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ppi repayments and benefits
hi i have just got a repayment of my ppi , and im on benefits will i have to declare it, and will i be able to spend it as i want thanks ron
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Child Tax Credit Enquiry?
Has anyone else had one of these? I had one yesterday and am a tad worried they are accusing me of being a fraud! I have to send in lots of paperwork too. I just wondered if these are randomly chosen (it says they are in the letter) or if I am being singled out and accused of something.
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Emplyment & Support Allowance
For a few years i have been recieving income support due to depression, i was sent to have a medical at the jobcentre, and today recieved a letter saying my benefit will change from income support to ESA, the letter states i will have to attend another medical, and have an advisor to help me back to work. I have my…
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Child tax credit
How does one find out if they are intitled to CTC and how much of your income is based on this is there a limit?.
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over 80
If someone is on guaranteed Pension Credit and over 80 years old is it correct that they do no have to notify Benefits people of 'windfall' savings. Whole benefits thing is confusing!
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Can anybody help me please
My Husband,had to give up his job..he was self employed minicab driver...he is 65yrs.the reason he cannot carry on with this job is because it is costing too much money...Pays £140 a week to minicab office..£50 on diesal a week,£200 a month for insurance...then repairs on car..which can be ££££...Now the time has come…
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would like a second opinion
I am shopping around for a friend and wondered if she would be entitled to tax credit. She has 2 young children, has childcare costs of £45 per week. and salary is the following £1200 per month for her and £1560 average for her husband. I have done entitledto. website which is saying roughly around £40 per week CTC but im…
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Pension Credit and Disability Living Allowance
Myself and my husband live on pension guarantee credit (my husband claims for both of us - I cannot claim because I am too young - hubby is 64 and I am 57) - we both had to retire early due to ill-health. If I apply for Disability Living Allowance will we lose any amount I get off our housing benefit or pension guarantee…
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DWP logic...
Just wondering if anyone can explain to me why if you work less than 16 hours, there is no support for childcare costs? Not quite sure what I'm supposed to do with the little one other than put her in nursery! On IS as a temporary measure post redundancy. Been offered a nil hour contract, £8 an hour (owch, but work is…
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Housing Benefit and support for child
Hi, I’m registered blind and have recently been made redundant and would like to claim Housing Benefit. I live alone in a one bed flat and have an occupational ill-health pension of £82 a week and DLA of £70 a week. As my eyesight is in flux at the moment and because of all the furore over claiming ESA, I was hoping to…
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Ex partner stealing Child Tax Creidts and Family Allowance
Hi, I don't know if anyone will be able to help but it never hurts to ask. My ex wife has left the family (rented) home and the children are staying with me as they want to live in our home. She is coming up with some excuse as to why she wont come to the house. I applied for tax credits and the family allowance waited the…
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work programme minimum service agreements
ok so i found it, the following lists all of the minimum service agreements submitted to the Government on recieving contracts from each company that bids to run the work programme in each area. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/provider-minimum-service-delivery.pdf Remember these are MINIMUM service requirements so be sure to…
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Would my 16 yr old son affect my benefits by working?
I am a lone parent on JSA. During last school term my 16 year old son worked at local Boots store as part of work experience for 1 week. It was unpaid. He likes to work for them part time over the xmas holidays etc. I want him to keep his earning for future. Would his earnings affect my benefits? Is he still classed as my…
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bereaved childrens trust funds affect benefits?????
During the past few months my life has completely changed. i had previously worked full time until my 3 childrens dad unexpectanly past away therefore reducing my working hours to part time so i could look after my children. As a result of this i was in receipt of tax credits and council tax benefit. I have since received…
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Can I work and claim housing & council tax benefit?
Hi I am in receipt of the full housing and council tax benefit, I am a full time mature student. Can I work 15 hours without the housing and council tax benefit being affected? Thanks
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Child Tax Credits and Child Benefit
Hi, just wondered if someone who has been through this process of applying for CTC and CB could tell me how easy the process was for them :) OH and I already get working tax credits, so when baby is born do we just ring up and report change in circumstances? Or do we need to do a complete new claim for baby? Also does…
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Compensation money and benefits
My partner is about to receive a compensation payout of over 100k for an accident he had 4 yrs ago. He's disabled and in receipt of IB and DLA. I currently dont work as i'm his main carer and we have 4 young children. We recieve CTC, council tax and housing benefit. My main concern is that my partner cannot work, atleast…
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Divorce / csa / spousal maintenance
New to the forum and looking for help and advice from.....well anyone that can help or advise really!! Long complicatec story so I will try to summarise (but forgive me if I omit something relevant or crucial): 1) split 2 years ago after 20 years of marraige 2) 3 children - 1 of 13, 1 of 10 and 1 of 8 3) ever since split I…
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Poss HTB/CT fraud...?!
Was chatting to someone the other day (who gets ESA and DLA) they said that they have signed their council house over to her 25 yr old son and his gf as she has now moved back in with her husband after a few years appart. She said she is still claiming CTB at this house ("to help out her son") but the rent is being paid by…
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tax credits and housing benefit
Was wondering if anyone could help me. I have just returned to work on an apprenticeship and am earning £95 a week. I am receiving tax credits (£207 a week) including the childcare element to help pay for my 3 year old's nursery place (about £50 a week). However when I applied for housing benefit, they used all of my tax…
