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Benefits & tax credits

Archives for October 2017

Waiting for a PIP decision
I was hoping if anyone has been in a similar situation they can give me an idea of the wait they had for a decision on a PIP claim. DH applied for PIP back in July and had a home assessment in August. The person that came out said if we didn't hear anything by 3rd November to give them a call as that was the deadline for…
Tax credit over payment 😡
So today I came home to a letter saying I had been over paid by £672.82 by 29/11/17. I rung tax credits in fury, for them to inform me I was paid from April 2016 until June 2016 when I was at university & unemployed! She advised me it's for the tax year and as I started work in the June I wasn't entitled that financial…
Employer deducted cycle scheme after tax
I'm enrolled in CycleScheme and recently noticed that my employer had deducted my CycleScheme payments AFTER my tax, NI, pension and student loan, instead of deducting it from my gross pay, as it's designed to be. This resulted in my monthly salary being down for a couple of months due to the deduction being made in the…
Signing off JSA
Hi All, Im just wanting some advice really, i havent been claiming JSA for long just a couple of months and have found a job, my normal signing on day would be the 8th of November, I have made an app for tomorrow 1st November to sign off as I start work on Monday 6th so basically I'm signing off 1 week before my normal…
Universal credit paying significantly less than tax credits - is this right?
Hello, My partner has a job in which he earns around £1200 a month. Before universal credits were rolled in we used to receive around £150 a week child tax credits for my two kids, it was higher rate because my eldest has a disability. Now nothing at all has changed in our circs except we have been moved to universal…
Advice needed please re: ESA/JSA
For 2 years I claimed ESA in the Support Group due to depression/anxiety/panic attacks. Following a WCA earlier this year ESA was stopped and I was advised to claim JSA. At my 2nd appointment at the Job Centre I produced a sick note for 3 months so was granted EPS until 7th Nov, my sick note ends on 23rd Nov and I will be…
Giving up work for a while due to ill health
Hi, I've been diagnosed with cancer, am due to have some fairly major surgery and will be using a wheelchair for some time afterwards. I've been employed by with a company for less than 2 years so have 4 weeks at full pay while signed off and then will move to SSP. After that the company may hold my job for me, provided…
DLA to PIP payment alignment?
I have received DLA for 11 years and was asked earlier in the summer to apply for PIP. My decision was made on 20th October and was successful. I received a DLA payment on 13 October and my next payment is due on 10 November. I've been told that my PIP starts on 20 November and I will receive my first payment on 14…
Can NI credits be sanctioned?
This seems like a straightforward question, but googling produces conflicting answers. If one is signing on at the job centre for NI credits only (because the 6 months of contribution-based JSA has expired and no entitlement to income-based), can these NI credits be sanctioned/stopped if one is deemed to be making…
Help. Health deteriorating,rec pip work ft
hi Can anyone help my health is pants ,scraping to go to work each day , tripping over just had a week off, and having vitamin supplement injections, feeling down, if I packed in what help would I get, just rent my home, but feel so low and my health is rock bottom, no dependants left Home just me
Definition of time education for dental treatment?
I know that Tax Credits and Child Benefits stop for 18 year olds in advanced education but are 18 year olds in full time advanced education (Foundation Degree) still entitled to free dental treatment until they are 19?
Universal Credit Assessment Period
Hi every one just a quick question. Basically i was on universal credit and i got a job only temporary for a few months to cover someone who was off through some sort of illness. And during this i earned too much to get universal credit payment which is obvious but my final payment from them was on the 25th of september…
ESA & PIP appeal decisions
I attended an appeal hearing for ESA today and thankfully won my case and was put back into the Support Group from the WRAG group; it was a tremendous relief especially after 8 ridiculous months of waiting. I was curious though; around 4 months ago I also applied for PIP (which I have had in the past) but this time was…
Confusion over HB - PLEASE HELP!
I'll try to keep this as simple as I can : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I was signing on and then signed off when I started a part time job. The job paid cash in hand. Housing Benefit was suspended from the day I signed off. I worked during the next 4 weeks. After those 4 weeks I didn't get any more shifts. When…
PIP Assessment Question
I have my PIP assessment coming up soon. I will be attending assessment alone, have no one to go with me. I am worried about having same assessor as before (previously dla to pip, refused at MR / Tribunal) who I couldn't bear to be in same room with, let alone sit there for them to assess me again, they were so…
Confused by eligibility for child tax credits following redundancy
I was made redundant last week and hoped that my household would now be eligible to claim child tax credits. The ‘entitledto’ benefits calculator indicates that we are, however the gov calculator takes my wage between April 16 and April 17 into consideration and states that we’re not. I’m very confused! Are all initial tax…
Childcare Element withdrawal rate
Hi, I am trying to get information on the income threshold after which the Childcare Element of tax credits are reduced, as well as the rate at which they are reduced, so I can estimate a future award. Most websites state that you can claim 70% of childcare costs, up to £175 a week for one child (I have a 3 year old who…
Tax credits and unpredictable income pattern
Hi. My partner does a job where we don't know what her income will be week by week. In a month they could do 1 days work or 20 days depending on what is out there. We are on "current year" tax credits assessment . Are we supposed to update tax credits dept each week/month with latest earnings or what is the best approach.…
Childcare options so confusing!!
Can anyone help me work out whether childcare vouchers or Tax-free childcare is better for my situation. I have a 5 year old (started school) and 6 month old. I will be returning to work next year working 25-30 hours. My husband is self-employed. We're both basic rate tax payers. Up to this point I have been on the…
Working tax credit help
Hi I have applied for working tax credit and self employed, I borrowed my family £4000 and they are giving it back soon, when the £4000 goes into my savings account will that affect my working tax credits are all?

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