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Why am I paying tax before reaching my tax free allowance?
I was once told that my tax code allowed my to earn £10,000 per year - tax free. However, when hitting £8,500 in earnings I have automatically started paying tax. My tax code is: 1000LN Am I misunderstanding my tax code, or is something wrong?
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Forgot to tell tax credit about new job?
Please don't shoot me, I know it's really bad. I started a job last September, and I completely forgot to tell the tax credit office. I was earning under £5000 p/a, but have now been promoted and will be earning more. I was just looking at the HMRC page to see what to do about telling them, and realise I should have told…
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Benefit and help entitlement (Housing benefit)
Heres the situation. - Living in a 3 bedroom house with 3 people living here including myself. It is owned by 1 of the family members here. - 2 of the bedrooms are used, the 3rd bedroom was another family members who passed away a few years ago. This cannot be used as a bedroom due to it being filled with memories of the…
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No sick pay - paid hardly anything for this month's salary!
Hi I have a longstanding health condition (depression & anxiety), which means I have exceeded the 3 month limit of sick days I can have off at work with pay. I've had quite a bit of time off in Jan and Feb this year, and because I'm now not getting paid for those days, I've been told I'm only going to get around £50 paid…
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18 year old with Chronic Fatigue and Clinical Depression
Hi, does anyone know if my daughter will be able to apply for ESA? She has CFS and Clinical Depression, and has had to drop out of college due to these conditions. I'm at a loss to know where to turn. TIA.
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Do HMRC pay interest on overpaid tax
I retired on 21/4/14 accepting voluntary redundancy and paid over £6000 in income tax on the excess over £30000.I am receiving £9000 per annum occupational pension and this is my only income.I contacted HMRC to reclaim overpaid tax explaining what my taxable income for 2014/2015 would be and could I have rebate of overpaid…
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Deposit for Private Rental
Hi I am currently receiving ESA and have been staying with my cousin for the last few months but her and her partner have split up and I have nowhere to go. I am staying with various friends and family at the moment. I have found a property which would be covered by housing benefits but I don't have the deposit. Is there…
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Tax benifit investigation
Anybody had one of those letter before. Please ignore best seeking professional advice first
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Disabled child housing benefit ?
Hi, My partners learning disabled son lives with the two of us and is 19 years old. We have tried supported living for him however, he is unhappy as he has complex needs (IBS, stroke, behavioural difficulties). He is currently at college full time (however this will end in July). I know that children who live with their…
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Letter about repayment of loan
About 5 years ago my wife and I returned from Spain having spent 3 years there in my wife's apartment that used to belong to my wife's mother. We had no money and no job and had to stay in a friends spare room until we could rent somewhere. We applied for job seekers allowance but they told both of us that as we had a…
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Local Service Compliance Interview??
Recieved a letter from "Local Service Compliance" around 3-4 days ago telling me that a home visit has been arranged for this upcoming Tuesday 24th of Feb to check if there has been a change in circumstances. Contacted the number at the top of the letter and was told by the advisor that it's just a standard review and to…
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Mature student, no childcare assistance!
Hi! I'm new to the forum and to childcare. My little girl is due in less than 2 weeks. Apologies for the length and disorganisation of this thread.... I am a mature student studying for a healthcare degree. I receive NHS funding for my course and am hoping to return to my second year in September, leaving my little girl in…
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Return of capital from shares and CTC
I asked this on another board but I'll ask the same question here as this is the Tax Credits area. I have some standard life shares and as the result of return of value from them selling their Canadian companies I will get about £850 back (which I don't really want). I get child tax credits will this be seen as income so…
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Income support disregarded earnings
Hello, I've had a letter from JS this morning regarding my IS and I've noticed that my small private pension of £12 a week is being deducted. I thought that there was an income disregard? £20 in case of disability? Does anyone know if pensions are exempt from this disregard - before I go calling them and get fobbed off.…
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Letter from JCP for Work Focused Interview Help Pleaes
Hi all, I'm in the ESA Support Group and today received a letter stating my wife has to attend a work focused interview, we knew partners had to do these but we have a child under 5 and she takes care of me a lot so i'm wondering if she will have to now start signing on? Also, they sent one letter addressed to her and one…
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child maintenance
hi all, Sorry if this is I the wrong section firstly. Due to circumstance's with my ex girlfriend and her boyfriend in regards to my 12 year old son which is now living with me. I have been paying maintenance from the day he was born and always bought him additional stuff of top of that, but now he has been living with me…
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Impact of back pay on childcare credits
Hi, I'm looking for any information/advice at all on a situation that's causing me sleepless nights. I work full time with one child in full time childcare and have done for the last three years. I earn too much to get much working families tax credits but do receive the childcare element. This extra help is the buffer…
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Girlfriend pregnant on housing benefits.. What's best option?
Hey I've been with my girlfriend for a while and she lives in a two bedroom alone with her 9 year old daughter and gets some benefits and works part time. Unexpectedly, she is now pregnant with my future first child which I'm over the moon about and we are thinking about moving in together... Although I rent privately…
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How do housing benefit deal with childcare vouchers?
Hello, Currently we receive £6 tax credits and some housing benefit, we both work full time. However, after April we will no longer be entitled to tax credits, but should still be entitled to some housing benefit. According to a calculator we would be about £966 better of per year if we used childcare vouchers. However, in…
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Help with contribution ESA Please!
i am having a meltdown!!! I was told by JCP staff in person and DWP staff over the phone that if i requested my holiday pay from work once my occupational sick pay had run out then thiswould NOT affect my benefit, it would be treated as capital.....HOWEVER today i scanned my payslip with a months worth of holiday pay to…
