to renew. im not sure what to do??
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Entitled To Website - Accurate Or Not
Put in all details and it say we should get Council tax benefit - £3.85 per week Housing benefit - £80.85 Per week We have never claimed for either of these, because we never knew we were entitled to them. Today i phoned benefits office and they took some details are there figures are quite different Council Tax Benefit -…
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Overpayment of Income Support - help needed!
Hello, Last September, I started work on the 21st of the month as I had just started a new job. However I was unable to call them til the following Monday as I was on training all week (and I was informed by my Reed officer to wait until training had gone well before cancelling IS!). However after calling the benefit…
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if claiming income support do i have to involve csa
not sure if this post is in the right place, as im new to this. im having to make a claim for income support, my ex is happy to give me money for our 2 children. im just wondering do the csa have to be involved as i would rather they were not. and if they do have to be involved will they keep some of the maintenance? kind…
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Weird tax credit payment
i get WTC and CTC, it's usually £130.67 per week combined, paid on a wednesday. i just checked my online banking to see if my direct debits had came off as scheduled, there has been a payment of WTC and CTC made on friday 13th of £131.13. anyone know why this would be? it's a fairly new claim, but i have been getting the…
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income support and savings
Hi, in 2006 i was badly beaten up and recieved £5000 in compensation from the Criminal Compensation Board and back payments from DLA totaling about £12000. Since then i have been in reciept of income support, DLA etc. Some spineless person informed the DHSS that i was working which is not true. I went for an interview and…
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will i get a lumps sum from tax credits or just wishful thinking
Hi i have been claiming tax credits since my first daughter was born she is now 4 we have never been eligible for wtc just ctc, and before and the year before our second daughter was born we only received the minimum of £10.50 a week as we were both earning about £17000 but last year that all changed i telephoned when my…
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Possible Overpayment of Tax Credits...
Hoping someone can help. I have been claiming Child Tax Credits for a year and get the disability premium for my son who is on DLA. I wasn't aware I could claim Carer's Allowance until CAB advised me of this last year. I started claiming it late September 2010, so far receiving £1509 last tax year. It wasn't until I just…
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1st Time claiming ESA for Husband
Hello fellow MSE forum :) This is my very first post. I need some advice. (sorry if it is long) My husband has worked since he was 15. He only has ever had 2 weeks sick in that time for a car accident and up till recently worked for his previous employer for 8 years. Unfortunately, whilst at work my husbands back went into…
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Advice for my parents please
I would appreciate any advice that is on offer regarding the following:- My parents have recently moved into social housing due to my dads disability ( MS ). As a result they have put their own house up for sale and expect to achieve approx £70k profit. My mum doesn't claim her pension yet as she has deferred it until next…
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redundancy and csa
Hi every one, My husband is being made redundant in Septembr, he is putting money he gets over £30,000 into his pension, then the £30,000 into the bank. As I understand it, CSA cannot collect payments from this £30,000, we will not get any benefits and will have to live off this if my husband cannot find another job. As my…
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Carers Allowance ending
I am new here, disabled and need a bit of help if possible. I hope I am posting this in the right place. I live alone in rented sheltered housing. For the past four years a neighbour has provided care for me at various times of the day for about 5 hours per day and has claimed Carers Allowance for caring for me.…
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Do I need to renew tax credits
Hi, I rang up on 3 May to close my joint tax creds claim and begin a single one. I cant remember allof what they told me. They have begun to make payments on the new claim and sent letters with amounts on new and old. My question is ...will I need to renew. Presumably as new claim started May 3rd I dont need to on the new…
