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Tax credits access to self assessment records ?
I presume they don't have access to SA records or never bothered to look otherwise it would have been obvious !
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Terminal Diagnosis
My wife has terminal cancer. I'm about to apply for the various benefits available under 'special rules.' As she would immediately go to higher rate care in PIP, does this mean that any occupational pension would no longer be taken into consideration if she were to also apply for ESA. I know this was the case with higher…
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Salary or Wage
We have been told by HMRC that my wifes claim for working tax credit does not add up. She works 18 hours per week but her salary is £380 per month. They say it is not right because she does not get the minimum wage of £6.50 per hour. Do you think this is right? She has been happy with salary for two years. Now they have…
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NHS Dental Scam?
Hi, Am on JSA Contributions based. Made a foolish mistake & went to get my teeth checked out: cost 50 quid, no reductions for contributions-based, so I will now have to phone and cancel the rest of the treatment, I couldn't even afford the 50 but too late to do anything about it now. So much for 'benefits'. Anyway, while I…
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Will My Maintainance Loan/Grant affect my Parents Tax Credits
I'm moving out this year for my second year of uni. However will my maintenance loan/grant affect my parents tax credits? im 20 yrs old. Does it count as a 3rd income or something, will me applying for the maintainance grant cause my mum to lose money, she's just gone on maternity leave so i don't wan't to affect her…
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Changing tax credits to include working tax
When i ring to add working tax credits to my claim will they stop the child tax element while they process the change in hours? Thanks in advance
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SMP When to Claim Housing Benefit?
Can someone help please following a trip to the Citizens Advice a while ago we believe we might be entitled to Housing Benefit once my SMP goes down to the £139.58 PW but not for the first 6 weeks when it is paid at 90% of my wages. When do we need to go to the council to apply as soon as I start my maternity leave or…
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Tell TC about change
Is there another why apart from phone to inform of change of circumstances? I was on the phone for 23 mins and still on hold when my credit run out, didn't know it wa so expensive. Can I email them ?
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carers allowance
Hi I'm wondering if my daughter will be able to claim carers allowance for me if she starts work and how many hours she is allowed to work. will work such has been on a apprenticeship affect carers allowance?thanks
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Worried I might lose tax credits and have to go back on the dole
Hi, I was unemployed for three months, from December 3rd, 2014 - to March 2nd, 2015. I voluntarily quit the dole so I could go self employed. My business is very new I have been claiming Working Tax Credits for three months. Sometimes I only earn as low as £43 profit per week so I need the tax credits to bump up my income.…
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Not sure how to answer a question for jobseekers online application form
so I'm paying £75 a week for rent (including utilities) and I live with my landlord (making me a lodger). The online jobseeker application form is asking me what amount of my rent is for the included utilities such as heating, hot water, lighting. The problem is I don't know. I tried calling the jobseeker phone number at…
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MSE News: Tax-Free Childcare scheme delayed until 2017
Parents waiting for the Government's new Tax-Free Childcare scheme to launch this autumn will now have to wait till 2017... Read the full story: Tax-Free Childcare scheme delayed until 2017 Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to…
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Houseing benefit question
Hi I have a query,basically I live with my non dependant daughter she is thinking of working quite a lot of hours ,I'm disabled and on dla I was wondering would I have to pay rent,if she decided to work full time? or would I be eligible for houseing benefit still if I was still be able to receive,houseing benefit would I…
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Am I entitled to working tax credits
Getting mixed responses and have to wait approx a month to be told by hmrc. I earn £435.50 a week that is after ni and tax removed. Am I still entitled to it. This is our only income a week
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PIP Assessment.
Hi everyone. I'm new to this so could anyone help me out. I have recently claimed PIP and has my assessment with ATOS. I received a telephone call last Friday to inform me that my claim has been successful with the results of enhanced care and NO MOBILITY. I was kind of shocked since the woman at my assessment assured me…
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Tax credits renewal
Good afternoon Hopefully someone can help me, I'm due to renew my tax credit award but in November last year I had a reduction in working hours from 37.5hrs to 27hrs. I have my P60 and the income details from that for the last year, but my income will not be near what last years was (near £3500 less). Last year I received…
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IDS has his credit card suspended
Work & Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has had his Parliamentary credit card locked by IPSA, as he was over £1,000 in arrears without receipts. The FOI request revelation is particularly embarrassing as he had proposed cards to stop benefit recipients going into debt.
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Tax credits and support for working families
This afternoon, at approximately 3.30pm, MPs will be debating tax credits and support for working families. This is a debate proposed by the opposition. The subject of the debate is that - people should be given support and incentives to find employment and stay in employment; - at a time when the recovery is still fragile…
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Income support mortgage payment reduction
Hi guys, I'm just wondering if you can help? I get help with my mortgage from income support due to being on carers allowance. I have just found out that they rate they pay has gone done by I think £17 a week, £68 per four weeks. As it was I was already having to make up a short fall of £222 per four weeks so now I'm going…
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Child Tax Benedits - paying back!
Hello, need some advice, reassurance .... We need to redo my husband's self assessment tax because I stupidly forgot to tell him that we claimed CB in 2013-2014 but have stopped over a year ago. (actually didn't realise he was/had completed it) and he hasn't a clue about whether or not we received it as it was paid to my…
