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New Bursary replacing EMA
Hi, i am just wondering if anyone has children just started 6th form, or college trying to claim the new bursary that has replaced EMA. This is supposed to help 'the most needy' .
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Do Savings Affect Tax Credits?
Hi All, I'm going be receiving a cash gift in December & I was wondering if this will affect my TC & WTC? I know you have to declare savings if you're not working & are only allowed a certain amount before benefits are affected, is this the same for TC/WTC? I'm self employed by the way in case that make a difference.…
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ESA GP Letter Problem!!!!!!!
DWP rang my Son on Thursday to say he had failed ESA Medical and was asked if anything had changed. He told them he had been admitted as an emergency twice since the medical. The lady who rang him said"That is nothing to do with me I will send you a form and you will have to get a letter from your Doctor" He has been…
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Tax Credit assistance
Hi all, I'm trying to work out whether we would be better off if my wife stayed at home with our child or return to work and use a child minder. I've run the numbers a few times on turn2us and they don't add up. Our monthly outlay on childcare would be approx £682 - yet with TC involved it's saying they would pay us £760…
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new child tax credit claim
hello just wondered if anyone is aware of the time scales at the moment of the new claims for child tax credits to be processed pleased? thankyou.
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hiya would like some advice for a friends mum
she has suddenly got a letter through from tax credits saying that she owes them £1700 approx from 2003. ctc My friend is now 25 so was 17 at this time and was in full time education. Her mum earned around £13k a year and told them about all her income. can you give me any advice on what to do? she is panicking about this.…
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Giving up work to be a carer
I am shortly giving up work to care for my wife full time. She claims IB and DLA middle care and lower mobility. I believe that I will be entitled to claim carers allowance. We are trying to work out what money we will have coming in and are confused by the tax credits. Will we be entitled to them if neither of us is…
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Inheritance + CT/HB Pension Credit
Hi, My dad is due to recieve an unknown sum in inheritance (it's currently unknown because the debt of the estate is still being paid). He lives with my mum, who works part time, and they are in receipt of Council Tax benefit, Housing Benefit and pension credit. They are under the impression that the Government will FORCE…
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Council tax rebate for bipolar?
sorry, double posted as I thought original post hadn't shown up. Pink
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council tax discount because I have bipolar?
Local councils can give a rebate of 25% to a household that has one person who is deemed to have a 'severe mental impairment'. Further investigation of the wording that has to be declared "I certify that the person mentioned above is suffering from a severe impairment of intelligence and social functioning which appears to…
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dla question please and if anybody help me...
Sorry to jump in on your thread but wondered if anybody can help me.... My little grandson needs a herat transplant and on lots of medication and what I want to know is the following.. I went to a tribunal and won the case and got him high rate care and it was back dated from when he was 3 mths to jan 2012 and today got a…
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Can I get funding to do GCSE's if I have low income?
I am going to do GCSE's through ICS learn. I need to re-do english maths and science. I need to take the course before november 15th to be eligable for the exam this june. My question is can I get funding for ahome learning course. By november 1st (when I want to start the courses). It will cost £1,000 apprrox for all 3…
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Savings, Guarantee Pension Credit, Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
Whew! That title is a mouthfull. My Dad died very recently, after a short stay in a residential care home. As Mum was on a low income she qualified for Guarantee Pension Credit after he moved into the care home. She also got Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit even though her half of their joint savings was over…
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Child Tax Credit Query!
Hi! I was wondering if anyone here can help me? My wife and I have one child, 5 years old. Being very busy this summer I forgot to send the renewal form for Child Tax Credit in and so got the letter saying it would be stopped. Rang in straight away with income figures and got it re-instated. We now find that what we are…
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Working Tax Credit Threshold
I thought the threshold was somewhere around £16k? i spoke to them this morning it said it has been lowered to £12k region; is this correct, i did an online calculation around 3 weeks ago for £8.03 an hour job it said i would be entitled to £30 working tax credit (no kids or partner) help
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mother claiming benefits for children when they dont live with her
Please help This is about my brother. He cares for two children one is his, one is his ex wife's His ex claims child benefit for both children and disability for one child and both children live with my brother. Child getting disability is very poorly and he isnt thinking straight and also is bullied by ex. what can i do…
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carers allowance and work!
iam currently recieving carers allowance to look after my husband who is recieving DLA and income support I have been thinking of doing some work for avon just to get out of the house and earn myself an extra little bit of money the thing is i would be classed as part time self employed and will probably only make £50…
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Help made redundant whilst on maternity leave
Hi Can anyone please help, I have been made redundant as of today whilst on maternity leave. :( To cut a long story short basically 5 jobs were turned into 4, we were all interviewed again and I was the unlucky one. I have a 9wk old baby and went onto maternity leave on the 1st July, baby born 11th July. Was on 1/2 pay…
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In Work Credit
I've just started work - 30 hours per week after being on Jobseekers for just over a year. I'm a single parent to two children and have appiled for in work credit, does anyone know how long it takes to come through? I applied on the 6th September.
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Child tax credits question
Hi, I hope someone can help me with this. My husband and I currently get the basic level of child tax credits as our joint income is less than £41300. I have been at uni for the last 3 years so have not been working however I have (finally) got a job which will take us over this threshhold. This means we will no longer be…
