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Income support and premium payments?
Evening everyone, I'm just after some advice here, hopefully non-judgemental! So my employment is coming to an end soon and I will be out of work. I am married and my wife gets carers allowance for my son who gets high rate of both mobility and DLA. The jobcentre says we should apply for income support and I am looking to…
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legal aid
applied for legal aid 2 years,
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Living with partner who's an international student, don't know what I can do.
My partner and I have just moved in together - I'm unemployed (though let's hope not for long) after finishing my degree in May/June, and she's an international student in her final year of study, with no National Insurance number as she's not worked here. I've tried opening a JSA claim, but I was called to check details…
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Tc2021
Anyone else got this letter(dated September 2014)? I called Tax Credit Helpline and it said on the automated system if you are calling re TC2021 you need to wait until October before they will speak to you! I have not had any other letters despite it saying "we have already contacted you" on this letter.
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Universal credit progress.
As of Aug 14, there were 13260 people who have claimed universal credit. Some of these will now be in work at a pay which mean they now aren't paid any UC. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-apr-2013-to-aug-2014 The vast majority of these are in the North west of England, around the Greater…
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Living As A Couple
My partner is thinking about moving in with me and I was wondering how this would effect our benefits. I currently recieve Income Support, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credits, and he recieves ESA [Work Related]. Would we do a joint ESA claim? Also would I still be entitled to Child Benefit and Child Tax Credits?
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Child benefit and tax credits in dispute
Ok need help for a single father, he took custordy of his children in July. The mother moved 300 miles away with her new boyfriend and hasn't seen the kids in 9 weeks. Problem is she is still claiming the tax credits and child benefit plus she has filed for maintenance for children she doesn't have. Their father is on…
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Benefits
Hi, I am on PIP and my husband is claiming income support for both of us,he is also my carer. He might have a chance of some work,but its not till next year,could anybody please help me as to what happens with my PIP payments etc etc,as the work he is after is abroad and pays £300 per week. Im unsure about council tax and…
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Joint life insurance claim
Hi my partner and I took out a joint life insurance policy, we don't live together and we haven't got a will, we are both named on the policy. He has 4 grown up children, I don't have any. In the event that one of us two dies what happens to the policy? who does the payout go to, does it go to me or him as we are named on…
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JSA sanctions
Having read around the subject I'm still a little confused. If someone leaves their job for no reason and doesn't have a job to go to am I correct in saying the sanction of ''no JSA'' could be as high as 6 months. Thanks
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Better of in work calculation
I am currently Claiming job seekers Allowance and because i get middle Rate care of DLA i get a disability premium plus severe disability premium This totals to £165 odd per week. I was told by my advisor that if i got a job at 16 to 29 hours i would recive working tax credit. I have the chance of getting a job of 16 hours…
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catch 22
I have today been told by tax credits that as my daughter is only doing 6 hrs at college I am no longer entitled to child tax credits for her, she was 17 on 12th Aug. The course she is doing is a level 3 NVQ she also did full time level 3 last year NVQ my partner works 17 hrs a week and gets £442.58 per month. I get EESA…
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Partner works but struggling to get by because of me.
Hello, I hope someone can give me some advice as I'm pretty lost and confused. My partner works 55hrs a week self-employed, I am un employed, we have a daughter, 6, and we're struggling to make ends meet. I have had a few interviews recently but I am struggling to get through them as 6 months ago I had an accident which…
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Benefit Maze
I Broke my ankle in march which was closely followed by massive clots in my lungs and 4 weeks in hospital, I worked part time so No NIC. in a small bakery I am unable to return to that job due to having to stand long periods and my ankle doesn't work like it used to I can't walk further than the end of the drive without…
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ESA open Uni
Hello, How many credits is less than 16 Hours? I am starting Open university in Oct, and just applied for ESA. Is studying 60 Credits less than 16 hours?
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Maternity allowance for self employed
Hi Looking for some advice for a friend please. She is self-employed and earns £5500 per year so has a small earnings certificate for exemption on national insurance. She is now 18 weeks pregnant and thinking about what maternity benefits she may be able to claim and looking online it seems since she has the small earnings…
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Jsa, Esa ?Dentist
I started Root canal when on jsa (cleaning etc But 3 day before going to final apointment with dentist i applied for Esa(signed off jsa) Now at the final dentist appointment i(i am not on jsa ) the dentist made me sign form. "She said, are you on jsa, i said im on esa" i signed it because She told me to. So, what will…
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Choice of going with CDG or JCP
Hello! I was on incapacity benefit and had to have a wca at ATOS and went for mandatory reconsideration and decision was overturned. I am now on ESA WRAG. I had my first appointment with adviser at JCP and my appointment with CDG is later on today. My adviser from JCP will call me tomorrow to ask if I want to go with CDG…
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ESA form - help!
I am currently filling in a form for ESA but struggling to know what to put. I am about a week and a half out of hospital with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. I am staying in a one-bed flat with my dad as I have no where else to stay currently. The past year I have been doing a part time internship and…
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Tax Refund due?
I worked at the beginning of the year on Emergency Tax because I was awaiting my NI No. Will HMRC contact me or do I need to contact them? http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/overpaid-thro-job.htm#2 I am new to the UK Tax System! Thanks
