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no benefit due to not enough NI contributions???
Hi all desperate for advice, I fell ill in april 2007 and put a claim in for incapacity. i received a letter saying i was not allowed any money because i didnt have enough NI contributions but they will accumilate whilst i am off sick. its now 2012 i am still off sick and still have no money from the dwp. does anybody know…
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Going back to work and signing off?
I got a job and will be signing of JSA and Housing benefit, it will be a month until I get my first pay packet, do these things stop immediately as soon as I sign off or do they run on for a month like the tax credits do?
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Child tax credit extra payment?
I have just checked our bank account and for some reason a child tax credit payment has just gone in but we dont get it on a Thursday but on a Tuesday and have all ready been paid it this week. the payment we have just got is a couple more pounds more then our normal payment. could this be because the new tax year has…
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Glaucoma?
My 70 yr old father has just been diagnosed with Glaucoma, does anyone know if he is entitled to any benefits as a result of this diagnosis? Thanks in advance!
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Where do we stand?
Hi folks, A friend recommended this forum as I've been told conflicting information by so many different advisers, that I don't know where we stand anymore. Our situation is this: * My partner has been diagnosed with ME * She is currently working full time, but struggling to do so. * She struggles getting around sometimes,…
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Worried about tax credits
Am asking on behalf of a friend. (she has no access to internet) Her DH left October last year 2011, she has 2 children 5 and 9, they live in marital home where he pays the mortgage, council tax and sky (as he uses the account for sports on his ipad). She works part time, and told tax credits that she may earn 10k this…
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ESA support group criteria
The thread i was closely following seems to have disappeared so maybe someone can tell me what exactly is the criteria for getting in the support group? I have seen the form that awards points for various things but nobody seems to know what would qualify a claimant to be accepted into the support group rather than the…
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help please? redundancy and tax credits?
hi, could do with a little advice please, OH was made redundant at the end of march,there were a few job possibilities but nothing has come of any of them. should i now ring up the tax credits and re-apply for them? last yr OH earned around £20k and me £8.5k. his redundancy pay hasnt come through yet so we are starting to…
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HELP..kids live with me but ex is claiming tax credits!
Hi, was wondering if anyone has any info that could help me...i recently split with my partner...ive moved out and the children now live with me and my new partner...we have had to do a joint claim for tax credits but the tax credits people say we cant claim for my children because my ex is claiming!...ive explained that…
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Council tax help please!
I genuinely cannot find a place to post this! Sorry! I receive council tax benefit, and received a letter to say my bill for the year was 58ish pounds. BUT I signed up to pay by direct debit, so was told that it would be taken this way. The other day I received a letter to say that I had not paid the amount of 58 pounds…
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Tax Gurus! Need your help!
Hi, I've just received a letter from HMRC asking for a P60 for tax year ending the 5th April 2011 for a company I left working for in October 2008?! They need to check if I've under or over paid? The thing is I don't have a p60 from that company as I wasn't with them in that tax year and the company now is out of business.…
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Benefits Claim Denied - Help/Advice Needed Please!
Hi all, So hopefully I will be able to explain the situation clearly and I would appreciate any help or advice! I apologise as it's a bit of a long one! My housemate has been unemployed for about 6 months and not been in receipt of benefits awaiting a decision regarding her claim, she has found out today that she has been…
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Tax credit dispute letter used on another claim!!!
My wife sent an overpayment dispute letter regarding a single claim she had 7 years ago after receiving a letter demanding payment. They have sent a letter today regarding our existing joint claim, explaining they are looking into the dispute and any demands for overpayment have stopped. However my wife/me/us are not…
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reclaimg tax and ni
hi nit sure if this in right place apologies if not. my son started a job in january and has been taxed on emergency code. he earned less than the personal allowance from his job and the time he was on jsa. i knowe he can claim the tax back but is he entitled to a refund of the national insurance
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tax credits when with umbrella company
Hope someone can help as I cant get hold of the tax credit helpline. I need to work out my earnings from the last tax year for the tax credit renewal forms. I have been paid via a umbrella company in my last temporary employment. For this period my gross pay for the year was £2636 and taxable pay for the period is £1659.…
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Dla
Hi can anyone please tell me what form DBD384 is please. I have sent certificate of entitlement off to get blue badge and i have had it sent backsaying they need this, Thanks
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Contributions based job seekers allowance
Hi everyone, Im after a little bit of advice if possible. My partner has recently been made redundant (second time in 12 months) whilst on maternity leave. She was working 30 hours per week prior to march 2011 (first redundancy) she managed to find another job fairly quickly (end of april 2011) but this was only 8-16 hours…
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Carers Allowance and Tax Credits
Hi all Just received my renewal pack today (in a white envelope) and as my circumstances haven't changed, called up to renew. My only income is my Carers Allowance £55.55 per week so £2,666.40 p.a.. I told the adviser this and she asked me if this was "estimated". I told her it was the actual figure that I received each…
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Job seekers (scotland)
Does anyone know how long it takes for jobseekers allowance to be processed if the person resigned from their job?
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Unable to get benefits?????
Iwondered if anyone had any advice. I am a sufferer of CFS. I am awaiting my tribunal for ESA so i was on assesment phase and have recieved the letter saying it will be stopped at the end of the month. I rang DIAL up and they basically said because my husband works we cannot claim anything. My hubbys wages pay our mortgage…
