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Tax Credits Nightmare
I received a letter regarding an overpayment of tax credit for the tax year 2004. The overpayment was for £450 and after speaking to the helpline they have informed me that it was for payments made to me incorrectly through my employer from April to July 2004. I disputed this and filled in their appeal form and provided…
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Claiming Benefit while at university
Hi Currently i receive DLA lower rate mobility/Middle care, ESA in the support group and Housing benefit due to being diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia. Before being diagnosed i was working as a fully qualified Electrician, I would like to further my training by going to university and studying Electrical Engineering…
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Housing Benefit help!!!
Hi I have just returned to work after a long period on ESA and when i called to close my claim with the jobcentre i was told i would get a one month run on for council tax benefit and housing benefit. However this morning i have just got a letter saying my housing benefit has been suspended due to the notification the dwp.…
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Amended Childcare tax credits - Reduction due to income?
Hiya, We sent our renewal pack and got an amended tax credits award from the provisonal (so our final one I assumed) Got one this morning, and our payments have lowered because our child is no longer in childcare. Now on the first one, if you do the calucations we only needed £270 worth of childcare for the year and it was…
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Child Benefit / Child Tax Credit...
Hi all, I have recently had a child and have been advised to claim with Child Benefit or Child Tax Credit. I am unsure of the difference. I filled in a form, a section of which said if my earning were over a certain level then the tax I would get would be equal to the benefit I would receive i.e. not much point. It then…
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Does Pension credit reduce, if person buys property?
Hi just a quick question my father who gets pension credit may consider buying a property under his name, but he is concerned this would change the amount of money he gets with his state pension. Does anyone know if it gets reduced or cut due to owning a property? thanks
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Benefits and money from house sale/purchase
Selling house as current one is unsuitable/unadaptable for our child, who is disabled. DH is carer for both of us. Will not be able to complete on a purchase immediately, so will have to rent for as little time as possible. New house will be 300 miles away from current. Will the DWP count all our deposit money as income?…
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Esa
on a Wrag do you need to keep supplying sick notes does anyone know?
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Declaring savings
I'm on JSA (no other income), and about to claim 25% of my private pension fund. Do I have to declare this to the Benefits Agency (or whatever they're called these days) if it's less than £8000?
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Child Tax Credit Overpayment
Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone can give us any advice on child tax credit overpayment. I am from Pakistan and my wife is British. My case was in the home office for around 2 years and got my residence permit in June 2011. I applied for national insurance number and got it 31 October 2011. My wife and I got…
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Working tax credits if over 60?
Hi all. My mum is over 60 and still works full time, over 30 hours a week as she does long 15 hour shifts so easily clocks up 45 hours in three days. I saw a table saying if you're single you can earn up to about 17 thousand and get some type of working tax credits. But when I tried to look, it said she was not entitled to…
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Enhanced Disability premium requirements.
Hello, I care for my mother who suffers from parkinsons disease and she receives both the high rate care and high rate mobility components of DLA. She also receives ESA and is in the back to work group but after speaking with her benefits advisor we have come to the conclusion she would be much more suited to the support…
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How long to process Pension Credit claim?
Hi, Does anyone know how long it is currently taking to process a Pension Credit claim? My Dad applied over the phone on 16/7 and still hasn't heard anything. I was surprised that they haven't asked for any evidence (i'm sure I've read before you have to send in birth certficates etc ?) My parents housing benefit can't be…
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Tax Credit backpayment calculation help
Hi all, I received an amended award notice in December 2012 after my circumstances changed. My credits went up and the letter stated I would be due a potential payment of 998.00 once all earnings info for the year received. Anyway I called on Monday as still no word with renewal despite being over 10 weeks. I was told by a…
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Am I entitled to housing benefit if I own a property with my ex
I am in the middle of splitting up with my husband, we own a property which is currently about £40000 negative equity. My husband is willing to take on the property so it's a familiar place for our son, although he will be mainly living with Me. The plan is to take my name off the mortgage but this will be in about 6months…
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Final two digits of Child Benefit number
Can anyone tell me how I could go about working out my old child benefit number? Or indeed any child benefit number? OK what I've got in concrete is: First three digits are: CHB Next 8 digits are the first 8 digits of the 12 digit reference they pay it into the bank with. Final two digits are: not sure Is it possible that…
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Anyone disputed the amount of overpayment
Has anyone disputed the amount of over payment, We have a demand for nearly 9 thousand, we know we have been overpayed but not by anywhere near that, Just wondering how long it all takes to get sorted as buying a house and don't want it to risk that.
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budgeting loans and criteria
so, I was on jsa until april 11th, and moved to income support on april 12th. reading the criteria it states "must have been on a qualifying benefit for no shorter then 26 weeks" but later says "breaks of less then 28 days are ignored" Would that mean i am eligible or not? unsure? Thanks
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Taxable Benefit via employer...
Hi all, trying to understand a taxable benefit. I have noticed on my employers benefits site I get £766 per year of 'taxable benefit'. For my understanding when calculating my tax home pay as an example... Earn £20,000 Taxable benefit is £766 Do I add the two together to enter in salary calculators to find out my net pay…
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Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Hi! I am really new to this but could do with some help..... I currently receive a car allowance of £5k (gross), but travel at least 25k of business miles a year, and literally no personal miles With this I am expected to buy/lease/rent a motor, and all the associated costs, tax, MOT, insurance etc I have heard of a salary…
