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What am i entitled to.
Hi all im a new comer on here and was recommended by my girlfriend to post on here for advice. I am working on ave 24hrs a week minimum wage with two part time jobs, one is shift work and not so not same hours each week, while other job is same hours each week. I currently live on my own in a private rented flat. I drive…
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Housing Benfit-Rent Officer decision VS Local H Allowance(LHA) Housing Ben' Officer?
The forum member, 'Housing Benefit Officer' would be appreciated to answer this question (aswell as other members). Cheers. This is basically asking for the procedure to change an existing tenants housing benefit award from the rent officers decision award to the local housing allowance' award. What is the procedure? Here…
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ESA - Support Group
Can someone help me please as I am confused over the ESA benefit as I understood that if you were in the support group it is non means tested. My wife was in the support group for one year after which for the second year she was moved to the WRAG group. At the end of this period we appealed for her to be be put back in the…
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Tax repayment into bank, how long did you wait?
My husband got a letter today, he applied for a tax repayment due to having a uniform for work. Anyway we got a form to say he was due a repayment and it would be in the bank in a few days, it was issued on the 9th of July. We are still waiting, how long did you wait? I was wondering what they mean by a few days I mean the…
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What should I do ? ( Tax credits )
i have a final tax decision paperwork - is thst based on RTI ?
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Will I be paying more Income Tax next year?
Hello everyone, I'm new on these forums, and I sincerely hope something can answer my question. I'd contact Inland Revenue myself, but it's a national rate number. I've read that year 2016/17 the tax allowance will be increasing from £10,600 to £10,800 which, means we'll be paying less tax, right? However, when I verify…
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disabled facilitiers grant
We have been recommended that we apply for a DFG by an occupational therapist. Does anyone have any guidelines as to how much savings and income you can have to qualify or not as the case may be. We have an income of around £370 a week and savings of around 50000.00.
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Universal Credit & Pension
Hi, I'm after some financial advise regarding an endowment policy I have that is due to mature soon. I'm a single parent now, 2 young kids, but have had the endowment going for almost 25years. I've paid into it (not attached to a mortgage anymore) as a way of ensuring I saved something for my eventual pension. Since…
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Child Benefit - not willing to pay onto a prepaid card?
Hello, Due to Tesco Bank messing up a lot of our direct debits and causing me a couple months of issues, my wife and I have tackled two problems at once by using a prepaid account that acts identically to a normal bank account, without the obvious protections assured by the government. We always try to budget and fail and…
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Anyone due to be paid on Monday Halifax
Hi there I just changed my banks from Barclays to Halifax. And was just wondering would I been paid my esa tomorrow instead of Monday for when it is due to be paid in ?
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Finances after Separation ???
Finances after separation Hi, This is still very raw for me, but I am looking for advice about finances for a single parent. My husband of 23 years left me yesterday (for someone 20 years younger), and I am left in a muddle. I currently work 6 night shifts a week, but I have a 12 yr old DD, so obviously cannot leave her…
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Tax credits payment Schedule
The tax credit office have said my tax credits have been awarded but payment schedule hasnt been set so dont know when will get first payment does anyone have any experience or know roughly how long this can take went right over my head Thanks
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Tax Credits Overpayment
I have just completed my tax credits renewal and I have been sent a letter by HMRC to say I had been overpaid £870.00 last year. they have already set up a re-payment arrangement at £40 per week, which I cannot currently afford. Am I obliged to pay this back through their error, and if so can I re-arrange my re-payment…
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In a quandary about sick notes.
DWP informed me this week that sick (fit ) notes now take 9 to 10 working days to reach them by post.This virtually makes it two weeks. At the same time the doctor's surgery says sick notes cannot be pre-dated , nor can they be overlapping.What are we supposed to do now? Issued say on the day the previous one finishes it…
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Can I claim working Tax Credits?
I was unemployed between June 2014 and May 2015 so that tax year earned arround £6500 including benefits. I am now employed full time, earning on average £1250 a month pre tax. I thought working tax credits were worked out on the previous year? Does this mean I qualify for something now?
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Stroke and disability benefit
Hi everyone I'm writing on behalf of my mother in law. She has recently had a stroke (within the last week) and is currently still in hospital. Her mobility is affected along with her speech but they think this will come back with time (not sure on the timeframe). She is a widower of 2 years and only gets a basic pension…
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Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16
Hi MSEs, On Monday 20 July, at approximately 4.40pm, MPs will be debating the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16. You can watch live or via catch-up on Parliament TV. What is this Bill about? This is a Bill to make provision about reports on progress towards full employment and the apprenticeships target; to make…
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Owed 2887 in ESA arrears yet DWP say they won't pay.
I am already paying what they tell me is the maximum legal amount back to them every week for an overpayment in the past and I have been paying them the maximum since end of last year and paying them back a smaller amount per week before that. A few weeks ago I was finally assessed by the Medical Assessors, having gone…
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Tax Credits & Savings question
Hi Might be a silly question with an obvious answer, but I'm b*ggered if I can work it out!! New to claiming Tax Credits, I have a small savings pot....do I included the total amount of savings I have in "Other Income" or is it just the interest earned from it that I declare? I feel it should probably be the whole amount…
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Foster Carer
As a foster carer, I believe we are not entitled to any benefits at all. If they were our children with the same household income we would be. Is this correct?
