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Income-based ESA and partner starting work
Hi people, I'm on income-based ESA and both me and my unemployed (but not benefits-eligible) partner live from that money. My partner recently got an offer for a temporary position (1-2 months, 18 hours a week at £10.9 / hour). How would this affect my ESA? I know there's a limit on household income in terms of…
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Are there any cuts to CTC only?
As in the title, are the cuts to WTC only? Or is CTC only claims being affected too? Thanks
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Confused about ESA WRAG and Support Group
I was wondering why people in the Support Group are allowed to do 'permitted work' I thought the group was for for people who can't work now or in the future?
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can someone please assist me
hi I am like many confused about changes the only difference is part of my condition is confusion so anyway I have sat here for hours trying to work this out but getting nowhere. income and status wife works full time earns 20k per year I am in receipt of pip enhanced rate for both I get a carers allowance for my son who…
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Tax credits
Can any of the experts please put, in very simple terms, the effects of the budget on tax credits from April 2016. e.g. If someone is on an income based benefit will their child tax credits remain unchanged? For everyone else, even if there are disabled child or adult, there will be a loss? I know I am probably being too…
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Restarting Tax Credits?
Hi all. Early March this year, my 16 year old daughter had to leave college suddenly due to severe depression. I notified the Tax Credits/Child Benefit offices and these payments have stopped as she is not in full-time education any more. She is now on the mend and has enrolled in a full-time college course beginning in…
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Benefit cuts question re TC and UC
Please could someone help. I am a single mum to a school age child and work earning £10,450. I have been on one of the calculators which says I will be £1,515 worse off from April next year. Fair enough. However I have read the following in The Independent: "From April 2016 the level at which a household's tax credits are…
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Budget cap on benefits
What counts as benefits? I get carers allowance for My son as he is disabled and severe disability element of tax credits. Will this be reduced with the budget cuts? I'm confused! X
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Would I have to repay WTC?
I recently started claiming WTC. There is a chance that I may be offered a few extra hours a week, which would take my earnings above the limit and out of tax credit system. If this happens, will I have to repay the WTC I have already received this tax year?
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disabled couple on income support with 2 children
Will the budget on Wednesday affect ctc for a disabled couple on income support, with 2 children, 1 who is disabled, and receives middle care dla, and disability element of ctc???
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17 yr old living alone HB?
My daughter has chosen to live in a shared house with a benefactor who selects young people who cannot live at home for whatever reason. I do not wish to go into the details of why she cannot live with parents. She has to pay £350 per month to stay in the house and she has a full time course at college starting September…
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confused about cuts
When I first looked at the budget i didn't think it would effect me but when i put my details in the bbc budget calculator it says i will be over 1,500 pounds worse off. I am a single parent to 3 school age kids, I work full time and earn about 10,000 a year! Why will I be worse off
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Demand for repayment of overpaid child tax credits from past years
Hello. Does anybody know why I would suddenly have received a demand to repay £192 of child tax credits for the year ending April 2013, and £712 for the year ending April 2014? I've not long sent back my forms, but those covered the years ending April 2015 (actual income) and April 2016 (expected income), so there can't be…
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When does the cap change to £20k?
When does the Ben cap go down to £20k please? Is it right now? Or is it for new claims from now on? Someone said it will be in a few months yet, is that right?
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Confused? And very worried CTC
Hi, Any help would be appreciated. I have tried to figure out out CTC for 2016-17 under the new rules but look like we will go from £12000 per year to none :-( which will devastate us and mean I can no longer work. Hubby earns £33,000 I earn £11,000 We have 4 children. One of which is disabled. We pay £180 per week…
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Tax Credits for disabled child PLEASE HELP
Hi All Will someone please help me try to figure out how much worse off I am going to be next April? I currently get £504 four weekly in tax credits based on the following: Hubbys wage £29000 (ish) 2 children, 1 is disabled so gets the disabled and severe disability element childcare costs £74 weekly Carers Allowance for…
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Too much savings to claim?
Claiming benefits with too much money in the bank? A friend transferred some money out of his bank account to an etrade account as he thinks he will lose his job in a couple of months, and wanted less than £6,000 in the account, but worries that housing benefit and DWP will do data matching or go into his accounts and see…
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tax credits
hi my first ever post on this forum so thanks in advance for any help i am aware of the changes to the taper amount coming in april 2016 and the income thresholds falling at the same time. this will affect us big time (£22500 salary and two kids) my question is will my tax credits be falling in 2016 or will it be 2017? the…
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Child tax credits
Hi wondering if anyone can help.....me and my partner have a joint income of 20000 and have 2 children....we recive around 5500 in child tax credits....how will this effect is and also this 3rd kid we have 2 already if we have another after 2017 does that mean that wil b classed as kod number 1 after the changes....or will…
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Universal Credit help
I need some advice on evidence needed. Will I need my birth certificate as well as my passport as proof of ID. I changed my name after divorce including first name. So will I need my birth certificate. I do have change of name deed, divorce papers. I would be so great full for any advice and help. As I do not want to have…
