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Pension credit - first payment made but no letter from DWP
A relative recently applied for pension credit – backdated to early December – and has today had nearly £1000 paid into her nominated bank account. She assumes this is her first pension credit payment (two months worth) but has had no written communication/letter from the DWP confirming this. Do DWP not normally write to…
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Housing Benefit LHA shared or 1 bed rate
Hi there, I've searched a number of times and cant find an answer so im hoping someone can help me! My friend gets PIP care enhanced rate and ESA, the council have awarded her housing benefit at the shared bedroom rate. She is over 35 and house shares with a joint tenant, not relatives, a two bedroom house. The HB was…
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JSA v PILON that isn't really PILON
Hi all Thank you in advance for reading/replying I have had my contract terminated and my 13 weeks contractual notice is being paid in advance - however, I do not have a PILON clause in my contract. Therefore IMO this is a settlement rather than PILON (technically my contracts being breached). My question - in either…
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Complicated - redundancy and self employed and job seekers!
Hi All, Hoping a knowledgable person can help! My sister is facing redundancy, works full time in a school. The complication is she has very recently also registered as self employed as well (Avon Lady). Currently makes very little from Avon. Will have paid full NIC for 10 years. Will she be entitled to contributions job…
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When you are awarded 62.50 having applied cares allowance can this be reduced if on other benifits ie income support child tax credit as a family as advised that the 62.50 amount awarded to her has been reduced to £18 why would this be i just cant understand this.
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Tax Credit HEADACHE!
Going on SMP in July 2018. Wage 25k tax year 2017/2018 so entitlement = 0 Tax year 2018/2019 is where it gets confusing ! Working until June so (so 2/3 months full pay) then 6 weeks full pay at start of maternity leave, then SMP rate of £140.00 per week for pretty much rest of tax year (until April 2019) giving estimated…
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Medical Exemption for Me and My Wife Help Pls
Hello everyone, A few years ago for no reason we stopped getting medical exemption certificates despite of us been eligable for them. So I phoned up the department who dealt with this and they said that I did not need one, we could just be checked up and it would show. However this is not the case, and the information I…
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Mortgage Interest Payment deducted from JSA?
Having been on JSA for >39 weeks, I applied for Support for Mortgage Interest Payment. Today, I received two letters, dated the same day. The first one said that my JSA, that used to be £73.10 a week is now £107.66 a week. Yay, I thought, until I saw the second letter, which states that my Support for Mortgage Interest…
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PIP questions
My first post so hope someone can help. I was awarded pip til Jan 2019 but I have recieved a letter and a review form. I was rather surprised I didnt expect to recieve anything or it to be looked at till at least 6 months before. I rang the dwp and they confirmed that these forms can be sent out up to 1 year before your…
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Partner giving up work
Hi all. My partner is giving up work for at least a year, and will resign from her employment - our childcare costs outweighed her take home pay, and we've decided it's a good time for her to spend more time with the children etc, and have a break from the stress of her job too. As I'll be the sole earner, and she won't be…
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Housing benefit question
Hello, during mid December I got a payrise, I informed housing straight away of the change. They request letter from employer and my December and January payslips. I sent them the December payslip when I got this which showed my old salary along with the letter confirming my new yearly salary. I got my January payslip…
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Bizarre 'new' final awards notice for 2013/14 arrived today?
Just that. All up to date, done renewals on time every year. Working PAYE. Had a previous final awards notice, then got a new one today with the awesome news they owe me £12.75 which is now in my bank. Why?
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is Severe Disability Premium time limited? claming approx 12 years backdate
is Severe Disability Premium time limited? *claiming approx 12 years backdate Does anyone know if Severe Disability Premium (SDP) is "time limited"? I'm helping a claimant with a claim for SDP to add his ESA claim. This was processed but the ESA department haven't sent out any letter regarding the backdated SDP. As far as…
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NHS PPC cards and ESA
Hi all again! So, brief backstory- My partner currently pays £10.40 a month for an NHS PPC card as he has to pick up at least 2 prescriptions per week, when he left his job due to ill health he was put on CB ESA, long story short the decision from his interview was he was placed in the support group. We claim ESA as a…
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Carers Allowance
I currently claim Carers Allowance for my son. And my wife earns over the earnings threshold. We are looking to swap roles and I am going to take on more work and she is going to take less hours. Has anyone had good or bad experiences in switching the carer for Carers Allowance claim? Is it simple? Is it even possible?…
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WTC - Director - Company profit???
My claim for WTC has been stopped on spurious grounds. I own a Ltd company from which I currently take no remuneration although I do have a reasonable expectation of doing so in due course. I therefore currently have no 'income'. HMRC have shifted their position several times... They now claim that a Ltd Co. must be in…
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Voluntarily Paying Class 2 NI yes or no?
I am self employed and earn just under the threshold of £5965, so I don't have to pay Class 2 NI. Of course I don't want to have a gap in my pension contributions so I want to make sure I do pay Class 2 NI. However, I also claim child benefit - although my husband earns above the limit so we don't get it, but we are…
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Moving from Lodgers to Airbnb..How is LHA / HB affected?
I'm 36, I claim Housing Benefit and qualify for the 1 bedroom rate LHA on a private rent in London. Last two years i have had various permanent lodger's in my spare room which i declare and notify every time one moves in or out. For numerous reasons I want to try a change and rent the room via AirBnb to temporary visitors…
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Council Tax Credit and illness
I and my partner while not on OTT earnings, had a decent combined income of around £75K, however, she is currently undergoing treatment for cancer and is on long-term sick leave, she's now on a reduced income (66%) and a friend mentioned we could claim for reduced Council Tax. I've emailed the council to ask the basic…
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Benefits calculator - Partner moving in
Hi first post. Is there a calculator that can be used to determine if my partner and I would be entitled to any benefits/help?. This isn't very romantic but the realities have to be dealt with before my partner moves in with me. My partner currently works 23 hours per week as she has a 5 year old child. As a result she…
