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How long to go from joint to single tax credits claim?
Hi a friend is going through some relationship problems and is in the process of splitting up with her partner. She is self employed (approx 16 hours per week) and obviously has a joint claim. She is going to be calling tax credits this week to change from joint claim to single, and stopping childcare costs (shes changing…
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Unpaid child tax credit
Hi, Im wondering if any one could help? My daughter is coming up to 19 and has been in college since leaving school in 2009, on the 13th May 2009 I called the Child Tax Credit office to inform them that she has left school and now going to college to study Travel and Tourism, I told them I thought it was a diploma but not…
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Contributions Based JSA and taking on a lodger
I am currently seperating from my wife who is due to move out next week, I have agreed that she can move out and rent her own place and that I will carry on paying the mortgage (I am currently putting in a redundancy insurance claim) plus bills. My question is if I take on a lodger, will this compromise my right to Job…
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pension credit backdated?
hi my mum has just moved into a flat after separating from husband and was told she can get pension credit, does anyone know if this will be backdated to when she moved into flat. she has someone coming to see her next week with the forms etc.
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Redundancy - College and befits?
Hello there, I was made redundant on Monday 18th of July. I've been to the council and Job centere and applied for all I can. Because I am under 25, I am only eligibable for £52 JSA a week and £70 a week Housing benefit.(they aparently pay in full for the rent for the first 13 weeks - and within these 13 weeks i turn 25)…
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Will we get any help?? WORRIED!!!
Hi just looking for some advice really so let me fill you in..... Me and my partner are expecting child number 2 which is due in feb 2012. My partner is self employed and works 50 hrs a week at the moment, his weekly income is £340.00 and I work 16 hrs a week and earn around £95 a week. We have a claim running as it stands…
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Director of Ltd Company entitled to JSA?
I set up a company in 2006, it has been self-sustainable but I have never been able to pay myself anything. It was set up as a passion not as a money-maker. For complicated personal reasons, I am now not in paid employment and am claiming JSA. I am now worried that being the company director of a ltd company means that I…
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ESA WRAG and Work Programme
Hello I am on ESA Contribution Based and just been placed on the new work progamme. Has anyone had any experience of this and shed some light on what to expect. Thank you.
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Tax Credits and Losses on Foreign Property
Does anyone know if the capital loss on a foreign property is allowable in your tax credits claim. It states that any income or gains made on foreign property must be declared for the purposes of tax credits but its not clear if losses can be offset against income made in "other income" Has anyone come across this…
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child tax credits renewal
Could someone please give some advice on how child tax credits are calculated. I have one child who is recieving middle rate care DLA, recently reduced from high rate, so am no longer entitled to severe disability premium. After notifying the tax credit office about the change in circumstances, i am now waiting on a…
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Tax Credit Overpayment Appeal Enquiry
Hi, I've lurked on these forums for a while now. Unfortunately I' looking for a bit of advice. We've been under investigation regarding the potential overpayment of child tax credits. In the year 09/10 we incorrectly stated a redundancy amount (we thought that the whole payment was redundancy, in actual fact only part was…
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Working Tax credits threshold
So it appears that the threshold for receiving WTC is £17792 p.a or thereabouts. I am looking for work after my partner was made reduntant, our income will be somewhat less than her salary and likely to be under the WTC threshold too, does this mean that if I earn say £13k p.a. my salary will be made up to £17792??
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ESA TO JSA of over 87%
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child tax credit help!!
I made a new claim to child tax credits as my partner moved in he has recently been layed off work so the only income we are getting is job seekers and this is to feed myself partner and 3 kids plus pay all bills we are looking for work but has not been easy finding a job,:mad::mad: we are meant to be getting child tax…
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Tavel Allowance 25p claim back if location of job changes?
Hi everyone, this looks a really useful website... I currently get some money back in my wage from my employer for the millage going to work. its based on the additional millage i have to make to go to my new place of work. I get this for 3 years, possibly 5 years. I was told i could not claim that money back (or tax back)…
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Cold Winter Payment 2011
Hi could you tell me if my relation was born the 7 month of 1951,will they be intiltled to the cold winter payment,
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child tax credit nightmare!
Hello, over a month ago i called tax credits to tell them about a change in circumstances and because it was more than 12 weeks after the change happened my claim went to another department to have the payment back dated, they gave me this number to call if i had not herd anything within 2 weeks, 01772235613, i tried it…
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help re maternity allowance/ leaving original job/ starting new job & housing benefit
hi, Im currently on maternity allowance (as on mat leave), im due to go back on 17th august however have decided not to return to my old position. I had a interview last week for a new job which starts 25th august ( better money + better hours). Im a little confused as to what happens with maternity allowance and housing…
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Help please re UK/France?
Hi, Please can anyone help me? It's possible that my niece (16) is coming to live with me in England. She has lived with her mother in France for the last 5 years. My sister (her mother) wants to keep claiming benefit in France for her as she will be returning there during the holidays. This obviously means that I won't be…
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IB Review?
I've been on IB for the last 4 years, my review was due in May this year but I have not heard anything from them. All the time I've been on IB I have never had to go for a medical because they have checked my hospital records regarding my condition. Will I be moved onto ESA?
