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Me Student & Him Self Employed - Tax Credits
Hi All I am currently working 25 hours a week i & my husband is self employed. We currently get tax credits/working tax credits. Anyway, does anyone know what would happen to our credits if I was to stop working and become a full time student? We have 2 children Many thanks MrsMcnab
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profit from sale of house and tax credits
my wife inherited a house with her brother and we used our savings to buy her brothers half which was £25000 so we renovated the house between us we sold it and made £28000 profit after 16 months working on it will it affect our tax credits I am self employed and my wife is a non tax payer how do we stand
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Can I find out how much benefits a person gets.
my farther passed away recently and I am currently in the middle of sorting out his financial affairs. My dad was mentally not well so my my dad brother was his carer for the last 20 years. My uncle is not being very honest with me about certain things ,one of the things is how much benefits he was getting paid and how it…
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Single to joint ctc claim?
I informed them 6 weeks ago, it took two weeks for form to come sent it back the same day 4 weeks later I'm still waiting for an award notice, I've called them all I get told is that they haven't received the form yet how long does this normally take?
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child tax credit overpayment
I received 2 letters at the weekend. 1 letter asking to pay back an overpayment for tax credit period ending 05.04.12 and the other letter for over payment for period ending 05.04.11. The letter says we have till 28.06.14 to pay the money. I don't see how they can do this. We have not been getting any tax credits for the…
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Tax credits auto renewal confusion
Hi everyone! I keep hearing of some people getting an automatic renewal with tax credits through real time paye I'm just wondering if everyone will be getting this or just a selected few I've heard a lot of conflicting advice and not sure what's going on Thankyou in advance x
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Prospect of working very temporarily while on ESA
Hello all, I am currently living with my parents and receiving Employment & Support allowance due to some long term issues I've had with mental health. More recently I have met someone I am very fond of and has been the best thing that has happened to me in a very long while and because of this, despite still wrestling…
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Joint Tenancy - Housing Benefit?
Hi guys, looking to get some advice on my current situation. Me and my parents are living in a 4 bed house, paying rent for 2 beds each. My father is currently getting housing benefit and pension credit. On the tenancy agreement, me and my father are joint tenants and we split the rent 50/50. He is currently getting 1…
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Help Tax Credit overpayment demand
Hi I received tax credits until 2007 and at the time I moved in with a new partner, having reported this I was no longer eligible. I think at the time there may have been an mount that had to be repaid but think it was all sorted at the time. Now some 6 years and 9 months later I received on 14th April a letter saying I…
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What could I expect?
I work part time (8hrs a week). I have had a long standing health condition which is getting worse. My GP said that she would help me to give up work and that I could claim a benefit which would probably equal the wage that I get. What benefit would that be? Is it dependant on savings?
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Can this be right?
My hubby earns £12,500.00 My job will only run until October this year so I will only earn £6,500 this tax year. We have one child. I applied for tax credits and was told we will receive £31 per week in child tax credits. We are not entitled to a working element Surely this cant be right, can it? Many Thanks
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ESA mandatory reconsideration
DWP are basically saying that they don't believe me - I am sure that I read somewhere that they have to accept what you say as correct unless they can prove it is untrue. Does that ring a bell with anyone? Briefly this relates in particular to the 'can you walk 200 metre - I said at my telephone assessment that I was often…
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Paying for Care Home
Firstly apologies if this is wrong board but I'm not sure where else to put it and you're all so helpful here - I'm hoping someone can advise me. My parents are both in a Nursing home. They've been there for 2 years. We have been fully funding - I have power of attorney and sort all finances out. The house was sold as they…
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benefits while on sabbatical
I've been working form my current employer for 3 year. Recently had some health problems and been signed off from work. It doesnt look that I will be able to go back to work soon, also will be going to half pay in couple of mothns. I'm considering sabbatical but not sure if I will be able to claim any benefits. Any ideas.
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? Regarding benefits
Hello hope I can get some help. daughter is on Income Support and Severe Disablement Allowance lower rate, due to her having Learning difficulties. She has now met a partner who also is on Jobseeker's Allowance and is in an assisted living house. They hope to get married in the next year but I am concerned on how this will…
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How much housing benefit for someone working on part time minimum wage?
Just checking for a friend who can only work part time due to his condition. He will find it impossible to pay all his rent on minimum wage (£400) and still survive with food, bill etc Any advice how much help he would get? He doesn't think it's right people on benefits are better off when he's making a effort to…
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Claiming for fetching my own kids from their mum's?
Hello. I hope I've dropped this in the right place, there were a few boards where I could have put it. I'll try to be concise and not waffle! My wife and I separated in late 2006 and she soon moved 50+ miles away with our two young children. I have been fortunate enough to have them pretty much every weekend since then,…
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Tax credits and savings.
Hi. Im new to this. I currently have a part time job and am claiming Tax credits as a top up as well as HB. I have a partner who still lives with his parents, he is self employed, our long term aim is to buy a house. We aren't moving in together whilst I am privately renting as he says we'll never be able to save for a…
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Left husband benefits
Hiya guys, Long short..my sister has left her husband she is not really very good with money / bills etc at all...so I am compiling her a 'to do' list any help would be appreciated I will keep adding to it/ editing it. She also will be jobless, she was due to start a new job next week so has given notice on her old job and…
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advice on working tax credits please
my husband was working 45 hours a week now he's working 36 hours I have informed tax credits this week and they have said this will increase our payments but never said how much, can anyone tell me what we will be likely to get and will we also get working tax credits. Last year earnings £19734 now he get £15818 we have 3…
