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tax credits renewal
Hi My partner started working for her previous employer in March 2014 and left in January 2015. During this time she received just one wage slip. Upon leaving she received no P45. She has since started working this year in April for a new company. How do we find out how much she has earned for the tax credits renewal form?…
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Letter from DWP Demanding
Hi I do hope this is the right forum to post this in....if it isn't please someone point me in the right direction! My husband has received a letter today from DWP demanding a payment of just over £200.00, for which he's now discovered is for a loan he took from the government 7 years ago whilst claiming job seekers,…
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JSA & Personal Injury compensation
Hey I'm currently on JSA and no other benefits. I'm about to receive just under £8,000 compensation from a personal injury claim made a year ago. The payment is only for care & pain and suffering. I didn't claim for loss of earnings or anything else. I'm not sure what happens now, I believe I do need to tell DWP but I'm…
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Esa?
Hi, I am a full time carer to my disabled children and have been since work became too much a few months ago. I have recently been diagnosed with a health issue which I feel may qualify me to apply for pip. In addition I was told sometime ago by jcp to apply for esa in the non work related group. However as i get caters…
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ESA Fit notes
Where do you send them? Is it the same for everyone or does it depend on where you live? I also saw online that if you put your mobile number on the fit note, they will text you when they receive it, to let you know.Is that right? All sounds rather to helpful for DWP:D
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Qualifying benefits for council tax discount for severely mentally impaired people
Hi.I have a friend who should probably have severe mental impairment discount on her council tax for some years but failed to claim DLA/ SMi discount. However she has now been awarded PIP from Nov 2014, so has had SMI paid back to then. The question is about further backdating. The reverse of the local authority form…
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work capability assessment
Had my assessment a couple of weeks ago and have had a text saying they'll be phoning me within the next 3 hours, is that normal for a Friday evening, or any evening in fact?
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Scared I've made a mistake
Hello all! I wrote about looking for a job a few months back and asked about jobcentre and got some valuable advice. At that time I just wanted help finding a job and didn't want to claim benefits. Well some time down the line and I still have no job. So today I went and applied for JSA online. And now I'm worried about…
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Pilon and contribution based esa
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Help needed for homeowners regarding pregnancy
Hi, thanks for reading Ok so my wife is pregnant 4 months gone. We own our house but we are worried about not being able to pay the mortgage while she's on maternity leave as we both work full time. After the first 5 weeks it drops to around £600 a month which is around half of what we're used to. We haven't gone through a…
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PIP For 68 Year Old?
Am I correct in thinking that my Dad, who is 68 can't apply for PIP/DLA? He lives alone, and is in receipt of his state pension & private pension. He gets too much to receive Housing Benefit. He has problems with nerves in his spine and legs and is having severe mobility problems, he can't walk very far without having to…
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Restarting work - who to tell and when
Hi everyone, first time poster so apologies if this has been asked before. I left my job mid April following disciplinary action & they let me resign. I am due to start a new job on Monday (11th). I am currently claiming housing benefit (living with partner), council tax benefit, and joint JSA. Obviously I have to tell…
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Housing Benefit- underpaid
Hello, I have a shared ownership property and have been receiving housing benefit since April last year. I have had bedroom tax since then, I rang a few months ago and queried this. The person I spoke to said it's accurate because this was the rent side etc and I didn't think much more of it. It was until I looked online…
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would this be fraud?
Good afternoon, i was hoping someone can advise me on this matter as family i have discussed this with, think I’m overreacting. I have recently found out about this situation, which my sister has told me about and my father has now discussed with me briefly and I just see both of them getting into a lot of trouble. My…
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Help with money being stopped
I am writing this thread on behalf of a family member so I will tell the story the best way I can. About 4 months ago they were having work done on their house and shortly after the work was done they noticed their JSA was stopped. When they enquired they found out that a complain had been made that other other people were…
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Housing benefit and LHA query
Hi, can someone confirm that I have understood this correctly when renting from a private landlord. I have two small children and so I would be assessed as needing two bedrooms total which gives a LHA of £109.32 per week in my area. As I understand it if my total rent is more than this I can top it up myself. However, I…
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carer premiums.
If you both get income support and ca. Would you both get a carers premium or would only one be payable? Thank you.
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Permitted Work - freelance client overpaid me, how much trouble am I in?
I've been on the Permitted Work scheme for a few years, first while on Incapacity Benefit and latterly since they transferred me to ESA (I'm in what I think is termed the Support group because of the severity of my condition). Unlike most people on Permitted Work, I work freelance, which the system isn't really designed…
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Tax credits stopping altogether if I start work??
I posted yesterday but I'm panicking as I've just done the online benefit calculator again after being offered a job today and I'm being shown my tax credits will stop. I've been a carer for my disabled children for the last 10 years, receiving Income Support, Carers Allowance and Child Tax Credits. My wage will be £11k pa…
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Tax Credits
I am going to be starting work so will be claiming Tax credits and Housing benefit will the Tax credits office notify the council about my claim or do I need to take the award letter to the council? Thank you very much
