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Is Child Maintenance enough?
Hi All, This post is to hopefully put me on the right track with something so I can decide how to tackle, Id be happy to hear your thoughts. I have been separated from my ex wife for nearly 3 years now, we have both found new partners and have an arrangement regarding payments for our children, and this is where the issue…
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MSE News: MPs to scrutinise Childcare Service website as part of inquiry
MPs will scrutinise the Childcare Service website as part of an inquiry into childcare policy...Read the full story: 'MPs to scrutinise Childcare Service website as part of inquiry' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Carers Allowance - My situation eligible?
I hope I am in the right forum, for some advice on benefits and my situation.. My father has just unfortunately been diagnosed with terminal cancer (lung and kidney) which has been devastating. My Mother is also just recovering from breast cancer, and has had a mastectomy. (both early 70's) My situation is that I am…
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High income child benefit and PAYE
Following my 2015/16 self assessment to work out my high income child benefit charge I am paying the charge through my tax code and also paying the estimated 2016/17 charge through PAYE. I have just completed the SA return for 2016/17 and am not sure if I should have stated anywhere the total charge I owed from 2015/16…
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Reduced Council Tax if on Tax Credits
If you're on tax credits I heard youo can get reduced council tax. how do you go about that. Doing tax return and heard from council you have to open your books to them. What does that mean? What info do you have to show them?
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Visiting abroad on Universal Credit
I've been on Universal Credit for at least over a year now and never left the country. I plan to go to the Netherlands within the next few months to visit a friend for a week and a few days, and because of the length, I knew I'd have to tell my advisor in case they needed me in. I recall when I was on JSA once before that…
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Council tax reduction given but only if you apply online !
The scenario is this... in receipt of pension credit and eligible for a deduction in Council tax but Birmingham Council will only give you the deduction if you apply online ! I think this is disgraceful. So many older people do not have computers. The person I know who wanted to fill in a form to get the reduction was told…
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Pension Credit - Charitable Trust as capital?
Is receiving annual payments (a sum previously paid quarterly each year) from a Charitable Trust (Discretionary Payment in respect of a War Widow's Pension Fund) treated as capital when the recipient is on Pension Credit? Just want to make sure, but it appears not going by Leaflet BP1 on gov.uk website.
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Tax credits overpayment now wrong I think
Hello, I think I may have gave the wrong income to tax credits, just wondering if they will amend my current overpayment plan I am on if this is correct? Basically when my husband moved in when we got married (I already had one child) I was no longer entitled to tax credits because my income and his combined was above the…
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Universal credit commitments meeting tomorrow - please help !
Answered..
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Change of circumstances
I currently claim tax credits , and live in a UC live area. I need to advise tax credits of a change in child care costs ( will be paying £40 per month more ) - will this be classed a change if circumstances and move me to UC?
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MSE News: HMRC website glitch means parents are being told they AREN'T eligible...
Some parents using childcare vouchers are wrongly being told they aren't eligible for 30 hours of free childcare...Read the full story: 'HMRC website glitch means parents are being told they AREN'T eligible for 30 hours of free childcare' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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JSA - Can't Claim if Have a Child?
Noticed this: https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/eligibility What does it mean? Surely it's not saying that parents cannot claim JSA?
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Do you think I should get my MP invovled (ESA)
I have been waiting from the 5th of June to see if I've been put in a group or need a medical. It was the 5th of June they received my questioner. My staff have rang up and apparently I'm at the top of the queue for my questioner to been seen by a doctor. Since my social worker filled in the questioner and my appointee…
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Workplace Lottery
Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong forum to be posting in. Please let me know if there's somewhere more appropriate. I recently won a holiday for two as the top prize in a workplace lottery. I am still a full time employee at the organisation, but since winning the prize draw I have handed in my notice and will shortly be…
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Housing Benefit on State Pension
My Dad died of cancer in September and my Mum is quite vulnerable. I have spent a lot of time getting Mums finances straight - Dads estate was insolvent and there was nothing left for Mum. She lives in a housing association property. She receives a state pension of 114 pw and has inherited 2 small pensions from Dad one of…
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Is this legal ?
Hi all. Would be grateful for views on this scenario please. A married couple lived together with 2 young children until splitting up. Both work, so no benefits were claimed except for child benefit. When breaking up, the wife moves into a flat. She claims housing benefit, council tax support, working tax credit, and child…
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DWP and 'dissipation of assets'
Hi. I am about to come into some money via an endowment policy maturing. The amount will take me over the £16K savings limits for benefits. How much (if anything) does the DWP allow one to spend or give away to take my total savings amount below the limit? My preferred solution would be to give an amount to my children.…
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Thank You Martin
After watching one of your programs before Christmas, my wife claimed for Marriage Allowance because she only works part-time and earns less than £11K per annum. As you rightly said this was backdated to 2015 when the government introduced the scheme. Today I received a cheque that was way in excess of what the HMRC…
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Maternity pay & leave help / advice
Hi, I would like some advice on annual holiday whilst on maternity leave please. I am due on 15th June 2018 with first baby. Our holiday runs January - December. I get 23 days holiday (plus additional 8 bank holidays). Total 31 days We have to keep 3 days holiday and use them for the Christmas shutdown. Questions: Bank…
