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Opening a new bank account for benefits only?
Hi, I pay £60 per month bank charges on a £2k overdraft since I've been unemployed. I've heard that if you open a new bank account for JSA/income support benefits, the bank can 1. NOT appropriate from the new account 2. Can NOT continue to add charges to the existing overdraft.. Is this true?...I'm sure there is some…
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Sickness benefit?
Friend has been signed off work by her GP. Her company doesn't pay anything at all while an employee is off sick. She's hoping to be back at work as soon as possible but is there anything she can claim to help with the salary-free sickness period? She's been off a week now and it looks like going into at least another week…
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How many Times to go to Ingeus?
I was told on the phone it was occasionally, but how many times roughly is it a year?
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Boyfriend moving in-HELP!!
Hi my bf is being released on a home detention curfew and needs an address. we have been together for a while but are both older 46 and 50. I dont know whether to take the plunge for financial reasons i currently receive income based ESA support group,severe disablement DLA middle care, higher mobility. tax credit for 3…
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Child Benefit
My son is 18 at the moment, will be 19 in September. He is taking A levels at the moment, then in September he is going to college to do level 2 fitness instruction and level 3 personal training. My question is can we still claim child benefit for him.
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JSA or Income Support
Im not sure which one I should be applying for. I've just had my hours at work reduced to 12 per week term time only after telling them I was pregnant (my reduction inhours is due to budget cuts apparently). My DP doesn't work, he's at home with our 2 year old. Im so confused whether I should apply for JSA or Income…
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Going from WTC to CTC & IS
Have had a unexpected few weeks, and am now finding myself in the situation that I cannot continue to work, so need to change my TC claim to single, and not working, and apply for Income Support. Would you know if they'll give me that 4 week run on or do they not do that anymore? And would anyone have any idea of…
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Housing benefit "overpayment" what if my rent was lower than the max LHA
Tried to make this sound as simple as possible, at present have a £92 a week flat getting £62 a week LHA but they take £10 off as they claim I was overpaid many years ago which I dispute. I want to move to a cheaper property one I found at £50 a week but I assume they will just give me £40 a week still. In case anyone…
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Dad in nursing home and now mum has next to nothing to live off.
I need some advice. Sorry if this is the wrong forum. Last year my dad had a stroke which has left him bed ridden. He was in hospital for about 6 months and was then put in a nursing home about 2 months ago. My parents were both retired and lived off my dad's private pension which was not big but kept them both…
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Tax credits overpayment
Hi, received a notification of overpayment due today amounting to neatly £12k from year end 09 and 10. I am already on a debt management plan for a credit card debt, will I be able to add this to it ? I did dispute back when it happened but they wouldn't budge. They basically paid us as if no income coming into house, but…
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Income support timing & more!
Hi all I finished work due to unfortunate circumstances 3 weeks ago. A week ago I contacted Tax credits & told them I was no longer working, they updated their system & told me I had a 4 week run on for my childcare & working TC's & so I had 2 weeks left. I am a lone parent to a 1 year old & 10 year old. I applied for…
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SIPP pension scheme penalised?
Hi, I have not retired and have a Vantage SIPP, UK registered pension scheme, for when I eventually do. I am a low-earner currently so claim Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit out of necessity. Couple of days ago I received a council notification that all my benefts had been stopped the previous week, because since I…
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DWP - Social Fund Repayment/Benefit Fraud
Please could you help? I have now been harassed by the DWP regarding 'social fund debt' and benefits I never received (fraud) for 4 years. I was in an abusive relationship in 2010/11. I had a key worker and rather unfortunately was in receipt of benefits during the relationship. As myself and my past partner had joint JSA…
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DLA for Children
Hi, my 5 year old has been awarded DLA. I had a text to confirm this but waiting on a letter to find out what components etc. I've read a few threads but none seem recent and wondered what other benefits/entitlements are available. I know the usual motab cars, free tax discs etc but is there smaller stuff people don't…
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Tax credits - what can be claimed ??
I live with my wife in our own home. My son , who is divorced, also lives with us. He has children from his marriage and pays child maintenance for them. He also has a son from another relationship ( our grandson) There are some childcare issues with the boys mum & it has been recommended that the boy comes to live with…
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tax credits if living with parents?
Hello, We are going to stay with my partners parents for a little while as we are relocating. We will both be working full time and our son will go into childcare. We should be entitled to a bit of tax credits towards childcare, but will his parents income be taken into consideration? We will be paying towards bills and…
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Child tax credit overpayments in 2010 and 2011
Today I've received letters from HMRC stating that I must pay overpayments of Child Tax Credit for the tax years 2010 and 2011. The payment has to be paid in around 30 days I phoned the HMRC payment office and I was informed that I couldn't dispute the overpayments as there was a 3 month time limit to do this from the…
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Benefits for those on zero hour contracts
My brother is on a zero hour contract and has broken his arm and cannot work for about seven weeks. Is there anything he can claim during that period?
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Hardship payments
Looking for some help and please, if you can't say anything nice then don't reply to my topic, I don't need judgemental people at this time as I am stress as it is. :( On Monday, I got awarded for hardship as my Job Seekers as been sanctioned for 4 weeks and I think my sanctions ends on 06.06.2014, anyway I signed on…
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Partner given up work now cant claim a penny
My partner and I both had full time jobs working nights, him as a carer in a nursing home and me as a security officer. My son was born last year in July so in January this year when I returned to work after Maternity leave my partner gave up work to look after him. It made sense at the time because I earned more than him.…
