-
another quick question, sorry...
Got a letter today to say that they are reviewing some poeples benefits and to fill out the forms (similar to when you first apply) and send it back in just over a week. Is this normal, or should i be worried? Cirucumstances havent changed and nothing dodgy going on, but letters like that have a way of rattling you at the…
-
Tax credit calculation
Not so much a problem, just a query. The rate that the benefit checker on this site says that I should be entitled to is over £50 a week more than I actually receive. Is the checker really this innacuarate or should I be asking tax credits to review the amount that I receive? fwiw i work 25 hours a week, lone parent to 3…
-
Advice on ESA please.....
Hi All, long time reader, new poster! With the help from threads on here, I applied for ESA last year when my wife ended our marriage and I went to the ATOS medical a few months after who gave me 0 points. I have spine damage and nerve damage and I need two crutches to walk, cant feel left leg, on 20mg butrans patches…
-
Going from benefits to Studying
Ok Me and my wife are currently both on job seekers allowance. As the current job market is so poor of the untrained we both decided to return to education and get some qualifications. After consulting the college my wife has been told she can study full time but I have to a part time course for a year in order to secure a…
-
Benefits savings cap
Hello to all I'm trying to apply for benefits and I know that if you have savings over 16000 you wont be eligible for any benefits. Can anyone advice whether this savings cap of 16,000 includes money that your child have in his/her savings account? Or is this cap only for the partners savings, shares, or any other cash…
-
Charnwood Borough Council - POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ALERT!!!
Having just sorted out my own problems (ESA), I am now confronted with my mum having her Housing Benefit and Council Tax Rebate being stopped, because her council (Charnwood Borough Council) have accused her of being in receipt of a £1000 a week pension!!! Obviously this is wrong. My mum gets per state pension and that's…
-
tribunal decision help
Hi everyone I'm looking for someadvice or clarification. I went to appeal with regards to my Esa migration from IB, I was placed in WRAG but didn't agree with decision so appealed, so this is where I'm confused. I received a decision notice saying schedule 2 was awarded 1a (15pts) Appellant has limited capability for work…
-
Partners ESA appeal on WRAG
My partner is disabled - he is on high rate mobility and low rate care and was on IB until a few weeks ago. He was sent out a questionairre just before attending a medical, which I wasn't worried about. He walks with a crutch and split, has wedges in his shoes, and also has multiple personality disorder with traces of…
-
advice on underpayment of tax credits
Can anybody please advise me. I have not yet received my renewal form and when I telephone the helpline they say they cannot do anything until I do so. Basically I do not work and my partner is self employed, we have one child aged 3. I had to give an estimate for 2011/2012 income and said £26,000 as I didn't want to risk…
-
CTF affect benefits?
Just a quick question, does child trust fund over 5k affect income based benefits?
-
Stress and benefit
have recently quit my job as I felt Ill and stressed all the time, work was making my life a living hell, I was seeking a less stressful job, but couldn't take anymore grief and walked out. . I have now been to doctor who has signed me off sick with stress. Can I claim any benifit as I have quit my job?
-
Where do I go for benefits advice?
Hi All, I am making this enquiry on behalf of my daughter. She has two young boys (8 and 4), they live in rented accommodation and her partner has just been signed off work for 3 weeks due to an injury he sustained at work. His firm will not pay sick pay, so all he is entitled to is about £75 per week statutory. This will…
-
Help - Tax Credit Demands for Repayment
Just when I thought things were going OK. Manage to get myself debt free in the last couple of months, first time in years and then this rears its ugly head. A demand in the post this morning to pay back £4098.00 to the Tax Credit Agency. This started back in 2008, the Tax Credit Agency stated that we had been overpaid by…
-
Can I afford to go part time?
Hi all I have just been back at work full time for 2 weeks after being on maternity leave and I'm seriously considering asking to reduce my hours to 4 days a week as I'm finding it so hard to leave the little one.! I was wondering if you lovely people could help me out in working out what tax credits I would be entitled…
-
students and housing benefit
i am a 48 year old mother of 2 teens, i am at present finishing my first year of an hnd course in moray Scotland and am really worried how i will manage next year as it seems from July when my youngest child moves from further education into higher education as my son already is not only will i lose child tax credits,…
-
Holiday pay while off sick.
Hi, I know I have asked before but now I've been paid I'm not sure its the right amount. I'll give you my circumstances again. I've been off sick from work since March 2010, at the end of that year I got paid my holiday pay which was unexpected as I was off work. I never got any holiday pay last year. This year at the…
-
15 hours free child care help
Hi, My little boy is 3, he currently gets the 15 hours a week child care at his nursery. He goes one day a week from 8:30-5:30 so that's less than the 15 hours but we still get a charge for him. The nursery say its because the Gov would pay for 15 hours a week but that's spread over 38 weeks and the nursery is open for 52…
-
Tax credits renewal
Hi, I have today rang tax credits to advise of 2012 income and was asked far more questions than usual, so presume this is due to universal credits coming in within the next few years. One of the questions asked which I don't remember ever being asked was if I owned another property. I said no at time but when discussing…
-
Soc Svc's wanting financial contribution to NHS care. Help!
My wife was admitted to hospital in Dember 2010 and has been in a Neuro rehab hospital since, this is funded between the NHS and Soc Svc's. We are in receipt of ESA, CB and WTC (my wife gets the ESA as she's employed but not being paid and i've been using this to keep a roof over our two childrens' heads) this barely makes…
-
Terrified of Benefit Fraud
I'm looking for any comments and advice! In May 2009 I was diagnosed with 3b Cervical Cancer and DVT in my leg. I claimed and was awarded Housing and Council tax benefit, income support and disability living allowance. In september 2010 I had finished treatment and decided to go back to work and studying. I contacted HB…
