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Who's good at Tax Credits maths?
Right I'm clutching at straws here! Need to raise another £400 to bank for first month's nursery fees for when I get a job.... So, last year I had a joint TC claim with lo's Dad. I got an annual declaration form in July, asking me if they had the right income details for it. They didn't, despite me having told them, and…
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ESA Support Group review question
I've been placed in the ESA Support Group and have been told I will be reviewed again in 6 months. I was wondering if anyone as had a similar experience and what are the chances of staying in the Support Group following the review? What happens during the review? Is it another ESA50 etc? thanks
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Moving in with my boyfriend - benefits advice needed!
Hello there I am a graduate who has been unemployed for the past six months and so I am currently claiming income based Job Seekers Allowances. I'm 23 so currently receive £53.45 per week. My boyfriend currently works about 40 hours a week as a freelancer and earns on average £160 per week (after tax and NI contributions)…
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Tax Credits and housing benefit
Does anyone know if working tax credits including disabled and 50+ elements are treated in full as income for housing benefits and whether receipt of Disablity Tax Credit allows you the disability premium when working out needs allowance and applicable amounts.Cheers
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would be eligable for hb and ct help?
We have just received a call from the hospital saying they will do my OH's op on Monday. This is for an operation on his left wrist to release the tendons after a work accident. He will only receive statutary sick as the accident is from a previous employment, we also get £63 a week WTC and CTC, £20.30 CB, £62 Industrial…
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Sure start maternity grant-immigration
Background info, I(male, British citizen, partner is expecting) applied for the sure start maternity grant, I'm getting income based job seekers allowance, my partner is not on my claim for JSA because she has no recourse to public funds(not British citizen). Jobcentre have refused me the sure start grant because my…
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Compensation received on benefits partner on DRO
Hi, new to the forums and have a bit if a dilema. I'll start at the beginning. Sorry, think I originally posted in the wrong forum! I am 32, lived with my ex partner for 9 years. We split up, then I met someone else. My current partner is almost 30, permanently in a wheelchair and has an 11 yr old Daughter. We live in a…
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Maternity Allowance: Am I entitled?????
Hi Can anyone help me out as it seems Im running endless circles and no one seems to be able to help me I will describe my situation: I was emloyed from 06/2009 onwards with my former company I got pregnant and I started my Maternity Leave on the 24/03/2010. I received payments for 9 months for my Maternity Leave and…
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SMI on shared ownership property
I receive IS/HB/CTC, but still have the mortgage part of my shared ownership property to pay. Does anyone know if I can get SMI payments on a shared ownership property when I am already receiving housing benefit on the rent part. Thanks in advance
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Could I get a crisis loan?
Our RENT BOND is up for renewal next month, however our tenancy agreement has another year to run. The local council who bonded us are now being awkward indicating they "may" not bond us for a further year. My wife is disabled (on DLA) and I'm her carer so we're basically living from benefits, therefore saving the money…
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Will son paying towards food while I'm on ESA (income based) lead to deductions?
Hi all, my son aged 21 has returned home to try and get back on his feet (he was living away at uni but it didn't work out). He has now managed to get a small part time job (14 hours pw at minimum wage = £83 per week). I am currently on income based employment support allowance so I can't really afford to feed him out of…
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Apprenticeships and affects on benefits
Hi I wonder if anyone can help? We are currently in receipt of some benefits. My daughter has been offered an apprenticeship in the care home industry and will be paid a flat rate of 95 pounds a week (She is 17). She wants to gain her NVQ's via working on the job. What benefits does this affect? We are in reciept of child…
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Special rules DLA claim and WTC
So I called tax credits last week to advise a change from middle care, low mobility DLA to high care high mobility DLA as I'm now on special rules (fastest DLA claim ever, I was impressed). Tax credits said I'd be on a different disability premium and I'd hear from them. No tax credits at all this week so I called to see…
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Please help - apparently not entitled to jobgrant?
Hia all I've been on incapacity benefit for 4 years and a few weeks ago, was assessed for and migrated over to ESA, with no break in my claim. we also have a joint claim for income support in my partners name. I have 2 children. I am starting work again next week, and can't wait to get back to work. I'm working 17.5 hours…
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tax credits and armed forces bonuses
Hi all, Today I received a decision letter about our tax credits claim for the year- detailing that as we earnt over 40,000 last year we would get penny's basically. However, the only reason my husbad had extra was because he had done a tour of duty in afghanistan and got a bonus for this. How is this fair when he earnt…
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question about 2012 wtc hrs
hello, i have a question, hoping someone can help me find the answer. my partner is a stay at home dad to our 3 children, our youngest s disabled and has other care needs too. i currently work 16 hrs a week, my partner claims carers allowance for our son. am i right in understanding that from april i will have too find…
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Very worried about DLA tribunal tomorrow :(
After a year of waiting I finally have my DLA tribunal tomorrow. I've never been so scared in my life & I'm worried sick about the outcome. I really feel my whole life depends on it. On my appeal form it states various things, I do not need care, i do not need help when I'm out & I do not need this & that, when I know I…
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Disability Premiums/Benefits etc
I have been registered Disabled since 2002, I recieved DLA(higher Care) (Lower Mobility) and Incapacity. Recently I moved out of parents and I now get income support of 55 pound a week. Should I be getting any disability premiums aswell? Or in the past when I was at my parents? Does anyone Know what forms I need to apply…
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Council tax benefits?
Living in my home there is: 1. Me, a 22 year old full time student. 2. My mum, 53 years old, earning less than 8,000 per year, but has a private pension of 4,800 per year. 3. My brother, 17 years old and in full time education. Are we entitled to any council tax benefits other than the 25% off for me being a student? The…
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Help Required
My father in law recently contracted bowel cancer, had the op etc and was due to return to work to be told by his boss that he was being made redundant. He said it is because there isn't enough work but we know it is because my father in law cannot work in the capacity he used to. So anyway, he is accepting the redundancy…
