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letter from tax credits about living with a partner
I received a letter from tax credits saying we need to talk to about living with a partner and apparently they have prove! I live on my own with my two kids and have done for years they have asked my to send them all this information I was just wondering if u have to send them everything they have stated in the letter as I…
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Child Tax Credits
Hi, I am currently unemployed and receiving Income Support. I look after my toddler, who has just turned three years old, most of the week, with my former partner taking the little one at weekends. My former partner now wants equal access, even though she works, and I am wondering how this will affect the child tax credits…
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Child Benefits Stopped 2 years ago - wrongly.
Hi, I am in full-time employment with a wage of circa £28k p.a. My wife is part-time while looking after our 4 year old (pregnant with our 2nd), and on roughly £5k p.a. Approx 2 years ago we filled in an earnings form to re-apply for continuation of Child Benefits. At that time, I was on £24k p.a and the wife was still on…
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claiming tax
hi guys, For the past year from summer till now, i have been working part time. I have been told that my pay like everyone else, is cut off because of tax. I have also been told that i can claim this tax back. How do i go about doing this? Thanks! Edit; sorry, if i posted this in the wrong thread..wasn't to sure where to…
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In a huge mess!
Hi, I don't know if anyone can advise me on what I can do. My youngest son (17) went to college from September 2013 - September 2014. I also started work then so got child tax credits and working tax credit. Everything was fine until last week I had a letter asking me to ring HMRC regarding my tax credits so I rung and…
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ESA and Fit Notes?
1. Friend has received a letter and was told he is in Support Group. The letter does not mention anything about Fit Notes; can someone please let me know whether he needs to send Fit Notes or stop sending them? 2. In the Support Group, how long is it for another re-assessment? (He did not need to attend his WCA because of…
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house sale and tax credits
Hi guys, im posting on my mums behalf, she claims working tax credits to survive and she has just sold her house. She is having to put the house money into an account until she can find a house to buy which might be 6 months......does anyone know if this will affect her tax credits and if so is there a way around it? She…
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Question about HB/LHA and bedroom entitlement.
Hi. My entitlement for Local Housing Allowance is of a 2 bedroom. I have just found a property online that has 3 bedroom (one very small) however the price is of a 2 bedroom property. Before I arrange a viewing I would like to know if my LHA will be lower due to the extra bedroom, will I get less HB? Does anyone know or…
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Hi, Single parent about to take up second job..
Hi. I currently work for a supermarket part time (the big green one) 24 hrs a week. I am about to start up a self employed business selling working second hand electrical items and also breaking non working ones and selling the good bits as parts. I have absolutely no idea what my income would be from this. How for the…
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DWP Whistleblower & Sanctions
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/04/jobcentre-adviser-play-benefit-sanctions-angela-neville There was also a Select Committee evidence session re DWP Sanctions before the Commons' half term break; but, sadly Esther McVey failed to answer the questions. Interestingly, it wasn't just Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and…
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Signed of JSA but told to still go to jobcentre and do jobsearch???
An acquataince of mine had been on JSA for a long while- over 2 years He has now got a job at 20 hours a week weekends (£7.25 per hour) which will last until end of March and possibly lead to other work He started this last |Saturday He went and signed off on Tuesday just gone after working the weekend - but his job…
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What constitutes income?
When declaring my household income for the purposes of claiming tax credits, do I have to include Child Benefit in that income? Confused because I put in a council flat application and the notes say that I have to include Child Benefit as part of my income?? Any help appreciated. Thanks!
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Tax code when on a bank register as well?
I started a new, full-time permanent job as a community support worker with the NHS this month and have just got my payslip. My tax code is "BR NONCUM". I have also stayed on the bank register for the job I used to have (clinical support worker at a hospital with a different trust) but have not worked any hours this month.…
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council sent debt to bailiffs even though im paying
Hi All Bit of help needed. Im a single parent to 2 children, I work part time and my wages can vary greatly every month; because of this I have to send in my wage slip every month to be re-assessed. Originally (over a year ago) I would get a letter of my new award every month of my CT and HB. My CT award letter was so…
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Uniform Tax Rebate
Hi All, I have recently became aware of a tax rebate for those who wear a uniform to work of which they have to maintain themselves. I am not very knowledgeable on tax issues, however is it easy to reclaim this tax? Thanks
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benefits and jobseekers allowance worries
hi, good day to everyone ! hope people can help me, my new girlfriend has recently been made redundant, first time she's been out of work and she is 39. she has 3 children (5,13 & 16 - all still in school)and has had to apply for jobseekers allowance. She is very distraught as they have said she will not get her first…
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help/advice please
I have just been put in the support group for esa after my medical. Finding it all very confusing as to what I will get. Am on income related esa. Have been reading that I wil get extra as a 'enhanced disability allowance' automatically as I have been placed in the support group. But finding it all confusing as to what I…
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voluntary redundancy tax credits
Hi everyone this is my first time posting. We are having a hard time working out whether to take voluntary redundancy pay or not. My hubby wants to change careers and potentially is entitled to 15k redundancy which would pay our debts off and give us 1 month to live before he had to get more paid work. Thing is we have 5…
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How will claimants receving child tax credits be affected by universal credit?
Hi folks, Just wondering if anyone knows how universal credit will affect someone receiving child tax credits (with the higher rate for a disabled) child, and what transitional protection, if any is built in? Also as regards any transitional protection, what would count as a change of circumstances that would end the…
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Payment of Council Tax whilst not Living in Property.
I realise eventually we'll be led by what the Council decided in this case but I thought I'd see if anyone had any bright ideas. My daughter is living with 3 students. One is a student who finished one course in June and was starting a new course in September,so we're not sure if his student status continued through the…
