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Carers Allowance - new job
I am self employed and been claiming carers allowance for many years, as my profit has been minimal. I have just started a new job which is a 12 hour/week contract. With the new job alone I am well under the allowed £100/week limit to be able to claim CA. However if I do get much in the way of work coming my way in my…
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Projected income for internet marketing- what to put?
Hi All, I have been asked to give a projected income figure by the council, I am doing internet marketing, so it could be a log time, maybe a few months before I earn anything. I have thought I could put :- 'months 0-6 0.00 months 6-12 £60 This is a rough estimate, as it is difficult to say exactly what my income will be,…
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Help for my nan
Hi my nan is 81 and has broken her hip 5 weeks ago. She is still in hospital however my mum and auntie now realise she is going to need extra care. Could she put in for attendance allowance? Could the family get any help with her care needs, as they are not trained to look after her. The occupational therapist has yet to…
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help with prescripton costs
Can anyone tell me please what the cut off income is for help with prescription and dental treatment. I have looked but can't seem to find anything up to date. Thank you.
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went abroad
Hi, A week ago I started getting Housing Benefits, but they are still asking few things to provide and I am quite lost here. I went abroad few times from September(2012) to March(2013) and I was taking out money and paying in shops there and they saw it as a regular payments to some companies and they are asking what these…
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Universal Credit Regulations 2013
I'm trying to seek more clarification on deviations of the Minimum Income Threshold for self-employed lone-parents with children under the age of 13. From what I can understand the MIT is set at 35 X NMW unless the claimant meets the requirements for the lesser number of hours as per the UC Reg 88, Paragraph 2. (See…
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Carers Allowance just stopped without warning
Yesterday we noticed that the normal amount had not gone in the bank. Today hubby queried it and they said well you are self employed and need to get us your end of year stuff. ermmmmmm... we have had no notification that we need to do this yet and why do they actually stop the benefit from April. That seems rather weird.…
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ESA payment not recieved
Hi, my ESA payment has not been paid today, I phoned them and they just said that processing would phone me back between 9am and 4pm. No explanation and just hung up....Very confused.
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New ground for me
Hi, I'm new here but I am looking for some advice if possible... Me and my partner are about to have our first child in July. We both are in full time employment, she is a nursery nurse working around 45 hours a week and I am a engineer working 40 hours a week. To save money she has moved back in with her parents and I…
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am i still entitled?????
Please can someone help and advise me, up until 3 ish years ago i was claiming income support as a long term sickness benefit as i hadnt paid enough tax for incorpacity benefit. i was signed off for a year at a time and had to go and be assessed every year, which is very difficult when your sickness is a breakdown, bipolar…
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tax return ?????
ive requested a repayment after my completing my self assesment and it says that it will take 48hrs to verify, 48hrs later back to square 1 ???? any ideas ? cheers
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New flat rate pension from 2017
I will be 65 in 2017 & will be in receipt of the new universal pension. I am in receipt of an Industrial Disablement Benefit and Reduced Earnings Allowance. Will these benefits.be taken into account for the universal benefit. I also have a small occupational pension
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5 days work - whom should I inform?
I receive carer's allowance for my younger son and income support. I haven't worked for a few years. However... next week I am working for the local council opening and sorting postal votes. I will be working 5 days (a few hours each day). I will probably make around £100 overall. Does anyone know what I should do about…
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Return to Work - working tax credits
Hi, Just trying to help my new girlfriend with her income. Aged 28, no children. Wonder if anyone could look over these brief details and see if it makes sense. She has been unemployed for over a year, and been living with a friend. She was offered a Job at the end of January though a temping agency, took the job and moved…
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Stopped without Reassessment?
I have also posted this on the disability board, but just in case there is anyone here with more information on how benefits work.... I am currently in hospital, and have been since 21/03. I am in receipt of DLA, both at higher rate, so my husband telephoned them on 26/03 to inform them of my admission and to avoid…
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Deprivation of capital
Hopefully a simple question... Are mortgage overpayments classed as deprivation of capital? I get a small amount of what was council tax benefit, thats it...
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Refused CB ESA
Hi All, I've had a trawl of some other threads but can't quite find one that fits the problem I have so I hope you all don't mind me starting a new one. Basically I just got a letter through today saying that I have been refused Contribution Based ESA and the letter doesn't seem particularly helpful in stating what my…
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bank hol jsa payments
Hi i have to sign on on a monday and realised it falls on a bank hol. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what happens? Will i have to sign on earlier or later and willl this change my sign on days permenatly? Thanks in advance for help x
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Appointment for medical
My friend has had a letter asking her to go for a medical with regard to the benefit she is claiming. She is claiming both ESA and DLA. Will the medical be for both benefits or just the one? If so, how can she find out which one ahead of the appointment?
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The Brown Envelope
I sent my ESA50 off a few weeks ago. This morning there was a DWP brown envelope on my doormat. Got all wound up thinking 'this must be a decision or an appointment for a WCA...' Opened it and it was just saying my assessment rate it going up 70p. D'oh. Lol.
