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Income Support Overpayment From 1998?
Hi, I am just writing a post on behalf of my mother in law. She has just recieved a letter from the DWP requesting that she pay back some money from an overpayment of Income Support that she received in 1998. This is 12-13 years ago now and her children (my wife being one of them) were in full time education and she…
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Housing benefit and online calculator
Hi everyone :) I've had a look at a couple of benefit calculators which say I should be entitled to housing benefit, but I don't think the result sounds right. My husband earns around £21000 - his basic wage is actually around £15000 but this is going on last years figures with overtime, so have given the higher rate as a…
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Tribunal
Hi, I have a tribunal for DLA coming up and I'm really terrified. Can anyone tell me what to expect? Will I have to discuss my symptoms in detail, as some are quite personal and I'm already dying at the thought of talking about them in front of a room of people. Who are the people that will be hearing my case? And is there…
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work programme and pre-booked holiday
I have a holiday booked in november and the job centre has just sprung it on me that i am now on the work programme, i have my introduction tomorrow, will my adviser let me take the holiday? I'm on ESA with a condition that is worsened by stress it could be said that they will cause a worsening in my condition if they…
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Can you claim Return to work credit twice?
PLEASE NOTE: This is a hypathetical question out of curiosity. When people get return to work credit, £40 a week for 52 weeks like I did. This is really good and helped me alot. But, what is to stop someone taking advantage and getting a job for a year, going back on esa for 13 weeks and doing it over and over. Are you…
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Bit of a strange one...
My friend has been sent a giro from DWP - she's just started work for the first time in 3 years, so I'm unsure what it's for, but assume it's part of the 100s of pounds that they're throwing at her to congratulate her on sitting on her backside for years and finally deciding to get a job (apologies, I'm slightly raw at the…
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Marrying an alien
My partner is a PhD student from Taiwan Student visa till 2013). We met shortly after she arrived in the UK. We have been together for 2 years living together for one. She has £20K in savings (mostly for uni fees etc. I receive Pension credit. If we get married can she get a spousal visa and how do we go about it I am new…
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Big Brother is Watching You....
I had a change in circumstances as my Son started Senior School in September. I immediately notified Tax Credits that I was no longer using a childcare provider. I decided to delay telling housing benefit until I had my new award notice so I could take it all in together and get it all sorted at the same time as my housing…
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A bit confused regarding recent phone call (ESA related)
I have been on IB but recently got a ESA form to fill in, which I did. A month later I got a phone call, not from ATOS as I would have expected (or at least that is how it happened in the IB days) but instead the job centre, they said my benefit will continue but I have been put in the work group, or at least this is what…
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Benefits and new partner
Please help. My daughters boyfriend moved into her house yesterday. Today she had notified the housing association and also rang the benefits helpline and tax credits. He doesnt work neither does she at the moment 4 year old child at home. Any how Benefits helpline immediately stopped her income support, said she wont get…
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Tax Credit Calculation
How are tax credits calculated? Is it your previous years income or this years? So say in 10/11 you earned £9k as you only started your job a few months into the tax year. But in 11/12 you're on course to earn £12k. Are you tax credit calculations based on what you earned last year or this? As the form asks you for your…
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Tax credit process
Hi, I'm new to the forum and wondered if you could help me with a question about tax credits please...? I'm disabled, and my husband has recently returned to work. He has a main job that he's settled in, but in order to trigger tax credits he also took an extra job. He is desperately unhappy in this job, and is seeking a…
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Housing Benefit and Pension Contributions
Hello, I know that when Housing Benefit is calculated 50% of pension contributions are taken into account, my question is I am also paying into a Stakeholder pension for my child, should this money be taken into account too? Thank you :)
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Few questions about working tax credits.
1) Can you claim working tax credits if you are under 25 but have an illness/or disability, I read on the HMRC website it is possible. Would I need to be on DLA? 2) on an income of around £12,000 a year, how much would I be likley to receive a month. 3) is the form a long and difficult one, or a short and simple
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I'm a part time postgrad student & work 12 hrs per week - can I claim any benefits?
I study part time on a post grad course but only do paid work for 12 hours per week, am I entitled to any benefits?
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Sent esa form off and still no reply
hi i im being tranfered from IB to esa.they have had my esa form for roughly 5 weeks now is this the normal time frame.as i heard people only waiting two weeks.is it worth ringing or best to wait for the letter to say whether i have got esa or have to go to medical.thanks in advance
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Legal Aid question - I'm confused
Sorry, can't think how to phrase the question. I'm in the very early stages of divorcing my husband. I hope I am entitled to Legal Aid - I am self employed but the business is making a loss and I don't draw an income (and am winding the business down this year). The only 'income' I get at the moment are child tax credits…
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Tax credit and young apprenticeship
Hi, my 16yo daughter has an interview tonight for a hairdressing young apprenticeship for which I believe they recieve just under £90 a week. She would be trained as she worked and after 18mths have an nvq level 2 in hairdressing. Does anyone know if this means she would still be classed as a qualifying young person re tax…
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Does the jobcentre RE-imburse CRB payment when u go back to work?
I had to pay £50 for a CRB check when I sign off will they reimburse it?
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trust funds
Firstly I apologise if this offends anyone at all. I'm about to come into some money but we need to move house as ours is now too small. At present I am on ESA income related (IS) and DLA I've read on here about inheritance money being put into trust funds for this purpose. Would anyone be able to tell me how I go about…
