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Tax credits and Overtime
Hi I'm new to this site and confused about this. We are claiming working and child tax credits. When are you meant to inform them about overtime? My husband has been doing different amounts of overtime on and off since September, its not guaranteed and has varied each week/month. So obviously we aren't going to call them…
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Working tax credits
Hi. I returned to work in June 13 following a period of 15 months unemployment due to redundancy. I was advised that I could claim working tax credits for the first 12 months of my new employment regardless of my salary. I completed the HMRC online questionnaire and this advised me I was entitled to claim so sent the claim…
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Carers Allowance and its affect on the cared for person's income
Hi all Having sadly lost my wife to a sudden illness, aged just 51, 4 months or so ago, now I'm on my own and pretty lonely, I'm thinking of moving back home to live with and care for my Mum who is 84 and in receipt of AA at the highest rate - she too lives on her own after my Father died on Christmas Day 2013; as a family…
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Claiming tax credits/maternity pay
I am expecting our second child in a couple of months. When I had my daughter I claimed SMP (statutory maternity pay) for 7.5 months then returned to work so it was quite straightforward. We were also entitled to some tax credits at the time though this has since stopped due to the changes in the rules. Once the baby is…
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Income, from before joining household, affecting family
I finished a full-time job last September. On December 1st I moved in with my boyfriend. We had a letter saying it was believed he now had a partner, to which we said 'yes'. His family tax credits have been stopped pending a new, joint, claim. When I do the calculator and enter my income for 13/14, then the reduced income…
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Income before I joined household affecting family benefits
I left a full time job to move in with my boyfriend and his two children. I was living outside the area, and my earnings went to support my own expenses. I moved in on December 1st and we got a letter saying they believed he now had a partner, to which we said 'yes'. All tax credits have now stopped pending a joint claim.…
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my daughter 16 has a baby can she claim tax credits?
Hi my daughter has a 2 week old baby she is 16 and we are very confused about what she can and can't claim as she is under 18 it seems to be different rules. I have a 14 year old son and my partner is moving in next week I'm not entitled to tax credits as my earnings are to high. I am confused about how me and my partners…
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Tax credits help
Hi I'm new to the forum and I need some help and advice. I'm currently on maternity leave which is due to end in April. I only earn £650 a month. My partner earns £1100. I've been on the tax credits calculator and it says we're not entitled to WTC on his wage only. I'm not wanting to go back to work and I'm hoping we will…
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DLA for cancer patients?
Hi forum, If someone has been diagnosed with cancer (actually I`m referring to a recurrence following previous treatment) are they eligible for any type and level of DLA? The person I am enquiring on behalf of has been told, and has read on a number of forums, that this is possible. Any comments would be welcome. Regards,…
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ESA - claim when on the sick from work?
Wife works as nurse. On half pay now and SSP ran out so payroll sent us form to claim ESA which has been. Shes still off work sick and waiting for ESA assessment. Jobcentre sent her a letter saying she had to come in to discuss work. She phoned them to say I've got a job for now Im on the sick. So they said:- 1.) You can't…
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Tax Credit Overpayment Help!!
Apologies up front but this is a bit long winded. When my daughter was born in May 2008, we applied for tax credits. Forms all went through and I then saw a payment of just over £2k had gone into my bank account and also received a letter stating my entitlement. This seemed rather high so I phoned to query it a couple of…
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Housing Benefit for young people
Hi, I'm going to make an appointment to see the CAB soon, but in the meantime so we can start looking for somewhere, does anyone know about exemptions to the shared accommodation allowance? My sister is 19 in full-time higher education (a college course) and I need to find her a place to live following the death of our…
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getting off the sick and back to work
Hello Can you help me please with a question about Employment Support Allowance. My current Drs note expires on 12 March 2015, that will be 4 months since I claimed due to illness. I planned on returning to work and not asking my GP for another note when this one expired as I will be fit for work and Employment Support…
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Child tax credits and moving in with parents
Hello all, I am hoping someone will know better than I do..... Currently my partner and I have our own house, have two kids and receive child tax credits. In the next few months we shall be moving into my partners parents house with his parents, will this make any difference to our child tax credits? I ask because I went…
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ESA back payments for assessment decision period?
Hi can anyone help? I have been recieving the standard ESA payment of £57 per week for 3 months now by sending in GP sick notes. I have now been placed in the support group and I start recieving £125 per week from this week onwards. Somebody that I know got back paid over £1000 after their assessment period was completed…
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Failed WCA - how to claim JSA and request medical report?
Hi all, As expected, after a very flawed and unfair WCA, I've been found fit for work. I intend on asking for a Mandatory Reconsideration and supply fresh medical evidence, ideally including a psychological report (if I am diagnosed with Autism following next week's assessment - something that was not explored in the WCA).…
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PIP interview appointments
I hope I'm in the right place to post this.... As I have ME/CFS and I'm deaf I was advise to claim PIP - so I made an application about 8 months ago. I got an appointment expecting me to travel about 2 hours to attend an interview at the crack of dawn. I'm simply not up to doing this (a friend did this for me over the…
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universal credit
just been looking at this and if you get child maintenance this will be used for benefit calculations :mad:
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Inland Revenue Pension Swindle
When I retired some 14 years ago, I found that the contributions I'd made whilst working for the then IR (now HMRC) were disallowed as being 2 weeks short of the required 2 year period for any benefit to accrue. Fair enough but to add insult my contributions were not refundable either. At the time there seemed to be many…
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PIP tribunal - does anyone know where to get the appeal pack?
Hi My husband has been declined for PIP and we are going to appeal to a tribunal. On the letter from DWP it says we can download an appeal pack from gov.uk/justice. I dont know if they have been deliberatly unhelpful or if its me not looking properly. But theres no direct link to the appeal pack, even if you search under…
