-
Tax Credit Underpayment due to their error
hi just wanted some advice, at the beginning of june 2011 i was recieving the basic amount of tax credit approx £10 a week, this was the correct amount, my payments suddenly stopped i spent the next 3 1/2 months making calls and being given incorrect information, first told yes it was their error they would need to send a…
-
Huge difference, what's more accurate ?
Hi, now my children are older I am considering changing my job from 12 hrs p/w to one with 30 hrs p/w, my husband works full time. I wanted to check how this would affect my Tax credits. I put all of our details into the Benefits adviser on directgov which said we should be entitled to nearly £186 p/w working and child tax…
-
Childcare Costs - don't qualify?
Hello I have been offered a job but it is a casual contract but hoping to get 16 hours so I can get help towards childcare. I have 3 children but will only need childcare for 1 of them. Our income for 2010-11 was around £26500k. The calculator said we are entitled to no help with childcare. I thought we would have got…
-
Splitting up - housing benefit for me?
Hi all, Me and my girlfriend have been sharing a 1-bedroom flat, but are now splitting up. I've been unemployed for about 6 months (she's been working the entire time), and although I was contributing to the bills, I stopped 2-3 months ago. I've only been claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for the last month or so, because of…
-
Don't want to send my wife back to work after baby
Hi All I hope you can help My lovely wife is due to give birth to our first child (boy) in December. She'll more than likely take the 9 months with maternity, but I want her to have more and if she doesn't want to go back to work I don't want her to feel as if she has to for financial reasons My dad always said to my mum…
-
WTC + HB: Going From Single to Couple
Hi folks I currently live on my own and receive tax credits. I also get the disabled element, due to receiving DLA at the lower rate. I am self-employed. My boyfriend is considering moving in. He'll be working full-time. His salary will be under £20k. I understand that my WTC claim would close and that we'll need to make a…
-
Pension Credits - I am a little confused
My nan is as batty as a box of Frogs personality wise but not medically. Anyway, i am trying to help her sort out her pension credit as she has reccently had a change in cirsumstance but she appears to know (or says she knows) nothing about how it works. My nan is 72, she has reccently down sized to a housing association…
-
Advise please on Income Support/Carers Allowance and being Self Employed
Hi there, I was made redundant at the beginning of July as I need to be at home to care for my disabled husband and the company decided that after 2.5 years of working from home it was no longer viable for them . . . . . Anyway I decided in May/June that I wanted to start trading on Ebay so after researching it all I…
-
Can anyone help with info on what we are entitled to please
Current situation is this: My wife and I have been seperated for a while now but have managed to work things out and we would like to give things another go. I had to give up work last year due to a back injury that is getting worse. I'm currently living with my brother as I need help to get dressed and lift things etc…
-
Contribution based JSA ending - what now?
Hi, I am hoping someone can advise as to what I do next. I got made redundant earlier this year (after 17 years of working) and have been claiming contribution based JSA. I have received a letter that this is now ending, what can I do next? My husband is working but we will be struggling. I have 2 children so receive child…
-
University graduate, can't find a job, need help with benefits please.
I graduated university last year, due to ill health I was out of work for about 9 months, I didn't claim benefits during this time because I had some savings put away for my post graduate study. Now that I am a bit better, I am job hunting but am finding it much harder than I expected to get any job! I am considering going…
-
funding for 19 year old at college in scotland
does anyone please know what funding would be available for a 19 year old going to college in Scotland doing an HNC? Apparently they have just received a letter saying their funding will be a loan of £40 a month. The mother is a single parent on a low income - dont know if that makes any difference and the student's father…
-
Please help ESA
I can't remember if I've already covered this but I was put into the working related group of ESA. I have now moved across the country around 4 months back and have only been to the doctors to get my tablets. I know I should make an appointment to discuss treatments and other things but I find it so difficult to be sat…
-
JSA Appeal, how long do I wait for a desision
Hi sorry if there is already a thread for this. I've tried to find this info out ont the JS website etc. really struggling to find the answer. I got made redundant and had to claim JSA tax year 2011/12. As I live with my partner I was told I could only claim Contribution based JSA. I was told that I wouldn't receive any…
-
WTC / CTC not paid - bank charges & no money
Hi I really need your advice & help. Basically I haven't been paid. According to my renewal notice I should have been paid last Friday (02/09) but wasn't, so I left it another week in case it was paid today, but it wasn't. I have borrowed all I can & have been charged loads in bank charges & bounced cheques. Called & spoke…
-
partner didnt pass ATOS medical......
partner didnt pass medical...... ESA MEDICAL WITH ATOS.... well its happened as i knew it would...... partner got called to a medical about 6 weeks ago, which i knew was a farce from the start to finish - at first the woman doing the medical didnt want me to go in the room, until i said i was his carer and he needed me…
-
CICA- How long??
My solicitor on my behalf applied to the Criminal injuries compensation authority (CICA) back in December and i was wondering how long the process takes to get a decision. I try and press my solicitor and hes always a bit vague,probably not to get my hopes. I know the CICA have had all the police statements and medical…
-
Am I entitled to anything, anything at all?
Evening all, quick question, am I entitled to any short term financial help from the government if I am unable to work for a period of time? the facts are: * I am full time employed * I get 3 weeks paid sick sounds great so far doesn't it, a job and paid leave, however, the following is also true:* my surgeon has said i…
-
Council Tax Exemption Question
I need a bit of advice regarding council tax exemption for students but my situation is a little complicated. I bought a flat a year ago in my name only and got married a few months later. My wife was studying full-time last academic year and upon graduating managed to get a job some distance from the flat. Because of the…
-
Can I claim CTC and WTC whilst working?
Hello, To quickly summarise/introduce my situation: I am just wondering if I can claim both CTC (Child Tax Credits) and WTC (Working Tax Credits) whilst working? Now an overview of my situation: - Unemployed since Jan 2011 - Living with partner - 2 children under the age of 3yrs old - partner pregnant (due early nov this…
