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Tax Credits if I move back to mums?
My partner and I may be splitting up:( and I'm looking to make sure I have a financial plan in place, my mum has offered for myself and 4 children to stay at hers if we can not resolve our problems. Obviously I would have to end my joint child tax credits claim but as my mom gets working tax credits would her claim be…
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Can I ask about tax credits in advance??
Hi, I am in the process of seperating from my husband, but we are basically working out if we can afford to live apart, or need to carry on living in misery! I am a SAHM he earns about 300 net a week, from what I can work out I am entitled to child tax credit (as opposed to the working tax credit we get now) and a full…
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esa form nightmare
hi i lost my esa form and letter from atos with date it had to be returned by.got new esa form and my partner phoned dwp to check date the esa form had to be back by as we had no letter was told had two weeks to return.we searched everywhere and managed to find letter from atos with date on.my partner phoned back and was…
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Compensation While On Benefits
Hi was wondering if any one could help me. im currently on income support and housing benefit, im due to recieve some compensation £4000 in the coming weeks and wasnt sure of the way the dwp are on this. will i need to declare this to the dwp and if so will it affect the amount of benefit i recieve, any help would be much…
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I need help with regards to JSA entitlement :(
I have suddenly found myself in a bit of a tricky situation work wise and need some advise on my JSA entitlement before I approach the job centre. To cut a long story short I have been working as a security guard for the past 12 months (before that I was unemployed). I am on a zero hour contract (as are many in the…
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Tax Credits award
Hi can anyone help with this i recently recieved an awards notice for tax year 2010-2011 saying that i was due to over £800 for tax year 2010-2011, when i rang to ask when this would be paid i was told the had incorrect bank details (an old account I had) - so i gave them the new details i was then told that this would be…
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JSA NI credits only
Hi does anyone know is there a time limit to claiming NI credits only under non contributory JSA Thanks
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Council tax benefit and savings
Are you allowed to apply for council tax benefit if you have savings? Does anyone know the lower and upper limits please? If you are below the lowest level of savings allowed should you still declare what you have or is it disregarded and not required? My mum is wanting to apply and we are getting conflicting advice on the…
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I need advice on Housing
Hi, my name is Elena I am an european citizen. I have been living in London, Hackney for over 13 years. I currently rent a 2 bedroom flat from a Hosing Association for less than 10 year. I have a 11 year old daughter and I am a single parent. I have been living next to very loud and disrespectful neighbors (to put it…
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Elderly Mother - benefits?
My elderly mother has lived with me for almost two years because of dimishing mobility issues. She has pensions of about £11k per annum and is in receipt of no benefits. I earn £46k per year but on a practical level, I am struggling with covering all her requirements (she can look after her personal care but she is…
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Benefits and Holidays
I am going away for a week for a friend's wedding, someone me this means I am not entitled to my benfits is this true? would like an official link if pioss please with answer, thanks guys.
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On JSA, got a job but not for a month...
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I have been on JSA since March. I just found out I got a job (yay!) but, it's not starting until end August. Does anyone know if I will still be able to get JSA until then? Or will it stop now?
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Working Tax Credit - Help
I dont get it. Last year we did ok for money, not brilliant but ok and they gave us 500 per month. Wife worked at the begining of the year. That 500 was a god send. Now she wasnt working at the end of the year and will be looking after our new baby this year. We have less coming in and becuase we did ok at the start of…
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Child Benefit Overpayment not my fault help please
Hi my daughter has been doing an NVQ in hairdressing and when she started I rant child benefit line and told them everything that she was doing the NVQ an a hairdressers and going to college from there. They asked me what money she was getting and I told them NVQ allowance which was £85 per week. They told me that as long…
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Care after operation
Hello, I will be having a foot operation next month. And i won't be able to put weight on my right foot for a couple of months. I live on my own, and i do not have relatives here, so i was wondering if there is a possibility of asking for help from the council for someone to assist me at home; e.g. on shopping or just to…
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Full Time Uni Student - 19 years old
Is this correct? My 19 year old son is a full-time university student who has a student loan and a small grant (a few hundred a year). He has this week been to visit his GP and was asked to pay for the prescription and he's just visited our NHS dentist and been charged for the visit. It's not a huge amount of money, but…
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Rejected for budgeting loan(help please)
I've been out of work since January and recently applied for a budgeting loan,i was rejected because i am not on Income Related benefits.I am currently on contribution based ESA.I have phoned around and there is no help i can get or noone seems to know if i will go on income related benefit.Does anyone know if after a…
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Entitled to Working Tax Credits only, but have questions.
1) Is it too late to post the letter now (phone lines are busy)? 2) There's been mention of household income for WTC; I live with my parents am over 25 and work 30+ hours a week but earn under the threshold; I thought their income was irrelevant for WTCs? 3) If it is too late, what time is best to call the hotline because…
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ESA letter
I just had a good news of my ESA letter came today to say they put me on ESA Support group as my doctor say I was unfit for work for 12 months (1 year) due to disorder stress related, so I am happy to be on the support group and no longer look for work.
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new to signing on
well actually its my daughter. i am a carer and on income support, this week my daughter, who is 18, moved in, she had been living with he father but hes a complete w*****, but thats a different story. she has moved 250 miles to be with me and her siblings. i would say she has mild learning difficulties and may be…
