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Working tax credit while living with parents?
Hello :) I'm sure this must have been asked before, but I can't find a similar thread, sorry if I'm duplicating.. I am 35, self employed, live alone, no kids and claim working tax credit. I am considering a very kind offer from my parents to move in with them for a while, and was wondering if I could still continue…
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Compensation affect on Tax Credits
Hi all I'm currently in the middle of being tupe'd over to another company and still in negotiations on a lump sum payment as compensation for losing Non-Contributory Pension Scheme. Obviously i'am now worried that Hmrc will take the compensation payment as earnings when calculating my Working and Child Tax Credits for…
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Income support and savings/capital.
I am asking this question on behalf of a friend. I have searched but can't seem to find the answer anywhere. She is a single mother with two children and is due to return to work October 2014. She receives income support, HB and CTC. When she made her initial applications for benefits last year (her partner walked out when…
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Informing DWP of changes ie getting worse!!
Hi, I have a number of health problems, the latest being Osteo Arthritis, and I am on Incapacity Benefit (not been changed to ESA yet) and was awarded DLA after having to go to Tribunal. The problem is my mobility has got a lot worse as the arthritis has spread to my hips and spine, whereas when i claimed it was just in…
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Another good experience with ATOS
I had a benefit medical 4 months ago, and was placed into support group. Back in March, I was sent another ESA50 medical questionnaire which I returned back. I have just foned and spoke to ATOS direct to ask what is happening with my ESA50. They said that my file was closed down on the 10th April. I was placed into support…
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how long are new claims for DLA taking?
hi, has anyone made a new claim for DLA recently?if so roughly how long are claims taking?...we applied at the beginning of march, and money is starting to get VERY tight... THANK YOU:)
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CA/Income support/Holidays
I know that both carers allowance and income support can be payed for up to 4 weeks if the carer is on holiday. I am intending to be on holday abroad (se asia) for 3 months, and will provide both benefit agencies with my depart/return dates. Are both, or either benefits still payed for the first 4 weeks of my holiday, even…
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housing benefit HELP
Can anyone please help, I currently have a joint mortgage with my husband and we have 2 children. We are in the process of separating (very amicably). I am a full time student so my only income is my student loan about £6000 a year. I can not afford to keep the mortgage and house on my own and if my husband was to leave he…
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WTC, Self-employed, pensionable age
I am a 62 year old male getting part pension guarantee credit and part self-employed working tax credits to bring me up to the pension minimum income level.. It looks like I will lose the working tax credits as my self-employment is a long-term research project that will not pay anything until it is finished. Would it…
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ESA Premium!
My partner has just been placed on the assessment phase of ESA as he was on IB. He gets full rate DLA for both care and mobility. When he is placed on the support group in 13 weeks will the premiums that he will receive be backdated the 13 weeks or will they start from then?
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Text Messages From JobCentre+
Has anyone got text messages from JobCentre+? I sent a new fit note into them for ESA, and they texted me saying: Hello! We have received your fit note. You do not need to contact us. I got another text from them the other day asking me to fill out a customer survey. Very surreal. Are they catching up with 'new'…
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Money owed
If I get a good result at my DLA tribunal I will be owed premiums of Income Support/ESA. This on the basis of the required level of DLA being awarded. If I was to come off ESA today, could I still claim the premiums that I was owed when on the benefit? Or would coming off the benefit write off any owed money?
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what happens next?
My youngest child will turn 5 on 23rd December this year. I currently claim income support, will I automatically go onto jobseekers allowance or will I need to make another claim separately for this?
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Bedroom Tax exemption for parent with shared residency
Hi I was at a meeting today and was told that if a non resident parent has a shared residency order for their kids then they are exempt from the bedroom tax. I have looked but haven't found any information online about this. Can someone help?
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atos... question
friend of mine have said that their hubby was ill all of last year and partly this year. they never paid him the extra allowance he was due - i think this works out about 28 pounds or so per week. anyone been in this situation. can they put in a claim on it???? they left him to be assessed a year later!!!! and kept him on…
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coming off esa
Although its not going to be an easy ride i've decided to come off esa and have secured at least 16 hours of work a week. is there a number to ring to cancel my esa, i am in the wrag group and ive been told i can claim return to work credits for 52 weeks, do i just take the form in to the job centre. Thankyou
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Childcare vouchers
Hi, I need to contact the HMRC to get my childcare credits updated ( DD is now 3 so gets some free hours ) Im not sure I would get anything any more. Fair enough if not. My question is, for working out purposes, how much is £243 pounds of vouchers worth money wise? Seems to vary on different sites but I make it worth £77…
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Australia Working visa income tax rebate
I can't find a thread on this anywhere here (excuse me, I'm new!). When working in Australia on a working holiday visa (1year) people from the UK are taxed at the highest rate. I've learnt we can claim this tax back. It was over 10 years since I was there but hoping this is still possible. If I search google there are…
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NHS nursing bursary and Universal Credits
Having lost my job recently when the care home I worked at closed down, I've been accepted onto a 3 year nursing course in September. My original budget calculations were all based on the existing tax credits system which takes into account partners earnings but disregards the NHS bursary as income. So, under this we would…
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Esa Not Recieved This Morning
Good morning I am due my ESA today and it usually goes in about 10pm on a Tuesday night, due on Wednesday fortnightly, i have just checked the bank to check a direct debit and nothing has been credited last night or today. Has JCP had a computer glitch? Has anyone had this problem? I know what number to call but lines…
