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ESA ending
Right, so i wont get on my soap box but i really need help with this one. All i will say is that my wife has been told her right to claim ESA is to end on Monday (i have appealed, as i did last time, as her claim is totally legitimate, and to be honest its disgusting it has been cancelled AGAIN!!!1), so my question is....…
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Council Tax and Part Relocation
Hi, I'm moving to MK with a friend and renting a property. My friend may be travelling home each weekend and was wondering what would happen about Council Tax. I heard that if her current home is classed as her main home then I can get a 25% reduction on my Council Tax in MK (it will be my main home). Anybody know anything…
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Any help please x
Hi all im new on here but desperate need of some advice regarding carers allowence, its a long sory so please bare with me. Back in august 2011 i was asked by my mother in law to claim carers allowence for her as we had not seen her for years and she told me to put the money towards thing for my three girls as she had not…
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how do savings affect benefit entitlement?
i am a newly single parent. i have a mortgage with my soon to be ex but have decided to move into a rental property whilst our house is sold. My ex has offered me a pay out so he can then buy our property to rent out. I am self employed working 16 hours per week and claim child tax credit and working tax credit. what level…
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Jobseeker's Allowance and other income
Hi, I am currently unemployed and have been receiving Jobseeker's Allowance since last Autumn. I undertook temporary, paid employment at Argos between November and January in which period I had to fill in 'B7' and 'A15C' forms to declare my pay. However, having recently qualified in Photography at HND level, I have also…
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Fill it in or not?
Hi, I've just received my renewal and need a bit of help. The form seems different this time. In Part1 "CERTAIN BENEFITS" I have put a cross in the income support box, it then says " If you have put an X in any box and you still get these benefits, please DON'T fill in Part 2, but go straight to Part 3. The problem is I…
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General Tax Credit Question (that I can't find answer to)
Hi, I'm filling in a tax credit form - last year our joint income was significantly more than this coming year. As the form is based on last years earnings, do I have to send in the form and wait for it to be refused before updating them? Or can I just attach some extra notes to let them know (complicated again by…
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Stopping work?!?
I am really confused! I have a good job, but am a single parent with 2 kids (under 5 - mad I know!) Talking to a co-worker today, and they said they can't understand how single mums can afford to work - which of course got me thinking as things are really tight since tax credits have been practically halved with no…
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Tax Credits
Hi, I have recieved my p60 today,it looks like i have given tax credits wrong amount! i have actually earnt £1500 less than what i told them,Would this mean im owed money? How can i work out how much? Thanks Janette xxx
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SMP Payments
Hi everyone, hoping someone can help me. I have just recently gone on to "full" smp payments from my employer and I am getting confused. I was on the reduction until March (before the rise in SMP) and was entitled to £128.73 a week. My March's wage slip shows this: Maternity Pay £570.09 How did they get that figure? - I…
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Council tax and Moving/Signing on Help
Hi there, I'm moving out of private rented accomodation next week. My landlord has been very fair at letting me move out quickly as my job is finished so as a courtesy I want to pay him another months council tax. I will be signing on in a different area until I get work and living with parents so am I allowed to pay for…
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Sticky Work Situation.
I started working for a company 3 weeks ago as a fork lift driver, traveling was taken quite a bit of my wagers and was about 8-9 pound a day there and back so i started looking for work more closer to home, (i was employed by an agency so if i dont come in i just dont get paid) on the 3rd week a job opened up more local…
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Housing Benefit
Hi, Me and my partner have applied for LHA and were just wondering if anyone knows if you have to apply to rent the house first or tell the council first? Vikkii
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JSA - Can I claim again?
I wondered if someone could answer my query as I can't find the answer online. I was made redundant last year and signed on and received JSA. I had a couple of temp assignments which meant I had to sign off with 2 weeks left of my 6 month claim unclaimed. I then had a 10 week assignment but I'm now unemployed again. Can I…
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can anyone help PLEASE
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is it worth it
my aged 23 with a 18month child,seperated from her partner,has a job interview tomorrow,,221/2 hrs at £7,50,if she gets job she will lose child tax credit,need to pay some rent and council tax,pay travel expenses ,and not even get working tax credit,at tghis moment she get her rent paid and she only pays a small amount of…
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Student benefits
I have two daughters living at home 18 and 20 and in full time education, one works 16 hours a week and the other has a casual job a few hours a month. Niether get anything from SAAS other than fees paid (we live in Scotland) due to both parents working and I don't want them to get in to debt. Is there anything else…
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Cant afford mortgage payments, but if i sell i will be intentionlly homeless!
Im hoping someone on here can i help me, im so confused about all the different info on internet, I am a joint owner on the flat i live in, my dad is the other name, but lives in his own house, i live here on my own, i had a baby 6 months ago, and am really worried about being able to afford the repayments in the next few…
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Income Support and Child Benefit Savings
I have a friend on Income Support and she has saved over the years all the Child benefit to each childrens savings account, this is by standing order two days after the child benefit is paid into her account. The total in the Kids (3) accounts is about £12K does this count as captial ? She can show the all the bank…
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ESA WRAG study and volunteering hours
Hi, I'm in receipt of ESA and in the WRAG part. I know there are limits to how many hours someone can study and volunteer, but all I can find on the Direct.gov website is 'speak to an advisor'. Does anyone know the limits per week? Also if the limits are x number for study and y number for volunteering, of which these…
