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Housing benefit and capital allowance
Hi ,i am a self employed driving instructor and for the past 3yrs have had help paying our rent from housing benefit. every year i submit my accounts in full to the HB office and every year they have accepted my expenses in full and also my capital allowance for my car . AS the car is dual controlled it is classed as…
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Canceling Housing & Tax Benifits
I need to cancel my HB and CTB and was just wondering how I go about doing this. Also will they notify me so I know it's sorted?. Thanks
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Young person - deserves bennefits?
I have a good friend. He is 24 yo and earns a National minimum wage. He knows one guy, who earns the same money, but also gets working tax credit because he is 25 and therefore has a better quality of life. They both work in exactly the same place and do exactly the same job. Are there any bennefits available for under…
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I won my tribunal,but wrong details sent to dwp
Hi, i won my tribunal back in april 2011.I hadnt heard any thing from dwp.I phoned them last week and was told of an error.I have an iliostomy bag and i have really bad problems with it.On the paper work which was sent to dwp,it said i had no control over my bowels.The tribunal people did not put on their paper work that i…
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tax credits and childcare
Hi to all Has anyone renewed their tax credits who has childcare if so have your awards been finalised and how long did you have to wait this year they are double check childcare
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Got a job.....
Yay i have a job, well not much of a job but it's 17.5 hrs a week 5 evenings per week and one early morning. This is great because it means i can still take and pickup my son from school and leave the daytimes free to goto college for the next few years and do a plumbing course i have been interested in. The job is monthly…
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working tax credit - a couple of questions
hi all, just a couple of questions about working tax credits, i'm a bit confused. i'm 27, i graduated from a three year degree course last july, and married in december. last tax year i earned just under £6000. i have applied for working tax credits and they have estimated i'll get about £89 a week. all good so far... this…
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extra wtc payments not sure what is happening
hi all sorry more tax credits questions i rang them up to tell them hubbys hours and earnings have changed several weeks ago, quite a big drop in earnings, i then recieved a payment of £8 odd then on the 23rd of this month i recieved a payment of £562 and then on the 24th i recieved another payment for £625. i recieved…
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JSA- I'm soon to be signing on but my partner is a student?
Hi there, I just wondered if someone could help me understand something with regards to JSA and couples. I'm graduating in the next couple of months and live with my boyfriend, who will still be a full time student for another year. If I say that I live with him, does that mean they will take into account his loan and…
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can i cash my benefit giro at my towns main post office
hi i need to cash my giro but my local post office isnt open until monday now. will the main post office in town be able to cash it?
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london ESA medical
Hi, I suffer from autism and have a medical assessment coming up. I understand that it is better to have somebody accompany you, but I don't have anybody. Would anybody be willing to do so, it's an afternoon...I can compensate you Please let me know.. PMs welcome.. Thanks
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DLA to PIP assessment
Has anyone else been contacted about the assessment that DWP are going to be doing to see if the PIP assessments are suitable or need changing or adjusting? I had a call from DWP earlier as I receive HRM currently. Apparently G4S are doing the PIP assessments and not ATOS (yay!). For the assessment I would receive a small…
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tax credits and childcare
Hi to all out there is there anyone out there who has renewed and who has childcare on there tax credits had ther renewal sorted and if so how long did you have to wait.
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Full Time Student and Housing Benefit
Hi My daughter is a full time student and is about to come home for the summer holidays from Uni. I am on housing benefit and Tax Benefit. My rent and Council Tax are paid. I have recieved a letter today telling me that as my daughter is coming home my housing benefit is being suspended. Could someone please tell me if my…
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what am i entitled to???
hi guys, i worked full time as night carer but im currently on maternity leave, which is due to end in july, and i am at the stage where i need to let my employer know my plans when i return to work, i live with my partner who also works as a carer on nights, im thinking of going back to work and working 1 night shift a…
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ATOS ASSESMENT Confused HElP!! update
I recently completed an ESA50 which I sent back a few weeks ago. I received a letter begining of this week to say that I would have to attend a Medical on the 13th June. Iv'e been very distressed because of this. Strangely I have received a letter today to say that my medical has been cancelled and file returned back to…
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Tax credit 65+ sickness
My mum (67, widow) has had to give up work for while due to ill health, so going to get a double hit of losing wages + tax credit. I assume as she is 65+ she cannot claim sickness to get the 28 week extension? She has already been working while disabled, so gets DLA to help her out a bit. Does anyone know how she can keep…
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Overpayment, can they do this?
Hi there, I am a student wtih partner and a child. In March 2011 we moved house and we qualified for Adults dependant grant from Student Finance. We got £1290 for a year. I know I had to include this as my income for tax credits so I rang them immediatelly. The guy took £300 off it (as other income, which I later found he…
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Ema
hi im about to applt for ema for my son ,we in scotland does any1 know if the household income part includes stating childbenefit and dla as im not sure ty
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entitlement
Hi Wondered if anyone could give me any pointers as to how i cope on minimum wage 16 hours a week. Went from a 40 hours per week at job last year to a min wage 16 hours job this. I was pushed from my old job as i couldnt relocate so got a bit of a payoff which has now all but gone. I downloaded some forms for housing/…
