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Housing Benefit in private sector Scotland
Help needed. Friend, single father, daughter is 8 years old, in a housing association flat, riddled with dampness, wants to rent privately as better quality of health and nicer area, closer to school..... and so on. Works 16 hours a week, self employed, receives CTC and WTC as well as HB and CTB, pays £25 to HA for rent.…
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Tax credits when starting a temporary job
Hi. Here's a run down of my circumstances; I was made redundant on Friday last week (28th April) and notified HMRC of a change of circumstance online the following day. Yesterday I accepted an offer for a job starting on 22nd May on a 9 month temporary contract that will end on 16th February 2018, but with the possibility…
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Driving Lessons while on Universal Credit
Evening, I am just looking for some advice and please don't have a go at me, all I want is some advice. I am applying for my first provisional Driving Licence on (May 19) as that is when I get paid as I am going to learn to drive, however just wondering, is they any help for funds to help me do lessons? if not, no worries…
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One off TC payment - impact on HB?
Hello, I've received a one off payment this week - evidently triggered by them sending out my renewal pack or so they explained. Just wondering if this one off payment will impact my HB entitlement? If so it'll wipe out any entitlement for this month, not what I need when I'm moving! Just need to be prepared if this is the…
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Housing benefit query
First of all, THIS IS NOT ME, it's for a neighbour who asked and I didn't know the answer. Young couple with baby. Her father, split from family years ago but remained in contact with daughter, now lives with his new g/f. The g/f owns another property within the same LA and they both pay council tax in their own names. The…
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Tax credits renewal
I haven't received my tax credits renewal and P60 for ESA. How long shall I wait for each one before calling them? Thanks
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Help please - JSA and housing
Due to stress and some very reasonable reasons I am in the verge of leaving my job with no back up in place. I think it could take a month to find something. I would get JSA if I explained why I left, but my question is regarding housing benefit. My rent is 425 a month, would I get that for a few weeks or would I have to…
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TC annual review
How can I find out my taxable social security benefits for last year?
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S.S.P Underpaid. NEED HELP
Can anyone help me? I've been signed off sick since January and have always handed in my doctors notes on time. Payment from my employer was fine until last month when I was paid £20 less then my normal monthly SSP and today i was only paid £75! I'm now in complete state as I can't pay rent or any bills this month which…
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ESA - what is it for??
Hope this doesn't sound like a silly question.... my son who has learning difficulties gets esa in the support group. He finishes college in June and I have requested an assessment as he currently gets provided 3 hours support work a week (but he is out of the house 5 days). From 1st July ..... He can't be left alone and…
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Housing benefit - is a season ticket counted as income?
I'm trying to do some research to help a friend in a difficult financial situation. She is having to relocate because the rent where she is just isn't affordable, despite her getting housing benefit. The area she is looking at moving to would make her journey to work difficult and expensive and she intends to find work…
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SsP
Hi. Been out of work as in hospital for two days going into the third. Section will be reviewed and I might be out or a 28 day one slapped on me. I work full time having done so from 20 th of March this year. Can I claim Statutory Sick Pay and what are the rules to getnit? Can't get contributions based esa not paid enough…
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Working Tax Credits
Good Evening, I am very concerned with my working tax credits. I will be losing my job just before Christmas and sadly as I have not been with the company for two years I do not qualify for a redundancy payment. The insurance firm I work for have offered me a bonus payment if I stay til the end which will be taxed etc (two…
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Decrease in income - applying for tax credits
My husband recently lost his job. He has been offered another one but the salary is significantly lower. We have looked at claiming tax credits but because it asks for the previous years income it says we don't qualify. How do we make a new claim based on what we are earning now? Thanks for any advice
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confused on the new childcare savings system vs old vouchers system
Hi All, been on this website: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ but only refers to IF you are in England- I am in Scotland so need to know my options and best course of action. I have been looking all morning and perplexed by it all. My wife works for a large bank which offer the childcare voucher system, I work for a…
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Can I Refuse Universal Credit?
Hello all, As an existing claimant of JSA with Disability Premium my Job Centre want me to move to UC by July. I have done the calculations and I will be worse off on UC, as it stands now with no equivalent to DP top-up and Transitional Protection or Manged Migration is not in place yet. I already have a "contract"…
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Car tax and PIP
Hi. I was on DLA, receiving the care and mobility, but i had the PIP assessment and they took away the mobility part. I asked for a reconsideration, and that failed so now im trying the tribunal(taking months so far) What ive just thought about though is i was getting free car tax as i turned down the mobility scheme. The…
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Housing Benefit help
I recently took in notification papers of a slight increase in a private pension, as I do every year. At the same time I informed them that my savings had gone down (in accordance with benefit rules). I have a blood cancer and I have had to dig into my savings because of hospital and treatment costs over the last 4 years.…
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Tax credits, working and full benefits.
Just a query. I know someone who has 4 children and partner is heavily pregnant. Partner doesn't work and never has done, the couple live in a house paid for by housing benefits or at least most of it is. Now I have recently spoke to this guy, he is working the following Over 30 hours a week on a 0 Hour contract Receiving…
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MP assistance with HMRC
Currently my MP is assisting with issues that I am having with HMRC. With Parliment being dissolved does anyone know what happens? Are they still able to provide assistance? Can't find any information available online as to what happens in this situation.
