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Probate Search
I am an executor for an estate for a lady who has been claiming pensioners credit and other benefits for a lot of years and think that the DWS may be due a repayn=ment. I have picked up the advice from this site to post a notice with the London Gazette. Does anyone know if the DWP always checks the probate reg for net…
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no I.S today
hi i was due to get my i.s in my bank account today and for some reseon its not there i had my C.B early on saturday but no I.S any one else had this problem, should i ring the or wait and see if it goes in tomorrow? Thanks
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MIL has a lot of money. Advice?
Posted on relevant forum :)
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Housing benefit help for part time student receiving incapacity benefit
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can give me any advice? I'm currently a part time student (with the OU) and receive incapacity benefit. Still living at home (well, between mine and the fiance's home) looking to rent somewhere for ourselves, but i was just wondering if we would qualify for any housing benefits? Fiance works…
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Contribution based JSA help needed
Hi Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place? I was told by an adviser at the job centre that I need to claim contribution based JSA and was advised that they would write to me and that I shouldnt do anything further until I hear from the job centre again. Two months on, i'm still not working :( and I've heard nothing.…
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ESA Appeal Help Please :(
Hi, this is the first time i've asked for help but i just dont know what to do. I received a letter from ATOS last week saying that i received a big fat 0 out of 15 on my assessment and that i am capable of work. I was diagnosed with depression in January after a long few months of being bullied at work and stress at home…
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Could we get housing benefit?
Hi all I was looking for some advice if possible. I've got 6 a month old son and I still live at home with my parents. At the moment i get income support, child tax credits child benefit and CSA started in may. Now me and my sons father have decided to get back together and move in with eachother for our sons sake now this…
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Tax Credits & SMP/Weird Holiday Pay
Hi All After reading a thread on here about maternity pay today somethings's sparked off for me and I'm getting a bit worried. Bear with me I'll try to explain as best I can. Ok, first thing's first, i'm going on maternity leave on 18/6/11. The first lump sum (for 6 weeks @ 90%) is being paid on 23/6/11. Then i'll be…
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Changes to tax credits
I renewed my tax credits and after getting my tax award notice through, i noticed they have the wrong amount for my husbands earning 2010/11. Can I just call them up and change it or better in writing? Thanks :)
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Household Income/Savings for JSA
I was looking at the benefits calculator thing on the direct.gov.uk website. It asks about household income and savings. What do they mean by household? I live with my parents but have no financial connection with them anymore. By "household", do they mean everyone who lives with me?
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Tax credit declaration of surrender of endowment policy.
Hi, I am self employed and have not earned any income over the last year, I have been working on a project that I hope will provide in an income this year. I have been working over 40 hrs a week. I have just received my tax credits annual declaration (TC603D) During the initial weeks of my self employment my tax credit…
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Legoland and carer
Hi, I am going to Legoland this week. We have been given queue jumpers as my son is in receipt if dla, lower mobility. I don't get carers allowance but am I still able to get in free as he is in receipt of mobility? Thank you in advance.
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Tax credits taking the p*ss to renew.
I did my renewal 2 weeks ago, and am expecting around £600 as a lump sum. My income for last year was £0 despite being employed as I was on MA for 39 weeks, and then on unpaid maternity leave until I handed in my notice. After 2 weeks, TC have now told me that they need written confirmation of my income for last year, as…
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Do we count as a couple??
My partner and i live in seperate houses but spend as much time as possible together, I live close to my elderly parents and my work, and it is an arrangemnt that suits both our needs, my incomes has dropped sharply in recent months ( i am self employed) and i am probably eligible for working tax credits but do we count as…
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Advice please
Hi. Im looking for some advice on my situation please :) I split up from my partner (my daughters dad) in march, I moved back to my parents until I found somewhere else. But then at the start of April I got back with my litte girls dad, Im moving back in with him in July. I want to know what the rules etc are on how many…
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Payments for ESA
Four weeks ago my son contacted Job Centre Plus about claiming ESA. They took details and said that he was eligible for ESA, then asked him if it was contributions based or income based that he was claiming. He hadn't a clue which but heard the word income and thought as he hadn't worked before, so he said contribution…
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Am i Stupid lol?
Hi, I am looking for a bit of help or guidence, really, in regards to what we could claim, as we have a made 2 claims and been told not suitable. I am the main earner in the house bringing home net wage of £375, @home there is common law partner, who claims only family tax credit @ £110 mth and child benifit @ £80 and our…
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any help?
I just wanted the benefit of people's advice on here if anyone knows about this subject because i dont know where to go from here. i have just lost a family member very suddenly and the circumstances are that he was a student who worked part time and his wife used to be on JSA but started a full time job 4 weeks ago. Does…
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Problems with the DWP (V. Long)
I have been having a lot of problems with the DWP for the last couple of weeks and am looking for some advice on how to sort this mess out as they seem to be unable to decide what to do, I would also like to complain about the way everything has been handled and was wondering who I should complain to? I moved across the…
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working tax credits overpayment
Hi Can anyone advise me ? I was unemployed from Feb to Nov 2007. We claimed working family tax credit. I got another job in Nov 2007 and wrote and told them. Now, nearly 4 years later, we've received a bill for £750, which they claim they over paid us. We don't have this money, and I don't even want to pay it off monthly,…
