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No JSA money after almost 4 weeks
I filled in the online JSA form on 1st July and had my first appointment at the Job Centre on 2nd July. I then attended again the following week for a proper signing on, where I also spent about an hour with an advisor (who was very helpful). She checked my claim, which was showing as "non-payment". Next week, I found…
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Carers Allowance Question.
Hi there. To cut a long story short, I've been unemployed for a couple of years. I have not been claiming Job Seekers allowance or any other benefits, I have been living of my savings. During the time i have been looking for jobs, but also helping out some family members who are disabled. I have been told by family members…
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Tricky Income Support Case
Me and my partner both claimed income support during full-time education. Her course has finished and I still have another year to go. For now, the DWP have agreed to keep my partner on income support while she attends workforce interviews. My partner was actively looking for a job, and has been more-or-less accepted - but…
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Potential WTC overpayment?
I just wanted to check if i'm thinking on the correct lines. My earnings for 10/11 were: £4.4k wages £2.2k SSB so £6.6k in total for 11/12 my earnings will be £16k exactly. I'm still receiving £48.53 p/w WTC. When it comes to my final declaration post April 2012 I'll have been overpaid.... correct?
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Tax credits award 2011-2012. Surely a mistake???
Hi everyone I'm Layla. nice to meet you all. Basically today i received my award for 2011-2012 through the post. upon opening it i was given a great shock. At the time of claiming in 2010 we estimated my partners wages as 14200.68 pa. we were receiving £107.96 child tax credit and around £84 ish working tax credit. This…
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Esa atos medical and support group??
please delete - question has been answered -thanks
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Housing benefit stopped
Received a letter and a bill for £1500 today saying HB and CTB had been stopped. I earn £500 per month and husbands earnings fluctuate between £200 and £600 per month. TCs are 500 per month. How do they reach this descision?? We are clearly not going to manage on what we get, rent is £650, childcare £300, utilities£90. ,…
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20 weeks pregnant & need to figure out finances
Hello all, I am really hoping somebody can help me as I have a serious case of 'baby brain' and need to start figuring out what money will be coming in once I have the baby. Here is my story in brief.... I am pregnant with my first baby, which is due on 19th December. I currently work full time & so does my husband. I earn…
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OMG how much will I have to repay?
I have made a right c0ck up on the childcare element of my tax credits. I said that my childcare element was £175 per year but when I've recalculated it should only have been £66.22, so over £400 per month. I think the reason I c0cked up is because I had forgotten to deduct childcare vouchers through salary sacrifice and…
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need a bit of advice please
please don't be judgemental. my partner moved in at the beginning of june, now after a long spell of unemployment he as found himself a job at the other side of the country and i will only see him about 5 weeks of the year. i can't move with him due to my work and daughter been at collage, would i still be classed as…
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Need some help regarding JSA Benefit
We have twin boys aged 4 who are starting full time primary school in Sept. For the first time in 5 years my wife will now be in a position to look for some work. In the past she hasn't claimed JSA as hasn't been in a position to accept work. However as we dont get any help taking boys to school and picking them up she…
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LHA/social housing rights when having children 1 night per week
We have a situation in our family where a couple have split up ( a proper split not a temporary thing). They have 4 kids. The kids stay with the mum and she receives full LHA and as yet their father has not taken them overnight on access visits. He is leaving his armed forces job and therefore accommodation and wants the…
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How can i work out the NI deducted is correct?
Hi, Please may i ask is the percentage we are deducted for NI 11% or 12%? Also, please may i ask is there some sort of online calculator which works out what NI i should be paying so i can check it is correct? Thank you in advance- B
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Benefits and moving to another EU country
I am considering moving to another EU country (Cyprus) due to health reasons and would like some advice about taking benefits with me. I'm 58 and have not worked for about 5 years due to some health issue. I have a progressive health problem that is worse in our UK climate (I mean dampness) and much better, although not…
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Advice needed regarding incapacity benefit & tax credits
Hi there I think the DWP are trying to screw me over. Following on from the post recently about Incapacity Benefit not being taxable pre April 1995 it made me wonder whether I fell into this category because to the best of my knowledge I had been receving incapcity benefit since November 1994. I contacted DWP who have…
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Income Support and small Private Pension
Hello. My first post here and wondered if someone could give some advice about Income Support and a small private pension I receive. Some brief details about me first. I am 58 and have been unable to work for about 5 years now due to illness of my lungs. I am receiving IS and DLA (Higher rate mobility component and lower…
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esa form and waiing for reply
hi have sent off my esa form,being transfered from ib.whats peoples experiences of waiting times for either being asked for a medical or being put in a group. thanks
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Full time education WTC and council tax
I will be going to uni full time in Scotland. We currently get about £80/wk WTC as my wife looks after the child full time. I was earning £1000 working full time. In september I will not be working anymore as I will be studying full time. I will earn a bursary up to £880/mth. We have a 10 month old daughter. My questions…
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failed esa with atos medical
i suffer from server astma been in icu a few times, last time i was resuttated and spent 2 weeks in ICU in hospital 18 days before my medical. the first medical was stopped because of my breathing was that poor and they sent me home by taxi and sent a doctor to see if i was okay. they still called me back and the same…
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Can I claim JSA?
Hi I am a Teaching Assistant but my contract has just ended. My husband works full time so just asking whether I can claim JSA for myself?
