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Housing benefit - Working Tax Credit
Can you get Housing Benefit if on the disability part of Working Tax Credit I can't see an option for it on the benefits calculator
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Housing benefit - very confused
My mum is on ESA due to on-going health issues. She currently lives with my (working) brother and they are struggling to pay the rent. I would like her to come and live with me, but I would struggle to pay for a two-bedroom place on my income alone - we will be fine if she continues to get her housing benefit. What I want…
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LHA and Council Tax
Hello I have a friend who privately rents a bedsit. He is a 61 year old male on income related job seekers. His weekly rent is 80 and housing benefit is capped at a little over 60. His bedsit is classed by the council as a separate dwelling for council tax so he gets a bill for 15% of his liability. My question is why, for…
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Appealing WRAG Whilst on the Work Programme.
As the title says I'm going to appeal my WRAG placement. The problems is I've read that you're exempt from the Work Programme whilst appealing. Yet....I'm being forced into signing forms which essentially form a contact with them and me. Can I say I won't be signing them as I'm appealing? Because what is concerning me is…
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£16,000 savings cut off Universal Credit
Is it possible anyone can explain how the cut off for Universal Credit works with savings. Are you meant to be able to earn the same amount in interest on £16,000 savings as you would if you were claiming one of the forms of Universal Credit. On the disability part of working tax credit if someone works 16 hours a week…
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help for carer returning to work
I am 55 and gave up my job 6 years ago to be a full time carer for my son (who is disabled) He is now leaving home to go to university. I realise when he leaves I can look for a job and will need to claim jsa......but I am worried incase I cant find a job/I have a mortgage/am a single parent can anyone advise me what help…
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DWP charge premium rates more than other departments
Would it surprise you to know the greatest perpetrators of the government premium rate phoneline scam, exposed by the National Audit Office, are IDS's Department of Works and Pensions and Osborne's HMRC? See here It seems the people least able to pay are the ones who are charged most
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DLA - PIP to be included in the Benefits cap ??
Actually this is the right place to put this. Does this mean that eventually your benefits cap might include your DLA and PIP payments, aswell as the other things ?? The £350 per week for single people ? The £500 per week for couples...? (So PIP + DLA will be included in the above green caps? - possibly in years to come ?…
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hc1 form
Does anyone know what the address is to send my hc1 form to get help with dental charges.The address on the form is different to the one one the envelope,and the postcode(NE99 2AZ) does not exist?Thanks
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Child Benefit
Hello all, my English is not very good. I came from France and started working in England. I applied for my Child benefit and was later sent a form- Child Benefit for People Coming from abroad. In the form I was asked to declare Income I received from France, although, I still receives some family benefit i.e for the child…
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New job in September - at what point should I tell WTC?
Hi all, My current contract at work was due to come to an end in end of July but because of appeal I have got it extended to end of August. But in the meantime I have applied for jobs and been offered 3 :D :beer: My chosen job is 25 hrs a week and term time only, and starts in September so will perfectly takes over from…
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Questions regardning maternity benefit/what else can claim for?
Hi everyone, I am hoping you can help me with a few questions please. I am self employed and my husband is working full time. Unfortunately I would not say I earn a wage out of my business as it has never really taken off but I continue to carry it on. Am I still entitled to Maternity Allowance or am I entitled to…
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JSA question
I switched from JSA to ESA last November. If I went back to JSA- will I have to go back to the work programme immediately?
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Working out what change in tax credits will be
How can I work out how a change will affect tax credits without telling them and waiting for new paperwork? Will they tell me on the phone what the new payments will be?
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What are my chances of getting backdated housing benefit?
I know there might not be a black and white answer but wonder if there's a chance. Basically I made a rapid reclaim for JSA on 2 July then signed off for a couple of days on 8 July to take a job that ended up not working out so reclaimed JSA again. Anyway I went to the council to tell them about the 2 days work because I…
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Housing Benefit Self Employed
If someone is self employed low income but did not want to claim working tax credits, because of all the tiresome question asking that goes with it, could they still claim income based housing benefit? Or would the housing ask them why the are not claiming the soon to be abolished WTC?
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Got a job and start next Monday-When to inform JCP?
I start my new job next Monday and am currently on JSA. Do i have to go into the job centre asap to tell them, or do i wait until Friday (the last working day before my claim ends)?
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Tax credits question
Evening all, Just a quick question regarding tax credits. Currently claiming child tax credits as we have two children. I work full time, wife doesn't. Last year declared income was about 22k, so award was just under 5k or thereabouts. This year my income will be just over 30k, so in order to prevent build up of…
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Help for mother in law..
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Sanctions for giving up job
Hi Just moved departments in a job and its become a nightmare. Began getting very anxious due to the work and hated going leading me to get very upset. Now off on the sick and have been given antidepressants by my doc. If I left the job I understand that I would have my JSA suspended. I have paid off my mortgae, so if it…
