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Question about working tax credits when on maternity leave
I am currently on maternity leave and have been since June 2012. My maternity pay finished last month and I now get nothing, apart from the standard £20 weekly child benefit from the government. I go back to work in July and I work 35 hours per week - my salary is in excess of £30k. My husband works approximately 40 hours…
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Housing Benefit help please...
Hi, please bear with me if this is a bit long winded. I recently moved house and when changing my address for housing benefit I was told my claim had been cancelled as Tax Credits told them I had moved before I did. I was waiting to have my 3 fortnightly wageslips available to show as I'd also had a change in my income in…
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Change of career
Hi Could someone please help. I'm 35 years old and thinking of a change of career. I would like to take up an apprentership in plumbing, or go to colledge full time and study this, but I can't see my family go short. Would I be entiltled to any benifits as my partner is self employed but does not earn a great deal and I…
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ESA question
I filled in the dreaded ESA50 form with benefit advisor. It should have got there by 4th April, which was the deadline date. My question is, how long until i hear anything from them? What do the 2 different ESA groups mean? Thanks
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adjudicator review how long?
I have a dispute with the TCO re: 2011-12 income calculation. After several exchanges of correspondence the TCO said "if you are not happy with my response you can ask the adjudicator to look into your complaint". As I still disagreed with the assessment I contacted the adjudicator on 28 Sep 2012 along with copies of…
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"Interview under caution..."
Ok...i have just got home (i work away all week) and found a letter from my local authority stating that they wish to interview me under caution regarding suspected benefit fraud, specifically that i failed to tell them of a change in circumstances. 1st problem is that i work away all week and cannot make their weekday…
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JSA Letter I don't understand?! Help!
Hi guys I've recently (last Monday in fact) been dismissed from a role I was in for 3 1/2 years. I applied for JSA online on the 22nd and attended a registration meeting on Wednesday 25th. The JSA advisor told me I would be entitled to the benefit as I didn't leave work due to my own accord. I even asked about being…
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working full time
Hi, I have recently moved back into my old marital home and look after my 2 children 3 days out of the week. I currently work 37.5hrs a week but like everyone I am finding it tough looking after the home, kids and making payments to my ex-wife with single wage coming in. Does anyone have any advice on whether i would be…
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Not entitled to ANY benefit .... SKINT!
After visiting the job centre with my son yesterday I am absolutely fuming. I am currently on maternity pay @ £136.78 per week. My elder son (aged 18) has come to live with me after finishing college. His college course finished early. His dad was claiming child benefit for him as he was in college. He has now cancelled…
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ESA ATOS assessment decision
I scored 0 points!!! how?? ive just got the letter to tell me i scored 0 points and some of the answers i explained quite clearly to him and the person at the assessment has put down the opposite!!! he asked me at the assessment if i can deal with meeting people i dont know. i said i become sweaty palmed and panicky and…
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H/B and C/T Benefits investigation
I have been called to an investigation regarding me not telling the council I had become a full-time student and in receipt of a student loan. I mistakenly did not think either to let them know or that the student loan counted as income. We only claim H/B and C/T, not wanting to claim anything else but getting by with…
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Support Group Without A Medical!!!
Just got my letter from DWP this morning!! I was so expecting a battle because my disease is so rare. God bless my GP and Consultant for there support letters and Medical Evidence. It says ill get £121.96 a week I thought support group was £105 a week?
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child benefit question regarding pension
at the moment i signed my child benefit over to my hubby and it has been this way for over 2years i dont work i didnt want to sign on as i still had a little at home and couldnt commit to looking for a job. this all changes aug as he starts school dont know what to do do i change everything back over once he starts school…
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dla decision in my favour, no need to appeal, letter from tribunal refused
hi had ese tribunal who looked at my dla at same time, dla have changed decision in my favour, with out it going to appeal, i phoned appeals up to cansel my tribunal, but it still went ahead with out any of my notes and refused, what happends now, please help
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Late DLA payment
Hi everyone I am in receipt of DLA. It has always been paid exactly on the dot. However I didnt receive a payment to my bank account yesterday. I am worried that my DLA has been stopped for some reason. I recently made an application changing from Incapacity Benefit to ESA, could that have anything to do with it? I am…
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Renewal time
Has anyone renewed yet and had award notice ??
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JSA Sanction!
Hello, I have worked pretty much all my life but a few years back we got in trouble with HMRC due to us not informing them that i had moved in with my partner. I have put this down to having a new baby and my partner suffering for Post natal and also having C section ment I had to pick up the slack. It was something that…
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A "simple" change of address...
I'll try keep it brief. I have been on incapacity benefit & low rate care part DLA for 5 years now. I moved from one part of London to another in early 2011 & sure enough come the end of the financial year I got a letter informing me "about the general increase in benefits". Didn't think much of it at the time. Skip to…
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ESA Payment
Today I have received a letter confirming I will get initial payments of ESA of £70. The letter is dated 22nd April but there is no confirmation of the date of first payment. Could anyone tell me how long payment usually takes after acceptance? As usual, the ESA helpline is busy :(
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Child Tax Credit deducted from Income Support?
I'm a full Time carer for my wife and we have just had Our first child, and I've just applied for child tax credit before I applied for Child Tax Credit I was getting £59.75 carers £130.30 Income support per week After just receiving Child Tax Credit my last income support payment wasn't made, I rang up and they…
