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DLA - Change of circumstances
Hi, I claim DLA but sadly my condition has worsened and therefore so have my circumstances, what is the best way to inform DLA? I don't suppose it will change my payments etc but just want to keep them informed. I have a new medical report stating that my condition has deteriorated and am now under yet another consultant…
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for how long I can get income support and Housing benefit?
Hi!:j My friend is 41 ,she is on Income support-low income based,not contribution based and she got hoSsing benefit too,it is second month, she is living in flat and she loves it but she is very anxious that it woun't last for long.She has been out of work for long time and she was in abusive relationship,lately she was…
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Second income due to agency work
Hi, I'm just looking for a little bit of advice as the tax credits web page is little help. I have a joint claim for tax credits with my husband. He is currently employed full time 37.5 hours per week. I have just signed up to work for a agency after 12 months out of work, and am wondering how I go about declaring my…
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Student bursary and ESA
Hi, I'm hoping that someone can help me trying to work out how bursaries and student loans effect benefits and vice versa. I am currently a second year student nurse. I live alone and receive an income assessed nhs student bursary of £4614 per annum, along with a student maintenance loan of £2324 per annum, although this…
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Atos assessments
Hi i have been on Incapacity benefit for about 7 years as i have severe sciatica and suffer very badly with depression, i also get dla for my inability to stand or walk very far without alot of pain, i had an atos assessment in september where i was put into the WRAG, i appealed and next monday is my tribunal, 2 weeks ago…
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Better off working 12 or 16 hours?
Hi all I'm a single parent, i currently work 16 hours so receive wtc. My boss has offered me to drop a shift, I don't have to, this would mean working 12 hours, losing £27.20 in wages a week and also £78.02 in wtc. If I was to do this would my ctc go up to cover it all or am I better off staying with my 16 hours? In…
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Best time to call ESA.
While googling, I found this: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/108501/response/268909/attach/2/FOI1052%20response%2028.03.12.pdf In short - it's a breakdown of when ESA calls are answered most quickly. In short - never call after 5PM. For every day, the delays approach 15 min. Monday isn't great, with the average wait…
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Tax credits overpayment from 2007!
Hi all, I have just received a letter from Tax credits stating that there has been an overpayment on my account, that they have already informed me of this and if I dont pay - they will take me to court. This is the first I have heard of an overpayment, so I have called them and they have informed me that the overpayment…
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JSA Sanctions
Has anyone had one before? How do they notify you, by post or when you next sign on? Thanks in advance
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Self Employed WTC. Maximum amount not enough?
Hi, I have been offered a job selling door to door on a self employed basis. The hours are over 30 hours a week, but it seems it is very hard to get sales, and I'll only make an average of £70 a week, but I could also get no sales, and therefore earn nothing. I looked at claiming WTC (single, over 25, no children) but it…
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Help with JSA
I'm really in need of some assistance. I'm 20 and finished college in July 2011 and was going to University, but I took a gap year and am going this year. I have good GCSEs, A in Maths A in Physics and so on, Bs and one C and AAB at A level in History Politics etc. For the time being I have been desperately looking for…
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Changes to nearly all benefits appeal procedures.
In the welfare reform act 2011, the power was introduced to allow the government to introduce a mandatory reconsideration by the decision-maker before going to appeal. this isn't inherently bad - but a consequence of this was that there was no time-limit for this to happen, and you may not be eligible for some benefits…
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Self Employed, no set hours and Working Tax Credit. Help Please.
My husband is a self employed builder, we didnt claim tax credits last tax year because we never knew what hours he would be working, but towards the end we realised he was easily doing the 16hrs needed so the last 3 weeks he finally got some WTC based on 16 hrs and his earnings. Then it went up to 24hrs, so it was…
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Disability care components & working tax credit
Hello. Newbie here. I came across this site whilst googling something and I am in hope that someone may be able to advice me. My husband was involved in a road accident that left him impaired and unable to work. Previous to his accident we both worked and claimed working family credit & child tax credit. Since my husband…
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Warning to all single tax credit claimants !!
Please all single parents claiming tax credits the HMRC are using credit agency to check if anything from ex-partner is registered to your home and there compliance teams are stopping your tax credits if they find anything coming to the door or registered in anyway to your address. In a lot of cases its been reported that…
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Jsa
I work 15 hrs per week and my husband works 37.5 hrs. I believe You can claim JSA if you are actively looking for work or working fewer than 16 hours per week, but would I be entitled to this cos I have a partner. I am looking for further work at the moment. I don't pay any tax or insurance and havnt done for the past 4…
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Confused about working tax credit, with carer's allowance
Hi, I'm new here, so hope I've posted in the correct place. Just wondered if anyone else had come upon same situation as me..... I claim Carer's Allowance, for caring for my disabled son. I have been claiming income support and my rent and council tax were paid,in full via housing and council tax benefit. I have a partner…
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MHRC threatened enforcement over tax credit overpayment
My ex-partner made a joint claim for CTC/WTC for us during 2007-2010. All payments were made direct to her. Apparently there was some overpayment and she disputed the amount demanded in apr 2009. A few letters went backwards and forwards since then nothing. Now 3 years later I get a letter from HMRC demanding that I repay…
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esa again sorry
Hello to everyone, I would be grateful for any views on thefollowing please. My employment was terminated last year after 15 years on thegrounds of capability, for medical reasons, and subsequently received a smallill-health pension from my employer earlier than envisaged. I am 58 years ofage. At this time I sought the…
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Back to work benefits....
I have found *really* conflicting information online, vs what my LP advisor said......... She told me:* 4 weeks LHA run on * 4 weeks council tax run on * £40 p/w back to work credit Online i have found that the 2 first points seem to be true, but not the 3rd: (taken from DWP website) "Return to Work Credit Return to Work…
