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Appealing ESA
We are in the middle of appealing ESA as hubby failed his medical back in feb, we currently owe social fund budgeting loan and im wondering if they will still deduct our weekly repayment out of our money?, they were taking £27 per week, if they still take this every week how can we survive on £85 per week?
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P45?
Ive tried for about 2 hours to ring DWP about this matter but all I get is either the engaged tone or a robot telling me my call cannot be taken so thought I would post here to see if anyone can shed some light. I migrated from IB to ESA on the 11th April, my last IB payment was 9th April, well I got it the thurs before…
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Help with childcare?
My daughter is 15 months and I'm looking into sending her to a day nursery so her mum can go to work part time. I work full time on an income of 17k and my partner is currently unemployed. She wants to start working 20 hours per week. I have seen that tax credits will help us out with up to 70% of childcare costs up to…
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help with esa please
hi my husband had a bad smash broke his back and shattered his leg his contract of employment unfortunatly runs out 30/04/2012 as of then he is unempolyed so i was advised to claim for ESA but upon speaking to someone from benefits said he may not be entitled as he only contributed since 13/07/2010 she said we may have to…
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contribution based JSA and NHS dentist?
Getting Contribution based JSA (because I got laid off recently, but I have no savings because that job was minimum wage) and have a dentist app coming up and my require a filling. I know that some NHS dental work is free for income based JSA claimants but as I'm not getting this and living day to day, I can't see how I…
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How much child support?
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend. He had a child with someone about 4 years ago whilst he was married. The girl he had the child with then decided to move 200 mils away whilst he stayed with his wife. He goes up to see the child every other weekend, and currently pays an agreed sum each month + additonal when he…
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Pregnant please help
Hi Everyone I really need some help! I have just found out I am pregnant with my first child. Both me and my partner work (both earning £15,000 each). When I go on maternity leave I will be entitled to maternity pay of about £120.00 (dont know exact off top of my head) per week. meaning I have approx £480.00 a month to…
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J&B wants me back (1 year later).
My wife signs for JSA (income based), also CHB and CTC. Before i was signing too, attended steps2work, but after numerous screwups by the J&B office i just quit going. Letters on wrong dates (late), FOR wrong dates constantly, for which I needed to explain MYSELF...etc.etc.etc... Since i stopped signing, nothing changed in…
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ESA being stopped at end of month help please
I had a letter this morning saying that my contribution esa is being stopped at the end of this month as i have been recieving it for 365 days and im not entitled to income related. I have my esa assessment tomorrow and been told that i still must attend which seems pointless when its stopping in a couple of weeks anyway.…
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Student daughter
My daughter is coming to the end of 6th form and will hopefully go to university in September, she's hoping to go to a university nearby and stay at home. Because of our income she'll be entitled to student loans and maintenance grants. My OH gets Incapacity Benefit topped up with income support and I get Carers Allowance,…
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Can i ring the tax credits to renew now ?
Hi members , just a quick question , do i have to wait until we get the renewal pack to renew our tax credits ? My wife and i know what our 2011/12 gross earnings are now, we had a major change in income due to job loss and returning to work again and after all the instability of the last tax year we have been settled in…
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ATOS are nothing but liars
Was reading through my fathers assessment from ATOS, she has plain lied in most of it, for example she said he was able to 'hold door open on his way to assessment room' 1. she led us (how the hell did we know where it was) 2. I was with him and HE DIDN'T OPEN ANY DOOR. She also put in the report that he ONLY visits his GP…
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Change of Circumstances DLA and Motability
Hi all... I am about to send of a change of circumstances form to the DLA and I'm pretty sure I will lose my HRMC, possibly all MC. I have a Motability car at the moment and realise this would have to go back. My question is: It takes a good few weeks to make a decision on these things, now, if I lose my HRMC - will I have…
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ESA ending sigh
Hello, can anyone give me any advice please. i am disabled and recieve higher rate DLA for both parts... i have just recieved a letter stating they are stopping my benefit (ESA) due to it being more than 365 days.. how does this work? i have only just been to atos for yet another interview and have now had my DLA increased…
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tax credit question
my partner has made £1000 more than last year,do we have to inform tax credits right now so we do not get an overpayment,we usually get our renewal pack at the end of may. thanks scott
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Leaving work to look after children
Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place. We have a nearly 3 year old daughter, and are expecting twins in July/August. I currently work part-time with no likely option of increasing my hours, so my current salary will barely cover the cost of childcare for the twins when I return from maternity leave. I have explored…
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Trials and Tribunalations.
Argh. I find that while going through the statement of reasons from the tribunal, they've not mentioned - even to dismiss the arguments I sent in a week before the tribunal. It seems they may not have even been sent them - though they were received by the tribunal service. Moral of the story - even though you've sent…
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Community Care Grant Help Please?
Hi, I have just got myself a property with the local council. I had applied for a community care grant but got turned down for some reason but they did not actually state the reason. Here is the letter, On 30th march you applied for a community care grant..... After considering your application we have decided we cannot…
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Questions about WTC...any advice please.
My husband has been self employed for the last 15 years, Up untill jan he worked for a company ( was self employed but they paid he's tax) but they no longer had work for him. He has been claming JSA since jan and we have decided to start up a business. At the moment we get child benefit for our 2 children (age 4 and 6) ,…
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Extra week paid in last financial year
Hi, My employer paid me an extra week's salary (by mistake while I was on holiday) in last tax year, and now to compensate for that error they are not paying me a week's salary in the new financial year although I have worked for two weeks(we are paid bi-weekly). What is the tax implications for this. Am I better or worse…
