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Archives for April 2013

Appealed DLA claim and today recieved letter
I put a claim for DLA in last December and it got refused so i appealed and they were awaiting on a gp report last week but today i recieved a letter confirming my bank details and saying all future payments will go into this account. Does this mean i have been awarded DLA??
Housing & Council Tax Overpayment :(
I just had a review of my benefits and ive got a benefit overpayment of around £725 rent and £275 council tax When i moved into my flat around 18 months ago and started claiming, i took in all paperwork, wage slips etc. It seems I must have earned less that month than my usual wage so have an overpayment Bit in shock at…
Complicated situation and benefits
My husband and I are in process of setting of a support website and as such set up a Ltd company. I was employed as a civil servant but due to family circumstances left and currently am working through the ltd company doing accounts work. The company I do accounts work for is on shaky ground and I haven't been paid for the…
Third baby...childcare costs panic :(
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Ending a claim for JSA and receiving back payments...
Hi everyone, since February I have been receiving JSA, but just over a week ago (23rd April) I started a new full time job. I posted my filled in ES40 form to the local Job Centre in an envelope the day before I was due to start. However, since then - nearly a week and a half later - and I have still not heard anything…
Universal Credit
I was looking at the government website for a information about universal credit and did the online calculator, it asks various questions about your work and finances. But when it comes to partner information it options are limited as it asks if the partner can work or is excused from work . My question is that if there is…
need help reclaiming disabled tax credits
In the past year or so, the courts found that hmrc had to allow people who had previously denied reclaiming disabled tax credits which had been wrongly calculated by hmrc, we fall into this category and require as much information as possible on the court case strangely the information on this court case online seems to…
Tax Credit Renewal Childcare Costs Frustration
Hi All, I've just called up to renew my tax credits claim and when I asked the woman if I could update my childcare costs she said the system told her not to as a letter was sent to me on 25th April. I haven't had the letter and she wouldn't tell me what the letter said...... Has anyone else had a similar problem who could…
Income support
Hi I am self employed I have even for 15 years, I still have work coming in but not a great deal, I want to claim income support and I appear to be entitled, my partner will not consent to me sharing any information about them whatsoever, I can't say that I blame them really it's my finances not theirs. The A1 form asks…
Desperate for help - mum and dad.
Hello all! My mum and dad have found themselves in a sticky situation. My dad is as stubborn as they come and you cant talk to him about anything like this, I have now got their financial circumstances out of my Mum and am finding it very hard to determine what benefits or tax credits they are entitled to. They have both…
SSP Can my employer demand it back
I have just received a new contract at work that states if I claim SSP while of sick and then gain compensation from a third party for the accident they want the SSP back. Can they do this?
warm home discount scheme
Hi I've tried phoning EON on this but they couldn't help. Please could you tell me if I can claim Warm Home Discount for my adult daughter who lives with us and is on ESA Support Group and DLA LRM & LRC. So far I've only found forms that ask if its myself or my husband that qualifies, neither of us do, but it costs a lot…
Child Tax Credit backdated?
In January my daughter left work, she was told that her Child Tax Credit would end. It ended in January. Since then she didn't receive anything, her daughter is five. Last week, after getting a job, she rang the benefits offices to let them know and ask whether she would be eligible for Child Tax Credit again. They…
JSA and starting work
Please can somebody answer this for me I'm due to sign on tomorrow morning. I have just got back from an interview and have been offered a job on the spot to start at 9am tomorrow. I can't get hold of anyone at the job centre and will have to sometime tomorrow. Will I still get any JSA on my normal day or will it cease…
Housing benefit - is it paid in arrears?
Hello In my partners previous job we received £55 per week in housing benefit. Our last payment was 19th April. We are paid fortnightly. My partner started a new job on April 16th, which has reduced our entitlement to £22 per week. Our next payment is due on the 3rd of May, but is it paid in arrears? or will the payment be…
advice please on pension :/
Hey, just wondering if someone knew more about this than me! (prob not hard to!) Basically I am aware of all the changes to the work based pension being implemented soon.. but I know that you have to earn at least 9k odd in order for the employer to contribute. I earn around 7.5K a year, do you know if they are obliged to…
Universal Credit vs Childtax credit (childcare)
Hiya Okay so atm we dont claim anything apart from child benefit. me and my husband work full time. We are pregnant with number 2 due end of the year. I will take 9 months SMP and will then return back to work next summer. When number 2 arrives we will get approx £40pm child tax credit. Atm grandparents have my little one…
ATOS again.........
ATOS have ruined my birthday:( Letter arrived this morning saying OH has to attend another "medical assessment". Last year they were sent full details of his illnesses with letters from the consultant / surgeon, which basically said that his condition will not improve. I just can't understand why they keep on calling him…
What are you entitled to after SMP runs out
hiya I am currently single parent and on SMP for 39 weeks - dont intend to go back to work so will give required two months notice before SMP runs out. My question is what benefit do i then apply for. Universal tax credit says you need to be on housing benefit to claim so i dont qualify as such. I have a mortgage - Also if…
Bogus psychometric tests
Anyone here had to do this?

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