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Help with paying private rent...while owning own house?
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help my friend as the information she has been given by the money advice centre to me seems incorrect. She is 23 and has a joint mortgage with her now ex-partner. She works part time earning £100 a week and is self employed. They have a two year old. She is going to need to be the one who either…
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computers for low income families???
Not sure if I am in the right place and I appologise if I'm not! I am wondering if anyone can help me? Last year there was a government scheme to help low income families have home computers. Does anyone know if this is still going on or if it will happen again? We recieve various benefits ( dla, esa, ct, hb), my oh had a…
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Loss of benefit at 20
Hi as my oldest daughter is still in college till next year she turns 20 in march and all benefits stop, i work but dont earn more than 9500 per year, i recieve no child support from my 4 childrens father(csa on going for years) would anyone know if i can claim anything else as i have a son at uni and 2 children at college…
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Tax credits question, confused. read on
I found I could be entitled to working tax credits due to the illness I have. I am under 25 but may meet the disadvantage criteria. Now my question is. It states that you must have a disadvantage of getting a job or be in receipt of DLA. How can you prove you would be at a disadvantage if your not in receit of DLA?…
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Benefits V savings
Hi, According to the amount I earn I should be entitled to council tax benefit. However I have a large amount of inheritance in savings. This is to be used for very specific things in my life and is not used in any way to help day to day living. Will this affect how much (if any) benefit I am entitled to? Thanks!
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Reporting someone, how much info is needed?
How much info is needed to report someone for claiming benefits when they shouldn't be claiming them? It's basically for my partners friend who basically wants someone to report on his sister. What do you need to claim carers allowance etc, what documentation is needed and how do they check claiments? They do not spent 35…
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Move to ESA from Incapacity Benefit
Hello, I hope that I may be able to get some help with this. I have received a letter stating that they will be contacting me in the next 2 weeks to start the process of moving me to ESA. To be honest I had very little knowledge of ESA prior to the letter arriving at the weekend, apart from hearing stories of very…
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We will not starve
Well it looks like we do not have to worry anymore about being sanctioned, Such a caring government, What next the workhouse, Cannot post link look at The independant news paper UK politics it's online. From the article: From tomorrow, jobcentres in England and Wales will refer the needy to charity-run food banks that will…
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Advice needed - possessions and benefits - please read!
This might be a little complicated but I hope you will be able to understand. My ex boyfriend and I seperated (we were an unmarried couple) just over 8 months ago, and I moved out from the place we had rented together (housing benefit) back to my mothers. We were both on a joint income support claim in my name (because I…
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help with heating costs
Is there any help available for people who are disabled to get help with heating costs
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Tax Credit Overpayment
Hi. Hoping to get some opinions before I speak to the tax credit folk tomorrow. Got our tax credit renewal back yesterday to find we're not entitled to anything from now on - my earnings have risen slightly from last year and we were only receiving ~£9 a week anyway so this wasn't a surprise. What is concerning me is that…
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Is it possible to claim housing benefit when living with parents? PLEASE READ
I know it is not "usual" to be able to claim it when living with your parents, but is their "certain circumstances" which there are with most benefits (examples, disability/hardship/loan parent) I know tax credits is 25 but you can get them from 16 if ur disabled or lone parent. Is this possible with HB?
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Housing Benefit
Hi guys, Just need some advice... Im moving house in about a month, i already claim housing benefit at my current address, so when i move ill obviously have to tell the council im moving and update my adress so ill be able to claim housing benefit on my new house, im just wandering what ill have to take into the council…
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Life insurance pay outs and benifits
Hi, i'm posting for my friend. Her husband passed away recently and she is due to get a life insurance payout soon. She is out of work with 2 children. Will the life Insurance company inform the benifit office/government of the payout? thank you
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some general help...
im 27 2 kids 5 and 1 i am a single parent on income support. i was a student nurse and left to have my youngest put studies on hold but started with general anxiety disorder and panic attacks it impinges on me working and my general day to day activities some days im off my feet with nausea tiredness and diorreaoh and…
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Will carers allowance be part of the new universal credit?
Hi there, Just wondering if the government has decided yet whether the present carers allowance will be done away with, when the new universal credit comes along as I believe the new universal credit will be means tested? Thanks for any info. John
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Tax Code Change
For this financial year I have been on code 747L as I expected. When I received my September wage slip this weekend, I noticed that the net pay was lower than normal and checking the tax code, it has been changed to 643L1. Any ideas why they would have changed it?
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Health Question
Hi, i am a single mum with two young children, I have a medical condition that has worsened considerably recently and I am about to resign from my job so that I can move nearer to my family who can offer me the the level of support that I need when I am suffering the most. My question is will I be entitled to any benefits…
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More confusion with benefits and inheritance
Hi there hope someone can give me some advice.I am executor of my mums will and i've got mostly everything sorted except the house being sold(its on the market).I am currently on ESA and disability allowance and have let the benefits people know that i'm going to have a change in circumstances but dont know when. Something…
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Jobseekers and bank statments
I'm going for my jobseekers interview tomorrow and was just wondering do I have to show the transactions in my account the last month, or can I just provide the amount in the account? Thanks :)
