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Suspect I may be panicking unnecessarily but..
I noticed today that my tax credits for this month were £200 less than I had expected. As I am claiming this due to a disability I had thought I was safe from the draconian changes afflicting tax credits. I have tried and tried to get through to them to check the whys and wherefores but of course failed dismally.…
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Tax credits and sickness
My tax credits is due for renewal this year. I am in full time employment and earn around £12000 a year. But for last year i have only earned around £4500 because i was off work with a long term illness, although i am back in work do i declare that i only earned £4500 for last year even though my earnings will be £12k+…
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JSA Decison Makers?
Hi All Just a quick question. Six weeks ago I left a job for various reason, mainly lack of PPE, Health and Safety reasons and communication issues. I wrote a three page letter explaining the reasons why I left the job and it was referred to a decision maker. Its been six weeks now and I signed on today and the job centre…
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Tax Credits - is this correct?
Our claim stopped beginning of the month as we were just over the £32,250 limit (we have 2 children). I have finished work as of last week so our income for 12/13 will be £30,000 or thereabouts which I assumed would make us entitled to something. However, having just spoken to an advisor he said they disregard the first…
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Personal Investment Plan payments & tax credits
I have some money invested in a personal investment plan which pays out quarterly. I also claim tax credits. Should the payments on the investment plan be declared as income when claiming tax credits?! I did ask my financial adviser when I first took out the plan and he said there was no need to as the payments were tax…
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Tax Credit Help please...
Hi, Last week we received a letter from HMRC stating that up to April 2011 we owed £543 which they had been claimed back in previous payments and amount owed was £0.00.. today we receive two seperate letters, one says we owe £83 from 2007/2008 and another saying we owe £831 from 2009/2010. :mad: We rang the helpline,…
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Statutory sick pay and SSP1 Form
Hello I have been signed off work and would like to know what happens if my employer doesnt pay me any statutory sick pay? And if he does not provide an SSP1 form, the longer i wait for paperwork the longer my claim is delayed, is there a way of claiming support if i cannot get the necessary form filled in? Or can i fill…
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Benefits if I go Self Employed
Hi All I'm in a bit of a conundrum. I'm currently on JSA, but I'm looking to start my own business self employed. I'm really confused with the way benefits and tax credits work, so if anybody can help that would be great. I'm wondering, if I go self employed, work 40+ hours a week, can I claim working tax credit? I'm not…
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Pips Criteria
Hi all, I am sure I have seen a link on here for the criteria for when DLA changes to PIPS, could someone point me in the right direction to find this please? Many thanks
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benefit free
Don't know if I should celebrate or drown my sorrows but I am now benefit claiming free. I was made redundant and only got £3,500 redundancy and lived on my savings and my wife's income and benefits then I got a part time job and got pension credit and council tax benefit. When I got my OAP on reaching 65 my pension credit…
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What Benefits Can I Claim? Help!!!
My Husband brings home appox £860 a month I receive Pension of £441 a month of which £379 is for my mortgage. I sign on each fortnight but was told I am not entitled to any benefits, tax credits. I was told I maybe entitled to DLA and ESA due to mental health problems. Cany anyone advise what I maybe entitled to as…
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Wrong tax code & now P45 has wrong pay
Basically started employment with this company, and after giving them my P45 I was put on a tax code BR, as it was somehow put through as my 2nd job when it was my single primary. I got onto HMRC to tell them that I was being over taxed, and to let them know that I had also now left that employment. They said let us know…
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Marriage ending - benefits entitlement
My marriage looks as if it will be ending sometime soon. My husband earns a substantial salary, but I am not sure whether he will pay maintenance. It may be that I have to force the issue. If he does not pay maintenance would I be able to claim any benefits such as income support etc. We currently rent our home as we sold…
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Housing Benefit overpayment Help!!
Hi Basic background, Claimed Housing benefit and Tax credit due to losing wife in march 2010. Basically i claimed housing benefit and WORKING tax credits when i wasn't working, for a 3 month period as i was at college and suffered from depression, Failure to notify i know but the contracted ended on my xmas temp job and…
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Becoming A Homemaker!
I'm trying to find out if I have to sign on or if I don't have to. Basically I was a lone parent, self employed but not making any money to speak of and was in receipt of working tax credit, child tax credit, child maintenance and child benefit. I have now moved in with my partner so now all of my tax credits will cease as…
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TC payments next Monday
Will they be paid early as its the May Day holiday?
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student working and affecting parents benefits question
hi , my 18 years son is going to uni September and plans to get a part time job ,my question is how many hours can he work without it affecting our benefits and housing benefits , both me and my partner claim income support due to disability's and child tax credit for our other children , any advice is greatly appreciated
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Tax Credit - renewal its that time again
Hi, I received a Review pack in a white envelope and called today to renew. I was asked previous years income which I gave even though they had them any changed none. I was told not to contact them until after 11.06.12 - however under there Code of Practice they have 30 days to implement the changed for the coming year!!…
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SSP ending - not sure what happens now!
My employer sent me the SSP1 form this morning advising that my SSP will be stopping on 30th May. From what I understand I now have to make a claim for ESA from the Social Security Agency but what does this mean for me in terms of my employment? Its all very confusing! Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Advice on budgeting loan / crisis loan please ?
Hi , I'm looking for some advice on the above matter . I'll not go into great detail - but here goes . We are overcrowded in our current home . We have recently registered with the local council in the hopes of getting a bigger property . Yesterday we have been offered a suitable house , but it's all happened alot faster…
