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carers credit?
Ive just started university having been a full time carer for a long time. I was claiming carers allowance but wrote to say I am now a full time student so that has stopped. But they sent me a very brief leaflet about carers credit. As I understand it this is a way to protect my pension. I am still caring full time for…
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How does the decision process work for JSA?
Hi, So I applied for JSA online and went for the interview a few days ago and got the sign in booklet etc but when I got home I looked into the types of JSA you can get and realized that I would fail the CB JSA(not enough NIC) but I have got the next sign in date booked and I know for a fact the claim will be denied. What…
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ESA Migration from IB - Problem
Hi can anyone help me with something I phoned DWP today to enquire about my IB migration (I have to say Im a bit confused about the whole ESA subject) - when I asked about whether it had been decided what group I am to be in the worker informed me that I would "only be in the Work Group as I did not have a terminal…
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Can I get any help now I am returning back to work from JSA?
One of my two jobs have finally started and maybe starting my first shift hopefully monday morning, this is the agency job. I have only been on JSA for a short time (started claiming 4th august 2011) and know most help schemes require you to be on 26 weeks. But is there any help I could get as I have only been claiming a…
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mums worrying about pension credit letter....
Hello, my mum recently received a letter from the pension service regarding her pension credit entitlement, it says to make sure she has received the correct entitlement they need to review information (they did try and do it on the phone but then posted out a short form instead). They are asking about her pension annuity,…
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Working Tax Credits/partner a student
Hi, In trying to see if I would be eligable for benefits on finishing uni I noticed as a couple we would recieve tax credits as my girlfriend's income would be our only income (around £13k a year)... Thing is I am wondering now if we should have been recieving this all along! Should my girlfriend have been eligable for…
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Claiming Attendance allowance
My 84 year old Mother in law has recently lost almost all of her sight, as well as being quite deaf, having arthritis and diabetes, and as a result of this my wife now has to help with almost everything from medication, personal and financial matters, cooking, cleaning etc so we applied for AA. We have just had a refusal…
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Living as a couple, training coming to end, skint!
Hi, Not sure this is in the right place so feel free to move it to somewhere more appropriate. I and my partner live together in a 1 bed house that was the cheapest we could find in our city. She is a care assistant and is paid about £12k a year while I'm training to be a nurse and recieve £550 a month in bursary for doing…
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Tax Credit Overpayment Claim Concern
Hi there, I'm a long time frequenter, first time poster on the site. My mother has recently been sent a letter out of the blue stating that she 'hasn't responded to a recent letter' and must pay back tax credit over-payment to the HMRC After looking into it the last letter sent was way back in 2007, (this date was given to…
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Single parent on Incapacity benefit
As a single mum on Inc benefit im struggling as my 2 boys are now at uni and i no longer get child benefit or child tax credits. Is there anything else i could claim that would help me now?
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ESA or JSA, hich do i claim
i have been claiming income support as a carer for some years now. as from today, i am no longer a carer i shall be ringing the benefits people tommorrow, but i'm basically wandering which benefit i should claim, and roughly how much will i get i get dla at lrc lrm, because of mental health issues, and very much doubt that…
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Discretionary Trust Funds and Deprivation of capital
Hello Don't know if its the right forum but posting it in a couple. I am a named beneficiary of my late mother's will. I have a child with learning difficulties who will need support later and a discretionary trust fund for vulnerable persons seems appropriate for him. My family and I are currently in receipt of means-…
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Thieves attempted a 'cash trapping' fraud on me at a Post Office ATM......BEWARE!
Note: this is a duplicate. I have posted this thread in the 'Budgeting and Bank Accounts' forum, but since it was a Post Office ATM I thought I would repost it here as I know that benefits are often collected from these machines. The device used was designed to fit only a Post Office bank machine (though the type of fraud…
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success at IB appeal but what now?
hi there, can anybody shed some light on the next move here please - I am currently helping a family member with this but an unsure what to do next, thanks for reading Family member has been claiming IB for over 15 years due to an array of illnesses (prev worked fulltime for 30 years). throughout this time they have had…
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Fiance still claiming ESA while I've been working
I can't believe I'm typing this but my fiance and I live together and my fiance has been claiming ESA since before we moved in together. However, after we moved in together she should've cancelled the ESA but didn't. Now DWP have written to my employer asking for my wage details since 2001. I'm worried that we're going to…
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Tax credits - change in circumstances
Trying to work out what tax credits my ex will be entitled to once the divorce is final. At present she still receives an income from my own company (small salary plus dividends). After the divorce she will only have her own low salary from a part-time job. There are 3 kids and she should be entitled to claim a decent…
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NI Contributions and Low Earner
Hi, I hope some one may be able to answer my query as I can't find the answer on the DirectGov site. I work 12 hours a week as my only job and earn £84.00 I know I am exempt from paying NI and Tax but would like to know how I register this and where? Currently this is showing as gaps in my NI history. Thanks in advance
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Tax credits and pension
According to the HMRC website and the guidance they send annually I can deduct my grossed up pension payments from my annual salary. According to the help line I have the 'wrong sort' of pension! I have a personal pension which my employer deducts from my net wage and pays over instead of me receiving it and then paying…
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Single Parent - IS to work help please
Can anyone advise me or point me in the right direction please? My 19 year old daughter is a single parent and receiving IS. She has no work experience but doesnt want a life on benefits for her or her 18 month old son and has been job hunting, with no advice or help from DWP. Looks like she has finally found herself a…
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Child tax credit and pay raise?
Hi, Our gross household income is 25k and we have got 2 kids uder 5 yrs of age. At the moment we are getting monthly £269.84 child tax credit. Now i have got a job offer of 30k so our household income will increase by 5k, in other sense i will be getting £283 more every month which sounds great but my child tax credit will…
