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any suggestions please
Hi i am new to this forum, but would like to know if anyone knows what i can claim in entitlements My OH has been made redundant and been told he cannot claim JSA due to paying self employed contributions even though he paid full contribution for last 18months while employed. we have 2 children at home and get child tax…
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Signing on time
Hi wonder if anyone knows if there are any rules about child friendly signing on times for lone parents. I have just been today and my time has been changed to 3.30pm. My sons school doesn't finish till 3.25 and its a 2 mile walk to the job centre. When I said I couldn't do it as it clashes with my sons school she just…
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hostel 'tenant' (licence) discretionary payment backdating issue URGENT
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 found out i can apply for discretionary payments. and if accepted get it…
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Benefits and work placed pensions
After 37 years with the same public sector employee I was made redundant in December 2011. At this time I thought it prudent to make an early claim on my work placed pension in the hope I would find another job. I am receiving £900 a month of this pension but after 13 months of trying and after 14 interviews I still…
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Tax rebate question?
I was working from April until 14th December and i became unemployed due to redundancy. I was claiming job seekers allowance,which is taxable,from 30th December and i started my new job on 22nd January(1st pay day is 1st February,weekly). As i have missed at least 2 weeks,and had 3 weeks jobseekers payment,will i be due a…
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Was self employed, now out of work, options?
Hi all, I am at an all time low so please be gentle with me :/ I was self employed in a sole trader partnership up until recently. Things have been really tough financially, both at work and home, friction with my partner coupled with what I think was a mini breakdown* I really could not go on the way things were. * I have…
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Temp job made permanent - when best to tell tax credits?
Hello all, I very happily managed to get a temporary christmas part time job (have been a sahm for quite a while, dp works 40 hours+ a week), my plan was to ring tax credits when the contract ended so I could tell them the total amount earned. However, I have done very well and have been made a permanent member of staff…
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Advice - Would i get JSA if i lost my job ?? Worked all my life saved/have assets ??
Hi All Worked all my life since leaving college in same job apprentice/craftman, since Sept 1991 and have pension/payed full tax/NI etc. I work in a specialist area of High Voltage sytems and have qualifications BUT no driving as banned !!! I am under investitgation for making a mistake on a 'High Volytage Permit' i made a…
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15 hours free funding help please
Hi. Just wanted to know if Ur child already has to be a nursery to receive the free 15 hours. Week funding or if they can just start at the beginning of the term. If they can start am I also allowed to send him more than 15 hours even though he is only just starting. Thanks
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25 hours necessary?
Hi I am looking to going back to work, after maternity, but as it stands my wages equate to that of the cost of the child care, do I need to work 25 hours for any benefits, im on 22 hours, and hubby on 60. We own our house and have a 4 year old, any advice would be really useful. I am allowed to work from home when I go…
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Bought a new house, still getting tax credit
Hi, I bought a house last week but I am still getting tax credit. I did talked to hmrc some ago about stopping tax credit, but I am still getting it. But, today when I am moved into my home, I got a call from hmrc about my address confirmation. Is this a normal procedure that they call after some time for address…
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Tax Credits Help Please
Hi, can anyone help me please? At the moment I work 18.5 hrs a week and get £125 my husband works 39 hrs a wk and gets £249 before deductions (tax, ni, csa) and get £50.13 a wk child tax credits as we have one child we get no other benefits eg council or rent. Im thinking about giving up my job as I never get to see my son…
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Interview (What is involved) Employment Support Allowance
Could anyone let me know what is involved in the Work Category interview whilst on Emplyment & Support Allowance. My letter mentions free training etc, what sort of training is it
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Pension Credit and Self-employment?
I finally gave up work several months ago and now receive a partial State Pension, Pension Credit Guarantee and Housing Benefit. I now feel that I've holidayed for long enough, and am considering entering self-employment later this year, depending on how some trials I make go. However, I cannot get an answer from anyone re…
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Money for coming off benefits
Is there any money you can claim if you find and manage to hold down a job over a certain length of time and come off benefits. I thought I had heard of something a while back that if you can hold a job down for a year or something similar, I am currently on Employment and Support allowance
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Jsa?
Hi, Quick question... I work 18 hours a week and my partner just come out of work, should we make a JSA joint claim? Or should my partner just do a single claim? It says you can claim JSA under 24 hours on joint claims, is the 24 hours combined with 2 people (IE 12+12) or can it be 1 person working (IE 23 hours)?? Thanks
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DLA - Can you help me please....?
First thing, thank you for your help, please don't jump on me! It's not actually for me. Ok, well here is the question, I'm asking for my brother... * Background is knee injury caused by a minor accident in a store. Ongoing civil legal case and unknown what will happen. * The injury wasn't so bad to start and he visited GP…
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What should happen after a JSA tribunal?
Hi all, The job centre cancelled my JSA in June 2012 saying I did not attend an appointment. I had one sign on appointment and the advisor said I would get a letter for the next appointment in 2-4 weeks. I haven't claimed benifit before so trusted the advisor to be correct. The next thing was a letter saying my JSA was…
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Great Benefits Scam
Starting now 8.30 Bbc 1 Panorama The great benefits scam.
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High income to low income - tax credit help please!
Hi, My partner and I have a combined income over the tax periods as shown below: 2011/2012 - £50k 2012/2013 - £40k 2013/2014 - £22k The calculators are all confusing me slightly as to whether we are entitled to any tax credits for 2013/2014. Am I correct in thinking that because tax credits are based on previous year we…
