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Underpaid Tax Credits
So i have just received my provisional tax credits for the coming tax year and have noticed that last years estimates are miles off the mark. They obviously base each years estimate to the previous years earnings. So they estimated my income £6750 and my partners as £15303, total £22,053. The thing is our first child was…
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Would we get a small lump sum?
Basically I estimated hubby's income 12/13 as 24000 and he earns just shy of 23000, do you reckon we will get a small payment?i haven't rung them up yet because he is on garden leave and that ends on the 30th of April so I will have to ring them to say he might be going on job seekers.
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child tax credits, getting too little?
Hi all I am wandering if I am receiving the correct amount of child tax credits? I worked up until August last year and since then I have been getting £238 a month (me, partner both out of work on JSA currently and 1 child). This month it went up to £249 so I thought I should double check it all and the official calculator…
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Jobsearch 35 hours, 30 actions
Hi does anyone know which is more important when on JSA. I have been told to search for 35 hours a week and do 30 actions a week. It is possible to do 30 actions in far less than 35 hours for instance I have done 10 actions in 3 hours this morning.so what is considered more important?
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esa stopped. what next
Hi, looking for advice for my brother. he has been on contribution based esa for 12 months. Last month he was sent for a medical, no results have been sent out yet. He was told yesterday he has failed when he phoned to enquire why his payment had not went into bank. What is the next step,? can he appeal or sign on for jsa,…
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Maternity pay underpaid
I have also listed this in another section but please answer if you have any info. My partner is currently on maternity leave and receiving maternity pay from her employer. She is normally paid on the third Friday of the month, meaning normally she is paid 4 weeks maternity pay. However, as this month is 5 weeks from her…
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statutory maternity pay paid as lump summ
My sons girlfriend was on a contract .while she was working there she became pregnant. Her contract was however extended and she became entitled to maternity payments from her employer, the department was closing and there was no job to go back to [ it was only a temporary contract in any case] so the employer paid her a…
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How much savings am I allowed?
Hello everyone :) I am really confused and I am hoping you can please help me. I receive Income Related Support Group ESA and DLA. I have heard that the maximum savings I can have for these are, for ESA, £16,000 and for DLA, £10,000. Also, I have heard that if my bank account goes over £6,000 my ESA will be affected. Is…
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Childcare Vouchers and Tax Credits?
Hi I was wondering whether it is possible to have childcare vouchers through your employer and still receive childcare tax credits? Or are you only able to have one or the other? My employer can offer up to £243 a month as salary sacrifice... So, not sure if this will mean that I don't get any help from tax credits? Thanks
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Difference between England and Scotland?
Hi I am currently living in England, but considering a move to Scotland. I am on ESA, DLA, HB and receive council tax support. Is there any difference in these benefits between England and Scotland? Thanks
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Working, Low Income , Housing Benefit suspended
Hi, I work part time for about 9 hours receiving gross pay of just short of £80 a week. The actual amount I receive is the net pay which works out at approx £63 a week. I live with my daughter and she has just passed 18 yrs old. She has a disability and was receiving DLA middle rate from the age of 9 - 18 ( 9 years as a…
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Working, low income and housing benefits
Hi. I am planning on going back to work. I have been on benefits for a couple years. I have found a job. It is 20 hours a week. It pays £6.19 P\H. I have a 18 year old mentally ill daughter that lives with me. If I go back to work, is there/will there be any help with my rent? My rent is £108 P/W. I wouldn't be able to…
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Statement of Reasons
Has anyone else requested theirs after failing at an appeal? If so, what kinds of things did it say? No need to go in to too much details, I'm just curious. CAB have requested mine after scoring 0 points again.
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Higher Earner Child Benefit Overpayment - Self Assessment Trap
Anyone come across the following? Our household (mom, dad and 3 kids) told HMRC that we have an exclusively PAYE generated income over the £60k threshold pre-Jan '13 so as to cancel child benefit payments. Letter from HMRC to that effect in Jan '13 so all fine - Phew! no risk of having to needlessly register for…
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Found info on the web, thanks
found info online :)
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mistake by the DWP AND ME?
Hi I have been getting yearly notice of coding from the Inland Revenue. Each year the revenue -informed by the DWP on my p60,have shown Incapacity benefit as a taxable amount on the notice. I personally have never given this much thought but obviously incapacity benefit-becomes Disability Living Allowance after 26 weeks.…
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Esa advice please
I am currently under review by ATOS for my ESA I suffer severe mental health problems I phoned them today for an update regarding my ESA50 I sent and AtOS told me they have returned the completed file to the DWP. They would not give any indication of the result. I have not had a face to face medical with ATOS, I sent in…
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Statutory Maternity Pay and KIT days
Hi I need advice about payment of SMP and KIT (Keeping in Touch days). In agreement with my employer I am planning to do the 10 KIT days that I am entitled to without affecting my SMP in the 35th and 36th weeks of my SMP. In addition to this and because of training schedules related to a project I will be in charge of when…
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Short Term Benefit Advances
Hi i was sanctioned on the 18th of feb untill the 18th of april and tommrow i am due to make a new claim. The woman on the phoe said i may be entiteled to a Short Term Benefit Advance because its a new claim. Only problem is she did not say how i can apply for it, Just wondering if anyone knows how to :) thanks
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Temporary savings and benefits.
Hello, Wonder if anyone can advise on the 2013 regulations. I was recently widowed. My Husband was killed by a driver who has pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving and a variety of other charges. I'm disabled and am self employed. So, I receive DLA, child benefit, tax credits (inc disabled worker element) and…
