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Question on Benefit suspension?
Hi All Got a question for a colleague at work. His mother received a letter in the post saying "we haven't received JSA recipes for this said person since 21/01/2013. Therefore your claim has been suspended, Please provide evidence for gross income including and earnings". Situation is his mother has been on housing…
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ESA after Carers allowance
Hi, Would someone that has been claiming carers allowance and working part time with a small earning exception certificate for the past 4 years be entitled to contributions based ESA based on the class 1 national insurance credits, if they had stopped claiming carers allowance and working due to ill health?
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Self employed, how to ensure HB continue?
Joanna is on benefits, jsa, hb etc. She is starting a small business and has no idea if she will get rich. She still needs her Housing Benefits etc until she make enough income. What does she need to do, any advice most appreciated. Sebastian
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DWP Loan
My friend got a crisis loan from the social over ten years ago when he was single.He now has a partner who he live with and she gets carers allowance (CA) for his son.The DWP are now taking payments off his partner's CA for this loan. Are the DWP entitled to take payments from his partner's CA when my friend took out the…
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Splitting up & Debt
My neighbour and her partner are splitting up, and they have a lot of debt. She is asking for advice on what to do next - she has no computer and her phone is broken. We live very rural and the nearest CAB is a wee bit away and has no appts for two weeks. She just doesn't know where to start as they have a joint bank…
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Child Tax Credits
HELP! We are disputing an overpayment on our child tax credits from 2009 and are now receiving letters from a debt collection agency. I have sent evidence that we have done everything right but haven't heard from HMRC for about two years! Where can we go from here? Any advice will be much appreciated. Thank you.
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Housing Benefit Whilst on SSP
I am currently having to receive SSP due to a serious knee injury. Unfortunately, my employers use Bradford Factor scoring to decide on sick pay, and due to a couple of knee problems recently, SSP is all I'm entitled to. Realistically, I'm likely to be off for about 2-3 weeks. I will then be going back in for a few weeks…
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ESA ran out in November but still no call for reassessment, good or bad situation?
I worry that I will get a out of the blue letter demanding I come in, I have spoken to a neighbour on ESA who said their reassessment was about a year after it was meant to be, and they got a letter about 3 months before it mentioning. Part of the reason I also worry is I am on work related and I want support, I was meant…
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IB claim stopped now fit to work
I've just had my brother call me in a massive panic as he went for an assessment and has now had a letter stating his IB will be stopping. I am going to get him to email me the letter so I can read what it says. Basically, he hasn't worked for 10 years and this has come as a massive shock to him. He is intending on…
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JSA Questions?
Just made an application online for JSA today and have a few questions: 1. I'm currently volunteering full time between 2 charity shops. Do I need anything from them to confirm this? 2. I have previously claimed JSA- last payment date was last June; because i'm a previous claimant does this mean the claims will link? Or…
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Cancer and PIP
Hi My partner, aged 40, with whom I live has been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. She will be having a big op in 2 weeks time and Drs say she will be convalescing for around 3 months. Can she claim PIP for at least the 3 months that she will not be mobile and will require help at home? If so, when should she put a…
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free boiler grants
After getting in touch with the energy advisory trust they told me i was eligable for afree boiler because i claim wtc and am over 60 my income is £ 15500 wages .but i also receive iidb .which doesent count as incme for wtc but have also been told its the income on my wtc award notice that is used to calculate entitlement
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20yr old in shared house- housing benefit?
DD lives in a house with three friends. She lost her job in early jan so signed on ,then signed off when she got a new job a month later. The total sum she recieved in benefits was £100. She doesn`t get paid from this new job til 5th march , so is she entitled to housing benefit and jsa up until that date?
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Backdating ESA following Atos assessment?
Hi all! I'm wondering if one of you lovely helpful money saving experts can help me :) I understand that successful ESA claimants typically have their weekly payments increased following an Atos assessment. The rates are £72.40 (assessment phase) increasing to either £101.15 (for the WRAG) or £108.15 (for the Support…
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free boiler grants
After getting in touch with the energy advisory trust they told me i was eligable for afree boiler because i claim wtc and am over 60 my income is £ 15500 wages .but i also receive iidb .which doesent count as incme for wtc but have also been told its the income on my wtc award notice that is used to calculate entitlement
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Rival Child Benenfit Claim
The child benefit office has stopped my child benefit, as they have received a rival claim for my son's child benefit. My payments have frozen while they investigate. I am with my son's father and have been since before my son was born in 2011. There has never been any issues with custody - we live together and my son…
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JSA stopped due to missing appointment
I do not know if anyone can help or advise. My son missed an appointment at the jobcentre last week but this was due to a training course he had being put on and they were aware of this. He then went to sign on today but was told he had being taken off JSA due to this missed appointment. He has not being sanctioned and in…
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Benefits advice
Hi! PMLindyloo advised me to come here and seek some advice. I hope someone could help. i am having to move house due to my landlord selling. From the 'entitled to' website when i put in my details as though i've already moved, it seems i am entitled to more help. But i have to be honest and im dubious of this!! does…
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WCA Audio?
I filled in ESA50 and sent off but didn't mention anything about my WCA being audio recorded. Do I get a chance to mention this when I get a letter from ATOS about the date of WCA? Thanks
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Rejected housing benefit
Hi all :) OK so im a little confused atm I applied for housing benefit a month ago after going on entitledto which said yes i would be entitled to housing benefit....but i then got rejected, can someone explain to me why its says i am but the council say im not, Im a single mother with 2 children working 18 hours a week…
