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ESA Contribution Based - off work sick- tax/ NI questions
Hi, I am confused hoping for some help!! I have been off sick from work since July 2013 for the first 6 months work paid me SSP. after that I went on to contribution ESA. Work have a income protection insurance, they should pay out after 6 months which would mean i should of started being paid 50% of my salary which is…
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Tax Credits is it worth changing now?
Hi I had a previous year income of £10773. I estimated 2014/15 at £17090 and the Tax Credit Award was based on £12090. I have since worked out that actually the income will only be £12336 at most. If I'd given the £12336 figure originally would the 2014/15 award be based on the Previous year of £10773? Also if that's…
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Carers Allowance
Hi everyone, I have been out of work for several years due to caring for my disabled child. I have been in receipt of carers allowance as my child receives the higher rate of DLA. I have recently started looking at going back into work. I have been offered a part time job but the salary will take me over the allowable…
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Child Tax Credits - Dual recovery
Hi, I've received a letter from HMRC Debt Management and Banking regarding a direct repayment of a child tax credit overpayment amount covering 2 years. The letter code is IDMS99. However we are still receiving Child Tax credits monthly as normal. The only difference this year is that our son has started Further Education…
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Reassessment of PIP
I had my PIP assessmnet in July and received my decision letter in August. I was awarded the care componant (non enhanced rate). On the letter explaining the decision it said that it only used the information from the medical assessment which I attended in June. When I rang up the DWP and said there's no mention of my…
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Carer's Allowance backdated premium
Hi there, my son was awarded DLA which was backdated to the date of claim (June). I have been awarded Carers allowance as he receives middle rate care. It has not been backdated due to me receiving JSA at that time (now the Carers allowance is paid instead of JSA) but I have been told I would now qualify for the JSA carers…
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Working tax credit for variable low hours
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but the whole system seems a minefield and I ain't got a clue what's what when it comes to working tax credit. So here goes hope someone can advise. A friend ( single parent with one child aged 7) has just found a job contracted hours are 12.5 hrs a week, but in addition she is…
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esa disability premiums
My hubby is in the support group for ESA...i claim carers allowance for him at the moment so we get a carer premium and i believe a disability premium...however I will be needing to give up my carers to my son as I too am ill and have been awarded PIP care component...I am aware we would the carer premium but what happens…
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Contacting tax credit office arghhhhh
We keep phoning to clarify two payments recently received but when going through the menu options always get to a call cannot be taken option. We received two unexpected payments. One 250 and other 170 approx... Don't know why. I next scheduled payment is usually in about 9 days of 195ish. do they often change these dates?…
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Tax credits
Long story short...used to get thse after birth of 1st child until they lowered the threshold, now with arrival of 2nd child and wife on a years maternity break our houshold income has dropped enough to qualify again...filling form in earlier and only income details they want are from the last tax year...do i need a…
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Entitled to website
does anyone know how accurate the Entitledto website is or others similar. I have never claimed any benefits in my life but due to my marriage breakdown I am looking at buying a shared-ownership property & when I put in all the relevant details, I really could not believe how much it told me I would qualify for. Just…
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National Insurance Contributions whilst claiming benefits question
My husband is claiming PIP, (was also claiming ESA) I am claiming IS and CA we have 2 children under 10 I phone ESA today to close the claim as i (as from today) am claiming IS. The advisor said that my husband would no longer get NIC unless he goes from IB ESA to CB ESA. One of the reasons i have stopped ESA is because of…
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Warm Home Discount
Hi, I believe that there is something I can claim for winter to help me with my electricity and heating bills? We are a couple, both claiming HB and JSA. I have Asthma which gets quite bad in the winter therefore this would really help me out. Is this correct? If so, how do I go about applying?
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Income support and full time college
I am currently still on income support and studying one day a week at college doing my level 2 AAT. There is talk of a full time course being started up doing a fast track level 2 and 3 AAT so it would only take me one year full time to complete instead of two years part time. The full time course is 3 days a week, 9.00…
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Childtaxcredit/housing benefits and overtime
I've recently started a new job where my contracted working hours are 28 hours @ minimum wage. However due to the xmas rush i'll be required to work alot of overtime. However this has caused massive arguments with the girlfriend (who is not working and im due to move in with, including my son) because I'm being led to…
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Repayment of Overpaid Benefit After Claimant's Death
My partner's ex wife died a couple of months ago and his daughter has just told us that she is being pursued for repayment of overpaid income support of £2,500. I understand that there is no money in the mother's estate to pay an amount such as this, does the overpayment still have to be repaid? Also, the mother did…
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Pension Credit
i had to finish work in 2010 through ill health and was put on pension credit until my retirement date last year,i have recently been told that i owe £4000 to the pension credit due to overpayment which was due to my taking out one of my private pensions early and they say i had not imformed them of this.could someone tell…
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Working tax credits huge bill
About 2 years ago I was receiving working tax credits at £40 per week...I was working through a recruitment agency on a low income... After some time the employer offered me a contract so my wages increased. I moved in with my girlfriend and her parents as it was closer to work, i changed my address with work so my…
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withdrawal of tax credits application
hi i really need some advice. i sent off my tax credits application yesterday but now i have decided that i really wish i didn't send it now because i don't want tax credits anymore. i have spoke to so many people who say that tax credits can be a nightmare with overpayments and the reason i applied was because my partner…
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Esa
Hey, I broke my leg in February and was on ESA for approx 6 months (I'm now on JSA). The whole time I was on the assessment phase but was never assessed nor 'graduated' up to the main phase. It states this should happen in the first 13 weeks, and from week 14 you get an increased amount, depending on how many points you…
