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esa stopped now saying overpaid??
my partner has been off work since may 2011 due to an accident at work. we were on is and industrial injuries benefit we were then moved over to esa, and still claiming iib. my partner had to go to atos to have medicals, the last one being in nov.(he apparnetly got 0 points) he was told over the phone that as he still had…
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hi what is classed as income when on bennafits
hello,please can someone tell me what is classed as income in benefits im applying with my bank for a credit card,just to improve my credit score, is council tax and housing benefit ? thank you
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Pensioner claiming full housing benifit
I would appreciate some advice. 2 brothers I am friends with have lived together for 40 years,they have both always worked but rented privately,6 years ago one of the brothers retired and claimed housing benefit for his half of the rent while the other brother continued working until May of last year when he also retired…
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Self employment & Universal Credit (yet again)
Apologies if this has been asked a million times, i can't find nothing relating directly to it. Ok, those who are self employed need to be earning minimum wage in order to qualify for UC? Is that before or after expenses? With regards to the current rules, under the tax credit system, are you supposed to earn minimum wage…
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Where to Have Housing Benefit Paid
If you have no bank account and can't get one, where can you get the money paid ? Landlord is not an option as he doesn't want to be involved. Only have a 6 week address and no utility bills or anything to confirm this. Has anyone any suggestions or experience of this please ?
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customer compliance officer
Had a letter today inviting me to an interview at the job centre with a complince officer. Does anyone know what this could be about? I am a single parent on jsa and have been for about two years but never received anything like this!!
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When Do I Start Paying Tax
I have been in my new job about 12 weeks now and there has been no tax deducted from my pay so far only NI when do i start paying tax . I was on JSA before i started in this job
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HELP! can I claim any help?
I have just found out that after working full time in the same job for 9 years I have been redundant, with no redundancy pay out as they are offering me alternatives. The first one is completely impractical for me- the other side of London and would mean a 12 hour day, the second is a reduction of hours to 15 hours a week…
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Universal Credit calculator????
Hi guys just wondering if anyone knows how accurate the online calculator actually is ? It appears to look the part however im not sure how accurate it actually is. Its from the policy in pratice website:)
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State Pension letter
I'm due to begin receiving State pension shortly and today got a letter giving dates and amounts. Everything is in order but on the statement of details (how pension is made up) it says Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance - to be paid with State pension £NIL. I do get DLA Higher Rate Mobility so does this…
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Allowances??
Hi My Mum died last month and was my main carer - we didnt claim anything for her. I need help with personal needs and general household tasks. My auntie comes over for a few hours each day to look after me but she lives 15 miles away and to be honest can't hardly afford the petrol as she is on her pension ( State and a…
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carers allowance advice
a friends 80 year old father can no longer look after himself so she has moved in to look after him he is in a wheelchair and has dementia ! She now rents her house out to cover her mortgage but isnt working (does renting her house out go against her is this classed as income ) ! can she claim carers allowance ? any other…
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Child care tax credits
PLEASE HELP. I notified tax credits of my reduction in child care fees at the beginning of January. As I was only receiving £100 a year towards child care I wasn't expecting any drastic change in my tax credits. However, I received my award notice today and my payments have dropped by £140 a month. My Childccare element of…
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tax credit change circ advice
Made changes to tax credit claim 4th Jan reducing childcare fees from 120 to 50 a week. Not heard anything back yet no award notice nothing was told not to ring till after 9th Feb if not heard but i am worried about overpayments etc. Is this because of a 4 week run on with fees because on the website it says should have…
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discretionary payment problem 2 urgent thanks in advance
discretionary payment problem 2 urgent thanks in advance Hi i have recently moved to a hostel/hotel that accepts dss. its licenced rather than rented which means they can throw me out any time they like. my full rent is not covered i am short each week by 36 pound. ive been there approx 3 months. ive paid shortfall myself…
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Not been paid (jsa)
ive not got my jsa today...i phoned them up and was told no evidence was put on, so she did that for me and said she was sending a email to payments and it would be in me bank for 4oclock today dose that sound right and will it go in for 4 today as i have a newborn baby and she said they dont do counter payments no more…
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Advice Need JSA
Hi, I'm on Income based Job Seekers Allowance. After not much luck finding work in this country I got a job offer from overseas, in the far east. I'm quite eager to go and it starts at the end of March. To go I need a few things, a year long return air ticket, money for an apartment for the first month, clothing and stuff,…
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Anyone know how property ownership affects benefits?
Hi guys. I'm new here and have a situation which will arise in the near future and just want to get some thoughts on it. Currently I own a property with a mate, my share of the equity is about 35k. In the summer I'm planning on moving in with my girlfriend who has 2 kids but this will mean moving 30 miles from where i…
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Incorrect details
Not so much a question more for information and to see if anybody else has had similar experience. Its a bit long winded but please bear with me. I tried calling the tax credit helpline to ask for a claim pack, I was greeted with three questions Name, DOB and NI number. I gave my answers and was told that these did not…
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ESA disability element can anyone explain?
My husband has recently had another medical with ATOS and his letter has come through saying that his ESA will change from April to include a disbility element. Can anyone please explain what this means? I wasn't aware that disabilities are done via ESA and didn't think he was entitled to claim DLA as one of his medical…