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Advice Needed Regarding Claiming Job Seekers Allowance and Earning Money Online
Hi everybody Im 20 years old and i've been claiming job seekers allowance for roughly 3 months. Now i've been posting videos onto youtube for about 2 months and i was offered the chance to monetise my videos, basically adverts are put on my videos and i earn a % of any revenue. At first the money i was earning was…
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housing benefit query
hi all, can someone help with this please, I have a friend who is currently on JSA and housing benefit etc... They have been offered a job @ min wage for 24 hours a week, they are single and live alone (no kids). Can they still claim help towards rent costs? I tried doing the benefits checker on here for them which came…
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can i claim any benefits because i really am struggling
Hi there, i am currently 19 years of age, i am studying to be a dental technician, i work wed,thurs,fri and college mon,tues i qualify from college in july and turn to full time work in july, and turn 20 in may. I use around 80 a week on fuel expenses to get to work and college, not to mention other expenses, road tax,…
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Points and ATOS??
I have a Medical with them coming up and hear you have to get 15 points to pass it so just wanted to know is there anyway of finding out what points they give for each illness?
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incapacity benefit appeal after failing a atos medical
my brother failed a atos medical they gave hom 0 points in total, now he as been on thisbenefit for 10 years and all of a sudden they give him 0 points this time , now he says he is appealing this and is in the process, the question he says is he is under the allusion that someone said that if he goes to the appeal 1. they…
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income support!
Can anybody tell me how long it takes to close an income support claim as I am now employed, my lone parent advisor has told me in work credit will not kick in til claim is closed....
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How long?
I applied for JSA, CTC and HB on 28th March by completing online forms, then had interview at jobcentre on the 30th. I have still not received a letter telling me what I am entitled to. (Me - 25 - employed full time between sept09-sept2011 £23000 a year, contract ended in sept and not found more work yet. Partner 31 - full…
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Jobseekers Allowance - when does it go up?
I ask because Iam on JSA and today my fortnightly payment was not in the bank, I rang up and was told that because my money had gone up (or is going up, cant remember exact words) she says it stopped the payment? anyway they called me back and made and instant payment into my bank... thing is it still the lower rate, I had…
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Does anyone else think this would be a good idea?
moved to disscussion time!
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Forced Medical retirement (hope right place)
Hi, First time poster etc. My wife is being 'suggested' that she consider medical retirement from the Home Office, she has been offered: 13K pension and 91K lump or 20K pension and no lump. We have a mortgage and are quite young, 38 with a baby on the way, I feel the smaller pension and lump would be better as can pay down…
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Tax Credits Change ?
Does anyone know how long HMRC have to action a change which you have notified them of (a week before the actual change) before any subsequent overpayment becomes their fault not yours ? Thanks
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can you get Free school meals if on child tax credits and working tax credits
where on both at the moment but heard you might be able to get free school meals if under 16.000 a year ..is this possible or not please? massive thanks for any help on this DT
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Now what to do? Please help- desperate and deeply upset
:( I need to move out ASAP. I live with my family and have a 10m old son- I'm a lone parent. I just finished my 2nd yr at uni. It was ok living here at first, but now its overcrowded and I cannot do it anymore. I'm mentally abused each way I turn- my mum is manipulative, cruel and picks at everything. She puts me down…
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Carers Allowance with DLA
My wife is currently receiving CA on behalf of our daughter. Because her wages sometime rise above the threshold she doesn't always receive CA. I've been informed that because I am on ESA which is less than the £100 threshold it would make sense for me to claim DLA instead of my wife. The problem is that I am also on DLA…
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graduation benefits 62-75 ( reclaim )
Hi forum. Is it possible to reclaim graduation benefits paid in the years 62-75 under the Triviality laws. I made these payments while buying a house, getting married and starting a family because the government said I would be better off. my pension is less than income support now pays so do I have to go cap in hand to…
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Can Grandma claim the child Befefit instead of me?
We are going to be losing the whole of the child benefit with the new changes. Next year my son will be 16 and said he would like to go to a college near to Grandma's house 30 miles away from where we are to study. I'm guessing as we lose all of the child benefit he won't be entitled to anything in his own right to help…
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Benefits for illness
Hello, I know someone with fibromyalgia (very debilitating condition that causes fatigue and pain all over the body... Similar to chronic fatigue syndrome and me). They also have bipolar depression. She has been told by her doctor that they would happily say that she is affected by these conditions, so much so that it…
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not sure this is the right place but need advice :)
Hi all, I just need abit of advice really about benefits and money issues basically Im currently a 1st year student midwife (coming to the end of my first year) and a married mum of two. My husband was made redundant a year ago January he then bacame depressed and only managed to get another job last October working in a…
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esa appeal
Will I be paid benefit if I appeal? My letter states that''You MAY need to supply us with a medical statement while appealing.'' I have not received any money during the month I was appealing and am relying on the wording of the letter from the dwp to fight my nonpayment. I received a statement from the Hospital and sent…
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In ESA Support Group,having to attend ANOTHER medical
Hey guys, I was put into the ESA support group about a year ago,I suffer with Severe depression,OCD,chronic anxiety, self harm and alcoholism(been in recovery for 2 1/2 years:o) At my last medical I was so anxious I cut my arm open and had to have an ambulance called by the doctor doing the medical,I went to hospital for…
