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Statement of benefit how?
My friend is due a tax rebate, how does he go about getting a "statenent of benefit" my friend rang the stupid 0845 and was waiting in a queue for about 30 mins then got through to someone and they told him he would have to wait for a p60 is this correct?
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Tax Credit Overpayment - Help
Hi All I have a problem with HMRC and needing help and advise on what to do next and if I have a case to move forward. I recently received notification from HMRC that between 2006 and 2009 they overpaid us by just over £4000 and that they now want this money back. We have not received any benefit for the last three years,…
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Under occupancy reduction in HB
Thought I'd go crazy if I read another bedroom tax thread so sorry to add to it (I have at least titled the thread correctly) but I have a question I have not seen asked or answered elsewhere. What if a member of the family either works away 5 days/nights a week or partly lives elsewhere but sleeps at home 1/2 nights a…
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Low tax credit payment
I wonder if anyone can help me.... My husband started a new job in feb and I informed tax credits and my payment was reduced to about 400 Ish a month, I was also told I would need to call back on the 6th April and give his full annual figure for the tax year as they couldn't take this then, only the figure for the two…
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Benefits and/or working part time
At present I am a carer for my neighbour. I am married(husband is unemployed) with 3 children, 9, 15 and 18years old (the oldest is at college and will be starting Uni in Oct 2013.) I am in receipt of Carer's allowance, Income support, child benefit, child tax credits, full housing benefit and council tax benefit. (We live…
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ESA - "its driving me crazy" Help!!!!!!!!!
SUMMARY May 2012 claimed ESA (contribution-based) Dec 2012 - attended medical assesment Jan 25th - ESA stopped due to scoring 0 points Feb 8th - appealed via DWP March 15th - appeal won and placed in WRAG QUESTION:- 1) as i have been placed in the WRAG - am i due to get a different rate of pay??? 2) am i entitled to any…
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jsa is it normal to take this long
my husband added me to his jsa claim as I lost my job, was originally told by jobcentre we werent entitled to anything more....later found through council he could claim for me! I finished work jan 3rd...he added me onto his claim nearly 6 weeks ago, last week recieved a letter asking for my payslips from november to…
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Working Tax Credits..How many hours?
Can someone please tell me how many hours a couple needs to work to qualify for WTC? The Jobcenter told us it's 30 hours, and our adviser at the Work programe said it's 24. So, who is right?
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Income support stopped
In November I left my job to care for my partner who suffered a brain hemorrage. I claimed carers allowance and income support, which I received. In January I got £9800 for a mortgage protection policy. Now income support are classing the money as income. It was in my account for for less than a day, I paid it as an…
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won at tribunal but HMRC still chasing
Hi guys i was wondering if anyone has heard of this situation. I recently won a tribunal against HMRC regarding an overpayment of child benefit. HMRC were caught bang to rights telling a huge porky -- the judge spotted it and ruled in my favour. ( I have the paperwork to prove this BTW before I get moderated LOL) Anyway -…
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Housing Benefit - proposing odd situation
Hey, My mother is under 65, claiming housing benefit, income support (with a small disability component) & council tax credit. She lives in social housing (currently under-occupying, which I'm paying...) She absolutely hates where she lives, so I'm considering us living together in another property (ugh...private sector…
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Child Care Vouchers/Salary
Good evening all, Couple of questions if I may. I earn £25k annual salary, my wife £9k Salary, if we go with the child care vouchers of £250 per month (£3000 per year)each do we inform tax credits that our salary is as above or do we tell them the below? Mine £22k which is minus the £3k for purchasing the CC vouchers Mine…
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Once you have sent your ESA50 form...
What happens??????? My sister sent her ESA50 from in on 18th march and hasn't heard anything yet. The deadline was 11th April, which was only last week, but what happens now? I heard that if you don't hear within 2-3 weeks of sending it in, that you probably won't have to have an assessment, (not sure if this is true,) but…
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Why are benefits the same nationwide?
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This new benefit
My wife was getting £400 per month incapacity benefit, she got a letter saying it had stopped because of the new benefit that's been introduced, now she is entitled to nothing apparently, how does that work then ? exact same circumstances & they take £400 pm off her , any advice anyone ?
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Another home visit on JSA, is this common?
Both my husband and I are currently receiving JSA, and also attending the work programme. Last October, he received a letter from the Jobcenter saying that someone would visit him to ensure he was receiving the correct benefits. It turned out that someone had reported him as working. We were both amazed, as he isn't and…
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Do tax credits pay in advance or in arrears ?
I know you are supposed to inform HMRC when the hours change has happened - but in my case I'm going from 28 hours to full time on the 29th April. I'm due a payment the previous Friday 26th April. Does anyone know if this is for the previous month I've just worked at 28 hours or for the upcoming month ? as if it's for the…
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Recently stopped claiming Incapacity Benefit - Tax Rebate?
I recently stopped receiving Incapacity Benefit after being claiming it for eight years due to depression and anxiety. It was National Insurance based IB as I had worked for four years before becoming ill and believe that this benefit is taxable. Would I be entitled to a tax rebate for the past tax year(s) and how would I…
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Back to work allowance?
If someone has been claiming income based ESA then their condition improves enough for them to accept a full time job at minimum wage, is there some kind of back to work allowance? I seem to remember reading about it somewhere.
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ESA - appeal, desicion maker, confusion - help please!?
hello! if anyone could help me it would be very much appreciated!: some background info: i attended the WCA some time ago, awarded 0 points, lodged an appeal right away. with my GL24 appeal form, i sent off letters explaining that i had definitely not stated some of the things written down by the medical examiner and some…
