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Rtw and self employment nmw
Do you have to be earning minimum wage when claiming rtw grant and self employed
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What can 16 year olds claim?
I know its crazy and i dont think i could claim anything but; Me and my mother who i live with have a bad relationship and i really want to move out,But have nowhere else to go. Im not keen on the idea of a hostel and wondered if the government/council would give me some benefits or housing or something to mean that i dont…
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Claiming JSA and potential sanction
I wondered if anyone was in a position to advise on my situation. I have resigned my job to start a new one on Monday and got a call this morning to say the job had been cancelled. Therefore I will be jobless and need to claim JSA - without it I will have zero income and will pretty soon end up on the streets as I have no…
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Deferring appointment for ESA medical?
If an appointment comes through for a claimant to attend their first ESA medical, having been receiving the assessment rate for about 11 weeks, how difficult is it to defer it if, on the day, the claimant is too ill to attend? And what would be the procedure to defer it? Would it just be a case of calling the number on the…
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Rubbing our noses in it
With the introduction of the 'bedroom tax' and its financial implications there was a 'Great' job vacancy advertised on my Local Councils web site today, currently recruiting for a position in the Housing Benefit Department on a short term contract, Salary = £18 per hour...........irony? I had to laugh
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We cannot pay you Employment and Support Allowance
"We cannot pay you because you have not paid, or been credited with, enough National Insurance Contributions." "We have used the tax years ending 5 April 2010 and 5 April 2011 to assess your claim." :( Why have they used these years and not the years 2011 and 2012? Can anyone help, there is so much to read on the subject,…
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Personal Injury Payment & Tax Credits
Any help would greatly be appreciated ... I have recently settled a personal injury claim I will receive the payment in roughly 2 weeks however I do not know what to do in regards to tax credits ? Do I tell them ? Do I not tell them ? Will it affect my award? Is it treated as incom etc? I am SO confused ... anyone know ?…
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DWP customer compliance
After giving up our business to care for my father who has now had his dementia diagnosed as Alzheimer's, we got carers allowance then had to end up claiming income support, as his care is 24/7 & hubby & I share this between us. We had a meeting in January at our job centre to talk things over, this lasted 10 mins. About a…
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Council Tax Benefit & Audited Accounts
Recently my local authority asked me to produce audited accounts for my last tax year as I am self-employed. Audited accounting is very expensive so say the least and it would be pointless me paying for an accountant to perform such a task as I do not buy materials, and rarely claim expenses back, my income is simply paid…
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Not entitled to WTC anymore?
OK so I'm simply trying to find out if i'm entitled to WTC as since 2nd April this year they have stopped. Called the Tax Credit helpline and they said I am no linger entitled and this would have been reflected when they sent me updated correspondence back in August 2012 (when I got my wage rise). I asked if they should…
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Upcoming changes to the Work capability assessment for ESA.
Following on from an earlier thread (which contains a copy of an early draft of the test, which might be informative) http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130417/text/130417w0002.htm#1304181000058
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Question regarding child tax credits
Evening, I have what is possibly a very simple enquiry yet I can't work out the calculators re details required. Both parents worked full time in 2011-2012. Salary above tax credit limits. 2012-2013 - maternity leave and some income along with contribution based JSA and starting own business, total earnings under £7000 pa.…
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No money-please help
Hello, could someone please help with a problem my son is having.He was on CB ESA,6 weeks ago his payment didn't go into his bank and when he phoned about this he was told that he had been on the benefit for 12 months and had been sent a form to apply for IR ESA,he never got the form but of course the DWP won't accept…
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Claiming return to work credit while on DLA?
Does anyone know if you can claim Return To Work Credit while also on DLA HRM please? My friend has been on ESA for 13 weeks and has now been offered a job which she will accept as her condition has improved. This was not the condition for which she claims the DLA. Can she claim the RTW credit as well as continuing to…
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Telling Tax Credits about Overtime
Do I need to tell Tax Credits about any overtime that I work? Or do I just wait for the renewal pack and use the figure from my P60? It's a bit hard to tell them as my boss just randomly asks me if I can work and if I can, I do. I get paid on an hourly rate, so whatever hours I do for a month, he puts them in. This also…
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ESA (Income related) transfering to UC, automatic transfer? or more questionaires?
The people who have just been put on Income related ESA, a few years back, (doing them forms etc), then when they are to be put on Universal credit, will this be an automatic transfer? migration? or they will have to fill in them health forms again (the limited capacity of work forms)- where they ask questions about you…
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Job Seekers Allowance Query
Hi All, Sorry, wasn't sure whether to post in this forum or the 'Job Seeking' forum, but this is about my benefit so I chose this one! Basically I will give you a quick rundown of Dates etc so you get a general idea of my problem. 11th Jan - Left my job due to a long term neck problem (Cant work full time) 21st March -…
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DWP decision letter ?
Hello I had an ATOS wca interveiw around 2 months ago. I have heard nothing from them at all but today received a letter saying I am being moved from IB to ESA cont & the wragg. Is this the result of the ATOS assessment or just standard procedure from IB to ESA ?
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Worries about the move to ESA.
I am getting very worried indeed about what will happen when my husband (seriously visually impaired) is called to move from Incapacity Benefit to ESA. His IB is contributions based, but we don't have any non-benefit income unfortunately, so he would be entitled to income based in theory. I will not be surprised if they…
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Return to work and sorting out tax credits!
Can anyone advise please.. My partner has just returned to work after being on JSA (income based) for over a year We were in reciept of tax credits of £113.00 per week (we have 2 children) On the day he started his new job I called the tax credits to update on our change of circumstances, the lady asked me for our…
