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Housng benefits help!
Ok will try and get to the point and not drag this out. My Wife resently had a baby (3months ago) and is on SMP, i work 31 hours per week get paid £341.88 but after tax get £263 a week but from December when my wifes SMP stops we will be unable to pay rent or anything else as my wages are not enough to pay for rent, bills…
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Cant get through to the tax credits helpline
Is anyone else having the same problem?
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JSA & looking for part time work
What is the truth of the matter?
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Didn't even have to have an ESA/ ATOS medical
What a relief! My letter came today to say I have been placed in the WRAG. I Sent my form off well over two months ago and have since been sick with worry. However today I received that dreaded brown envelope, and inside was: my acceptance letter, no demeaning medical to attend. So they're not all bad? My Social worker is…
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On benefits and relative staying
Hi all, hope you can help with this. Basically a young woman (19yrs) single Mum getting HB, CTB, CTC has asked me for advice today. Her brother is at Uni, and has been in foster care since he was 6 years of age. His foster place has broken down while he is away from Uni for the summer break. His sister has said it is ok…
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What do I need to tell WTC again?
I have just started working again after becoming a single parent last year, I need to ring up Tax credits and claim WTC but I have forgotten what they need, my lone parent advisor told me but I forget. :o I am sure it was something like PAYE Tax number - like the employers, not mine? Oh and their PAYE tax address too? Are…
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Transitional Aggrement Invalidity-Incapacity-ESA
Been on the phone to various GOV benefit departments today Seems ..unless I've been fed wrong info That the "Transitional agreement" has been scrapped with the move to ESA The agreement happened in 1995....when people on invalidity benefit were transferred to incapacity benefit The agreement said, those people didn't have…
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ATOS report request
Hi I understand you can request a copy of the ATOS report a few days after your medical has taken place. (a) Is this correct? (b) Can someone phone on my behalf as I get very nervous on the phone? My friend has offered to do it for me, as I really get so wound up dealing with phone calls, particularly with people like DWP.…
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WTC renewal and underpayment
I recently sent off my WTC renewal and have received a letter back saying they underpaid us by 1400 and will pay this in instalments of £140 up to April 2012. I have since received the first payment, however Ive not received anything that tells me this years amount or received any of it this month. Is this right? As on…
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Childacre Vouchers & Childcare benefit
Hi Can anyone answer my question below? I currently sacrifice part of my salary for childcare vouchers. As my wife is ill at present she qualifies for 70% towards childcare. What should i do now, I don't want to totally quit the scheme as changes imposed by the government earlier this year make it not so beneficial as the…
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Means test after death.
They always get you in the end. I recently acted as executor for a close relative who had been living in a care home. She was receiving LA support financially, plus state pension and pension credit. When the probate office issued probate on her will the DWP wrote to me (exec) putting a stop on distribution of the estate…
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esa form and going over deadline
thanks muttleythefrog
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Housing Benefit Entitlement???
Hi, I seriously need some advice and quickly. My Grandmother is having to go into sheltered accomadation on medical grounds. The weekly rent is £99.97 per week (this includes Water and Gas but excludes Council Tax and Electricity). She recieves approximately £170 per week Pension Credits. She has about £1000 in her bank…
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Esa ?
Hi I am currently claiming ESA because i'm 23 weeks pregnant and have been advised by my midwife that I need to rest due to complications throughout my pregnancy so far. I have been claiming for over a month now and haven't been asked to go for a medical will I be asked to one? Or will I be transferred onto another…
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July CTC Payment
Hi Please help. I got my renewal through and it tells me I will be paid on the 1st August then every four weeks. This is fine and I understand this, however, I have received a payment today? Is this an extra payment, or an earlier than usual payment from the one expected August as I have already had one earlier this month…
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esa questions?
I'm still a bit confused with the esa rates and how it all works. As I said I'm currently on IB. I'm paid every fornight. £216.10 I am in the process of filling in the esa50 questionaire. This is what I think happens next. But could someone come along and clarify I've got it right? I send off the esa50 form. I then get…
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Anyone else got a extra TaxCredit payment?
I normally get my money on a monday but today I got another payment... Its not bank holiday is it??? Anyone else got it?
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Financial help? Who to see?
Hiya, I am currently employed part time, and recently started my own business. I do more than full time hours if you take both 'jobs' in to account. My husband also works full time, and we have 2 small children. We are on a low income so get some benefits too (housing, council tax & tax credits). I have been in my employed…
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benefit fraud
Hi all, not sure if this is the right forum. I did yesterday start a thread on Debt relief orders. Basically i am owed 15000 by someone i thought was a very close friend. They are refusing to pay me back and so I am thinking in my head. Ok if you want to be like that I will come down to there level. report them for benefit…
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Extra Tax Credits - No renewal Help
I usually get tax credits paid in every Monday, today I've £10 more than I'd ususally get. This definately isn't down to my renewal as I only managed to do it yesterday so not enough time for change and payments to be sent out etc. I was told it woould be calculated by late next week and I'd receive my new award in 2 - 3…
