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Positive Disability employers
is there a list of positive disability employers? I have tried googling but to no avail. Any help would be much appreciated
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Tax Credit Payments
I called tax credits today to ask them when my next payment would be due. I was told the 3rd May and given a figure which was roughly double what I was expecting. I returned to work full time mid March after a years maternity leave. My partner started full time work end Feb after being unemployed most of last year.…
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help with tax credits overpayment
please would anyone be able to explain tax credits to me as i am worrying myself sick! Basically i have underestimated my partners 2011-2012's wage by about £1800.....when we fill in the renewal forms and receive our new award, is it as simple as paying back the £1800?...we would be really in trouble making ends meet if…
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Carer's Allowance Question
Sorry if this has been asked before - I'm sure it probably has but I can't find the answer. How would caring for someone for 35 hours a week be classified ? Would it involve a carer being with someone constantly for 35 hours per week? or Would it include things such as doing their shopping, running them around to…
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Benefits advice,please!
My daughter is a single mother with two small children aged 10 months and 4. She receives Housing/Council Tax Benefit, Child Benefit and Income Support. In July she is getting married to the father of her children (hooray!!!). He works as a painter, which is poorly paid, and occasionally he will have several weeks without…
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ESA Medical Travel Expenses help
Hi Just a quick question i had a medical for esa with atos on the 30th of march and filled in my details to have travel expenses paid into my bank account but i still have not recieved anything i was wondering how long it normally takes to get the money paid back?? Thanks
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Teacher training Bursary and Tax Credits
My wife has today made a claim for both Working and Child Tax Credits and we have been told by the helpline that we will receive a weekly income from this. The payments will be based on estimated earnings for this tax year as our earnings in the 2011/12 tax year were significantly higher (I was made redundant in October…
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Placed in WRAG not support group - help
Hi I have passed my ATOS medical and was awarded 27 points however I was placed in the wrag. Can I speak to someone to get them to reconsider their descision and ask why I was not placed inthe support group? Or do I have to send them a letter? Kind regards Belle 72
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Tax Credit Helpline
Why is it that you call this number, you get a long recorded message then have to go through lots of menus and sub menus pressing 1, 2 ,3 etc until you get to the woman saying i am putting you through, you get all excited just to then get the engaged tone. Why not just have the engaged tone at the beginning rather than…
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Migrated from IB to ESA without notification. Just realised payments have stopped Dec
I'm waiting for a call back about this from the Job Centre. Anyone else had this problem? What might have happened?
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DLA & SA Tax Return
I have been receiving disability living allowance since July 2011 because of my Multiple Schlerosis and work as a self employed bookkeeper only earning a mere £3000 a year. Anyway I know DLA isn't taxable but I was wondering do I still include it on my SA tax return? If so whereabouts? Many thanks in advance
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updating income for tax credits purpose
Hi everyone, I have just phoned the tax credits helpline as I would like to give them our final income for the 2011/2012 year. However, the lady on the phone said she could not take the information as the renewal packs havent been sent out yet. Last year I gave them an estimate for 2011/2012 and we have earned around £1500…
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ctc?
I'm currently claiming ctc for my baby but i'm thinking about moving into my current partners who is claiming Esa due to ill health. Would I lose my ctc and income support? Also would housing benefit be still paid?
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Very strange!
My Husband claims working tax credits, there is just us two, no kids, he works 35-40 hours per week, @ £7 ph. I get DLA highest rate of both componants and, untill the 11th April when I change over to ESA, I get IB We usualy recieve £3.98 per week but today got £35, this is a huge jump, we have recieved no communication…
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Working and keeping a motability car
Hi, I currently get the high rate disability, which has made me unable to work, I feel now I am ready to get back to work as my situation has progressed. Is there any way of keeping the motability car whilst not claiming any benefits? I am willing to pay for the Motability car out of my own money as I really need a car as…
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Community carer. Help with tax credits and mileage.
Hi i own my own care company and have a few girls asking me questions. I have searched the itnernet but cant find anything of any use so was hoping that some one could help me. The girls travel to peoples homes to look after them and for most of the girls it is a simple P87 form with a rebate or tax code change once they…
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Help needed with new tax credits system
I can't get my head around the calculator! I was made redundant last year, went onto maternity leave and I'm due to start claiming contribution based jsa next week. Last years joint income was £37,000 but bearing in mind that £5000+ was maternity pay and £3000+ was redundancy pay. We have 2 children so although we recied a…
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Paranoier skitsfermier what can i claim?
hi, my partner suffers from paranoier skisfermier he claims incompacy benifit and dla which they are changing to esa and pip. at the minute he claims dla and ib indefinaily what will happen to him when it changes over ? please help as i am confused what will happen to him.... thanks
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General benefits advice
I am sorry if this has been posted before but I seem to be going round in circles with the benefit system. I separated from my husband a year ago and have worked full time until the end of March when the company made me redundant. I have a ten year old daughter at home with me. I was sent to the job centre to claim income…
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Tax credit disability element
Hi, i wonder if anyone could answer our question please? We currently receive wtc including the disability element for my wife. Our joint earnings for 2011-2012 were £19,000. Does this mean that we will no longer receive any wtc elements for the next year? Thanks in advance
