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Study
Hi, My partner whom lives with me is going full time at college. At the moment my partner is on my claim for Income Support. Upon my partner going to college will I lose my Income Support as the other half will have a Bursary? I understand my DLA will not be effected and the partner's claim for Carer's Allowance will cease…
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Savings and Benefits
Hi can anyone please tell me what the maximum amount of savings you can have before it affects benefits if you have been made redundant and your partner is still working.
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what is the threshold
is there a certain amount you have to earn before you are entitled to free dental? thanks scott
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Tac credits - hours worked
hi i'm just working out the number of hours worked to make sure were doing what we say were doing. I spend some of my time researching competitors, wholesalers and current trends. Does this count as hours worked ? Many thanks charlotte
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Child Benefit in arrears?
Is CB paid in arrears? My payments will end on 5th Sept due to child leaving school but I'm not sure whether I'll actually receive a payment on that date or whether 8th August be my last payment date? I'm paid 4 weekly on a Monday (16/5, 13/6, 11/07, 8/8). Thanks :D
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a few questions
can you claim maternity allowance if you are not working? and also if your partner is working but you are not is the person entitled to any benefits e.g council tax discount,income support? thanks scott
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Working Tax Credit under review
Hi everyone, I am new here and I hope you can give me some advise on my situation. At the beginning of this week, I received a letter from B&C Compliance Operations saying they are reviewing my claims and to send them documents regarding my self-employment information for Jan 2011 to March 2011. Since last Dec 2010, I have…
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CSA advice needed please
i have seperated from my ex husband for around 7 years now. I have been getting around £90 a month child support for our 2 children for few years now, since he had another baby with his partner. shes now sue to have another child, so between them they decided that it was easier for him to go part time at work and look…
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Child tax credit overpayments
Right then, bit of a long story but here goes.... I am married with 2 children and receive child tax credits. About 5 years ago I was made redundant and contacted the child tax credit people to let them know the change of circumstance, they credited me (a very welcome at the time) £1500 pounds into my bank account. I got a…
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Self employment and WTC
Hi I as wondering how the 16 hour rule is made up in regards to WTC? Basically after working as a chatline operator for the last few months, I decided to give it up as despite logging on for hours each day, I have basically been earning sod all. Anyway, I have decided to become a domestic cleaner on a self employed basis,…
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Will I get any housing benefit or working tax credit?
I've used the benefits calculator on here and the one on DirectGov with wildly different results. So I am hoping someone on here has a personal experience similar to mine. -I've been unemployed for just over 6 months but start a new full time job on the 23rd. The initial salary is only £13000 from a 37.5 hour week, but…
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Working tax query
Have recently applied for WTC as my hours will be 16 or more for the next couple of months. Due to the seasonal nature of my work (exam marking and invigilating for various places) I will then be working less than 16 hours a week. From reading the hmrc website it seems that I would still get WTC for four weeks after my…
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overpayment of IS but they still not taken it back
Back in Jan we were overpaid(not our fault) so I called dwp to let them know and they said they would pass it onto Glasgow and if they want it back then Glasgow would get back in touch with us which they have not. So I have called dwp a few times to let then know that we have not heard back from them so they told me they…
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Writing To The DWP
I wish to write to the organ grinder duncan-smith, not his decision making monkeys... how do I get the address for this particular endeavour?
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Tax Credit claim while living with parents
Our daughter lives at home with us. She is a lone parent and earns £8200 p.a. She wants to claim working and child tax credit, but does not want to waste time on a claim that may come to nothing if our total household income is taken into account. (She is fiercely independant, refuses our offer of financial help and…
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CSA help, please!
Hi, I have been receiving CSA for a few years now. My son is 8 and his father last bothered with him when he was 6 months, hence why I went to the CSA. I have never had a problem with receiving payments but I'm not sure if I receiving the correct amount. If I contact the CSA will they look into his fathers income? Also I…
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child tax credit.
my partner is a stay at home mum and up until tax year april 11 earn 400 pounds. i earnt 16,700. our tax credits when we applied last year had 18.5k joint income so we got about 60 pounds a week in ctc and 0 working credit. so when i get my renewel my income i will put down for last year will be about 17.5k total for us…
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LHA moving will pay overlap?
If you move can you get rent paid on both places for 2 weeks or something?
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Question regarding Child Tax Credit and DLA
I have a question related to the rate of CTC applied for a family of a child who receives high rate DLA (Care Component). Having been through the HMRC calculator once again, I still get informed that I am entitled to the 'normal' rate of CTC. It makes absolutely zero difference if I then re-calculate with my child tagged…
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child benefit switching parental claimants - flaw in the system
I have separated from my husband recently and have been a victim of domestic violence from my husband. I have been left with no money and means to pay for my rent. The rent is in 2 months arrears and i have been served notice. they will take me to court. I am in the process of applying for income support and housing…
