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New to jsa
i am going for an interview on Tues morn re income support. I am a 43 male and left my job over 2 years ago (July 2011) to become self employed. After being self employed for 10 months, it wasnt working paying itself, so i spent the past year at home looking after my young family as childcare costs were more than i was…
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Moving to another council area, applying for temp accommodation
Currently in temp acc in one city, thinking of moving back to my birth city of which my parents live just outside this new cities council area, about 10 miles away. I really don't want to apply for temp acc in the council area they live in, I grew up there, too many bad memories. This is in Scotland, what chance do I have…
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Housing Benefit claim help
Trying to help someone but unsure what LHA would be applicable. Senario; Three bedroomed private accommodation. Tenants T1 24 year old on income based ESA with mid rate care DLA T2 18 year old claiming CA for T1 T3 20 year old apprentice So help please as regards applying for HB. Who should apply? What LHA are they…
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uni students grants-parents income support.
Do the grants etc of a uni student affect income support of the parent when the student lives with the parent.
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Am I entitled to claim child tax credits back help please :)
Hi, I would be so grateful for any help. When I rang in my child tax credit in June the person who I was speaking to queried an amount that I put down as other income. Since child tax began I have been declaring nearly £1500 a year as other income as it came from a friendly society as I am disabled and not able to work.…
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Financial support for parents in education
My partner is currently debating whether to go to college and train as a teaching assistant, building on here current experience in childcare/early years education (see below). However we're unsure whether we'll be able to afford for her to do this due to what it will cost to put our kids in nursery. We're both 26, I'm…
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Housing Benefit
Hi All, I am after a bit of advice as I seem to have got myself in a mess and panicking a little. My boyfriend moved into my flat back in May he was unemployed and claiming job seekers and changed his housing benefit claim to my flat address once he moved in. This month we got a visit from the job centre team to the flat…
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Reinstated tax credits
Just had a call from a client that had TC award reinstated last week, asking if I knew approx. when payments would be made. I have no idea, but was just wondering if anyone was aware how long it takes. HMRC have been less than forthcoming with the info, an there's nothing in the technical manuals or online. Thank you! CK
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help anyone
I care for my husband who has sevire epilepsy my 10 year old sonhas bone cancer and needs a lot of care I have a 1 year old im just woundering if I can get help with child care costs for my 1 year old:)
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Deprivation of Capital - Buying Shared Ownership
Hello, in need of some assistance please! ... I've spoken to a number of Citizens Advice Type people as I have a very complicated housing situation and am currently trying to buy a shared ownership home with the HOLD scheme for people with disabilities, and none of them really seem to be certain about the advice they are…
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Benefits and spousal maintenance
Hello I hope you can help. I'm getting divorced and my husband and me have agreed 12 regular payments a month for 12 months. I'm getting JSA and housing benefits that will total £500 a month which doesn't cover all my rent or bills because I'm under 35, I'm still down £400 for rend, gas, electric, all the other nitty…
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Having trouble working due to a long term illness
I hope someone can steer us in the right direction. My Mum has long term kidney disease and as her kidneys are slowly getting worser, she is getting more and more tired and work is bad enough as they are not doing enough to accomodate her and she is leaving work in tears every day and very stressed because they wont let…
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Help! Newby wanting financial advice
Hello Everyone, i am hoping there is someone, anyone in the know on here that may be able to help me.:( my son is 19. he was hopingto go to uni but his grades were not up to scratch so he has enrolled again in college to re take his a levels , it is a 2 year course. i am in receipt of EASA and i receive child benefit and…
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Ctc income fraud
Mother lied about her income to claim £55,000 in tax credits - while working as a SECRETARY for the Inland Revenue Laura Miskell, 43, defrauded the sum from her employers over seven years Her deception was unveiled after an investigation by her bosses Judge spares her prison for the sake of her children By SAM WEBB…
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DLA claim awarded through to April 2014 but GP report requested now
Hi I had a claim for DLA awarded since April 2013 and it was dated through to April 2014. I have just recieved a letter from my GP asking me to make an appointment to discuss a request from Work and Pensions that a DLA report be completed by my GP. Is this usual and standard to check if there has been any improvement in…
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Starting work as bank staff, worried it will really mess up tax credits/LHA
Background - hubby works self employed, current;y profit is under £10k a year. We rent a 3 bed house (3 children), LHA pays most of the rent and we get a lot of tax credits. Situation has remained stable the last few years, never had an overpayment to deal with. I have decided that after 8 years as a SAHM I should go to…
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Jobseekers Allowance and casual work
I've offered to help a friend who has been bamboozled by bureaucracy, only to have my own poor brain tied in knots. He is claiming job seekers allowance (JSA) but an opportunity has come up to do some very occasional (once a month or less) casual work from a friend who organises events. These casual jobs will always be…
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Disability premiums - change of circumstances
Hello, I currently receive income based ESA (support group), and DLA (HRC and LRM). At the moment I live alone and receive the severe disability premium as part of my ESA. Shortly my Mum will be moving in with me and I believe this could affect the disability premium I receive. I've had a look on the disability rights UK…
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What are "Direct Payments" please?
I've just had a call from the new Dementia Club who have a space for my DH to attend one day a week, and they have asked does he get Direct Payments, and if so, how much? He doesn't get these, but Social Services are coming in a couple of weeks to carry out a new needs assessment for both of us and I wondered if this is…
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2nd chance at Work Programme...childcare help?
Hi All, So me and my partner want to move in together. We have found a house and I have moved into it and my partner was due to move in after he finished his 8th week of his work programme. Basic the whole way through the 8 weeks the employer promised him and the two girls jobs at the end and he worked without pay (still…
