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Underestimated tax creds by 7.5k !!!!! how will it wrk
Hi please help Ive underestimated our incomes by 7.5k. It as been easily done and I simply havent realised untill tax creds went down by alot 5th April. My partner is a self employed builder and I estimated him to tax creds at start of last tax year as a full years earning. Unfortunately he has been out of work 4 x through…
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WTC vs Tax on '2nd job'
Hi all, About 18-months ago I moved off ESA and set up my own business [sole trader] therefore going self-employed. I paid myself £100 p/w from my business working 39-hours p/w therefore entitled for WTC however closed my sandwich bar after one-year [last November] as not making any money and showed at a loss for last…
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signed off sick after redundancy. what can i claim?
Hi guys, this is my first post on here. Im looking for a bit of help, I was made redundant in feb and have since been diagnosed with a life threatening illness which thankfully is now under control and although on medication for life now im ok. The doctor has signed me off work though for the foreseeable future but i…
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Housing Benefit Help- Tenancy Lease Expiring
Hello all, I am on housing benefit and my lease expires end of the month. My landlord is out of the country and back only at the end of the year. What happens to my HB once my Tenancy lease expires? Will it continue as normal or will it end? Thanks for the help
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Help please confused- child tax
Hiya I have a son who is 18 month old I work 37.5 hrs a week and hubby works 42 hrs a week and total household income is about £32k ( he also works a sat job at the football stadium gets paid to watch the match lol so saves on ticket price!) I pay a childminder £125 a week ( this has just increased from £120) but only get…
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So confused by housing benefit!
I posted on here a few days ago needing help. Well I have spoken to tax credit and due to previous tax year being £0 our tax credit will be £157.11 and working tax credit £89.68. I spoke to housing benefit yesterday after believing working tax would be £56.xx And they worked out our lha payment would be £77.xx I have just…
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How do I claim/try to claim?
I finished my last contract in January, and thought that I would find work fairly quickly, so did not sign on. Things are now really tight moneywise, and there is no work on the horizon - no replies to applications, and agencies not returning my calls. I am reluctant to sign on, and may not even get any money, but the…
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Child Tax Credits
If you start a claim as a single person and are paid weekly then you have your partner move in but contact them right away to have the payments stopped do you have to repay them for the time you were a single parent?
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Overpayment...will my payments continue?
I just completed my annual declaration for tax credits and will have an overpayment as I underestimated our income by 1400 this year and they based our tax credits on this years income. Will my payments continue? I am due a payment on Monday and just worried that I now won't get this :( x
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Stopping tax credits
Hi all, I recieve child tax credits but my son will be leaving college in June and so I will no longer be entitled to them. Can I simply tell them that I wish to opt out or do I still need to complete the renewel form. I am fortunate that I dont rely on the extra £10 per week and cant be bothered to do a form now and then…
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jsa
hi all,ive recently been let go by my work and been looking for another job but finding it difficult. My partner works but that pays for all the bills i went to the job center to see if i could claim jsa while i look for another job to help us out,i had the interview but at the end they stated as my partner earns 600 a…
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No working tax/overpayment
Hi I wanted to find out last year 2010/11 I made a single claim for working tax credit and was paid approx 6k as I have a one year old son who was going to nursery full-time as I was working full-time. I was not aware that I needed to make a joint application as my husband is unemployed. Now I have been told that I need to…
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Tax Credits
Right, have a quick question, relating to tax credits for a mate - asked the GF who started working in the CAB in December, but she said she would work it out when she is back in... in 2 weeks lol. Here is the outlining details: - Bloke lives alone, is over 25 and has no dependents. - Starts a new job last December. No…
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CTC- Child care costs question
Hi, We had a run in with someone today when we advised our child care costs were decreasing as the little one has got educations sessions. They always ask what are the child care are costs and we give a total for our 2 kids. They never ask for it seperate. Today we got asked this questions and its been emailed to HQ after…
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Want to work but better off on benefits?
I have just gone back to work today after being on maternity leave for 6 months. I had some spare time while waiting on my back to work interview and sat and wrote everything down. Combined after tax myself and my partner earn £2033 per month. From this we have the following outgoings... £450 rent £108 CT and water £70 gas…
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swap from DLA to PIP
I think i need some help why is everyone scared about changing from DLA to PIP surely if you need help with care and get DLA then you will still get PIP also if you need help with getting around you get mobilty part of DLA and surely will continue when they change to PIP just because they change the name of the benefit it…
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New ESA claimer - Partially sighted and very confused
Hi I've been going through the joy of filling out a lot of forms and applied for ESA benefit 6 weeks ago and it has not been processed yet, but that is another story. Something that occurred to me this afternoon is this: When I applied for housing benefit I had to submit any earnings, and even though I am registered…
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Mandatory Work Activity
Had a Pathways to work interview today where I was told that the Mandatory Work Activity Scheme will be applied not only to JSA claimants but to ESA (with LCW status) claimants too. To her obvious discomfort the advisor I was speaking with had absolutely no idea as to what the criteria would be for 'mandating' (read…
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how long after Ministry of Justice appeal
I took a case for JSA and Housing Benefit being stopped unlawfully to a Tribunal. The Ministry of Justice allowed an appeal, overturning the decision of DWP. I have waited 30 days for them to appealthe MoJ's decision, and a further 30 days after that. How long before they pay up? I'm worried that the MoJ's decision said…
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Question about tax credits
When we claimed tax credits, we were accepted for child tax and working tax, (plus I get lower and medium rate DLA, Which I think we got an extra allowance from tax office?) we did this claim in 2010 for the year of 2009 which I never worked So it was calculated using my husbands 52 weeks wage slip. Anyway, I started…
