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benefits for 16 yr old
one of my 16 year olds has quit college after the first 2 days :mad: he lives in a flat on his own and already gets HB and he is on DLA also. would he be entitled to any other benefits? dont want any arguments over how stupid he is being, cos i know and i've told him what i think of him also made him an appointment to see…
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Tax Credits and irregular hours (agency working)
Hello, Newbie - please be gentle! I have three young children, single parent, currently on Income Support. I aim to get into teaching and am trying to get some experience under my belt before making an application - with this in mind, I have been offered work as a 'cover supervisor' with a local employment agency…
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Complaints procedure for ESA
Hello I'm trying to look up the Complaints Procedure vis-a-vis bad customer service from ESA staff. My friend was in receipt of this and his allowance has been stopped. He wasn't informed of this, only found when there was no money in the bank. He asked for a copy of the disallowance letter and medical report about six…
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tax credit threshold
hiya, im on the highest level of tax credits at the moment, just wanted to know how much i can earn before my payments go down? also do they go down by much? thanks
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JSA Claim, Can they put me back to stage 4 straight away?
Hi All, i was on jsa for 1 year then i moved in with my partner, she was claiming ESA so claimed for me! (and my New Flexible Deal search finished because of this) after 5 weeks her claim ended so i made a new claim of JSA for the two of us, as my circumstances had changed it was treated as a NEW claim not a fast track…
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Esa & p45
Hi I have just recieved a P45 and am wondering if that is what happens when on ESA - recieve a P45 each year - or does this mean for some reason I have been put off ESA? Thanks
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mileage claim
Hi, my home is in London and working in oxford. i am office based but travelling 2-3 days a week. company agreed that I can claim my mileages when I travel from home to office. any idea what should be the rate ? i think, they said it is 13p but I think it should be more than it? thanks, Ozgur
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Abbreviations for different benefits.
Is there a link that takes baffled readers like myself to a page which explains what , DLA, DWP, ESA etc etc stands for. Regards
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ESA medical- who passes?
What do you need to be excused work in the new system? My DIL is terminally ill with a lung disease and had a near-fatal heart attack (resussed twice) then a collapsed lung. She had the ESA medical and they passed her fit for work. Her appeal is today - what do you think of her chances of passing as unfit for work?
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Missed Paymetn CTC
Hi My 16 year old started sixth form this week and my child tax credit wasn't paid last week. I had told them months ago that he would be continuing in full time education and rang them to say the payment hadn't gone in. They told me it would be readjusted and I have received this weeks payment today, but not the one that…
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Benefits advice - please help!
I would appreciate some help and advice re claiming benefits - JSA in particular. My OH was made redundant in 2008 after almost 30 years employment, the firm went into receivership. He then tried to set up a small business but had to cease as he just could not earn enough to pay our bills and in Jan 2010 signed on but was…
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Carers allowance
this is a long topic, so ill try and shorten it for you. My Mother has COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and its pretty severe, basically everything she does makes her get out breath really quick, now ive been caring for her since i was 13, im now 24 ive tried on numerous occasions to claim carers allowance and…
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Unannounced visit regarding HB and CTB claim??
Hi, We have just begun receiving HB and CTB (first payment beginning of August). Yesterday I came home to find a note through the door from someone at our council who had apparently been to visit regarding our HB and CTB claim and according to the note I need to call them back a rearrange another time for him to visit?…
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salary sacrifice
Hi I am in salary sacrifice but am now leaving the company and the country, this is a significant life stlye change, so will be unable to benefit from any non cash benefits. Can the money taken from my salary, be paid back to me on last day with the company, less any tax & NIC due Ref to EIM42767 Salary…
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Jsa
Hi there, can anyone shed any light on JSA. My partner was made redundant on 16th August without any warning. So the following day we went down to our jobcentre to register. We were told we could claim JSA but they didn't know which type we would get or how much it would be. On saturday 3rd september we received a letter…
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Disability and Heating Oil
Please can anyone tell me if someone is in receipt of Disability benefit, are they also entitled to reduced costs for heating oil? Thanks in advance for reading this.
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Benefits for mature students help required please
Hi I am a mature student, been made redundant after 13 years on 30th June 2011. I have applied for housing benefit & council tax benefit, no decision has yet been received. I applied for income support which was refused, not sure why they did mention that I needed a disability, and it was suggested I apply for job seekers…
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ESA and Prescription Charges
Hi everyone I hope I've posted this in the correct place - if not, I apologise!! I am in the Support Group of ESA and have always believed this is income-based. I have used my letter at the Dentist without a problem and I have always completed my prescriptions to this effect. I have received a letter from the NHS Authority…
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Yes its another staying on at school/tax credits question!
Hi I have a slightly different question to the usual... My daughter is 18 and finished normal school last year, stayed on for resits (so I have done this before ish) so the tax credits stopped 31st August for a week or 2 til it was sorted...not an issue.:cool: This year as her course finished at the end of May, the tax…
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Benefit advice urgently required
Hello, I'm hoping someone can advise me here on my current financial situation. I've read through the DWP and DirectGov websites but it's a bit of a mine field. My partner and I have been on JSA since December 2010 as a joint claim. We also receive housing benefit and council tax benefit together. Last week I signed off…
