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Job centre advisor said she would sign for me...then DIDN'T!
I have been on JSA for a month now but haven't received any payments yet. I have had two major issues. I had been doing some work experience and was unable to make my first sign-on date. I rang my Job Centre two days before my sign-on date to ask if I could come in later that afternoon or the next day to sign. The woman I…
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Benfit's haven't been paid into my account. URGENT ADVICE NEEDED PLEASE
Hi, I've been transferred from JSA benefits to Training allowance (meaning i don't have to sign on) as i'm on a 30 hr a week work placement. I was transferred onto that 2 weeks ago and have been at my placement for 1 week. I usually get paid on thursdays but my money (£103) still hasn't gone through. I've rung the job…
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ATOS Second Meeting
What happens if you do not attend ATOS meeting,went last year they failed me i appealed got money back dated and iam still geeting esa payment but tribunal was set for jan 2011 and have heard nothing back yet.now they want me to attend a second meeting do i go.
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Maybe I'm just a dunce but...
Hi there, maths has never been my strongpoint and right now it's the last thing I want to worry about. I'm trying to figure out my budget on the MoneySavingExpert "Budget Brain" tool and it keeps coming back that my monthly income is £1,329.20... surely that isn't right? when I use my calculator it says that my income is…
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going to have a huge overpayment help
My husband works full time and earns around £19,000 we have 3 children i get incapacity benefit . I am just ready to renew our tax credits and just noticed that for last year my income of around £5000 from incapacity was not included in last years figures . We have for the last 12 months been getting tax credits as though…
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WTC cancelled - but....
I wrote 2 letters to HMRC (using registered post) - one the day after I lost my job (08 05 11) - the first almost 3 months ago (after my wife lost her job) - to inform them of the change in circumstances - presuming that we would lose WTC - But yesterday, I received a letter from HMRC informing me that WTC would continue…
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Crisis Loan
Hi Chaps - I have recently made a claim for JSA, but knowing how long these things take to process and being super skint, I am gonna apply for a Crisis Loan. Now - what sort of things shall I say I need the cash money for? Do I include just food and general living expenses or can I say I'm also light on the rent? Thanks in…
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Help with return to work..
I hope someone can help and apologies for long post...My sister has been on incapacity benefit for quite a few years due to mental health problems and she is diabetic.. She has now been offered a job through her best friend 16 hours a week in a shop.. The last medical she had was over 4 years ago and she has not spoken to…
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help please
my daughter is due too go on mat leave in 2 weeks her and her partner earn about £25000 between them both work full time and are private renting ,she is taking the full matt leave and is going to get childcare for the baby when going back to work,they have never claim anything before even though people have told them the…
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child statemented
HI I already claim tax credits and child benefit for my 3 children but can you claim more or is there a benifit is your child is statemented at school? he is 8 Many Thanks
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WTC & health benefits
Have recently started work again after being unemployed for 15 months. I had a review with Jobseekers and they told me to apply for Working Tax credit (am single so won't be claiming child tax). The thing is they told me I would still be entitled to health benifits, ie free prescriptions etc. I can't seem to find a…
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help needed!!
hi I am currently on maternity leave and was hoping to return to work in next few weeks when my maternity ends. work is blocking this (long story and fighting this) I contacted job centre plus to find out what benefits I would be entitled to should i no longer have a job. Was advised I maybe entitiled to job seekers…
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HMRC/DWP - feel like tearing my hair out!
I got a letter from HMRC on Friday asking me to send in my P60U as they were struggling to calculate my tax for the year 2009-2010 due to them not having all of the details for my jobseekers allowance claim. I called HMRC and explained that I don't have a P60U as I don't claim JSA and never have. HMRC want me to send…
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Eligible for Benefits between leaving school and starting Uni?
HI everyone my DS is almost 18, leaves school in the next few weeks and has an unconditional offer for Uni, which he has accepted and starts in September. He was entitled to EMA since August, and I have had word that this, his CB and CTC will finish when he leaves school (fair enough, I expected that). He is looking for a…
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Renewal packs
Hi, Has anyone not received their renewal pack yet? Up to now ours hasn't arrived. I suppose they do it in alphabetical order and as our surname begins with W we'll be one of the last ones to receive it.
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Changing childcare tax credits
Hi looking for some info Soon my child care provider will change hours will be slightly less an due to my youngest being 3 he will get so many hours free so fees will reduce 35 pound a week. Do you know if they will stop my money while they ammend my claim or will they adjust immediately. I've heard they will probably…
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Job seekers allowance advice
Was made redundant in Dec 2008, claimed contributory JSA until June 2009. Started part time job in June 2009, P60 in 2009/10 shows contributions of 18.89(d) and 16.00(a), current P60 2010/11 shows NI 93.55 (d). I am going to be made redundant the end of May, trying to find out if I would be entitled to JSA (would have to…
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working and benefits
My husband is currently claiming income-based jobseekers. I am going to start a casual job varying hours from 8-30 a week. What i want to know is which is the correct way to go with our benefits. Does my husband still sign on and tell them and just fill the forms out stating what I have worked in the last 2 weeks from the…
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WTC Review
I have been claiming WTC since 2008. I've recently been issued with a review letter. After speaking to the child care provider it seems alot of parents are experiencing problems with this review. The Inland Review are making this a long and difficult process. Some parents can't afford they're child care whilst they're…
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Working Tax Credit for 1 year fixed term job
I got a new job within the NHS trust I work for which started on the 9th of May for 30 hours a week for a fixed term of one year, so I am eligible for tax credits. Before that, I did 25 hours a week for the same trust, and when the year is up, I will go back to the old job and hours (and lose eligibility :mad:) Now I know…
