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Attendance Allowance and Tax Allowance
Hi - my dad has recently been awarded Attendance Allowance which is tax free. However, surely he will need to pay more tax as his income will now be higher than it was. Sorry if it is a daft question.
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National Insurance Contributions Transfer
Hi there, Does anyone know if I can transfer my unneeded NI contributions class 3 over to my partner who is a stay at home dad. The messages online are confusing. I've read: Parents and foster carers If you’re a parent and you’ve registered to receive Child Benefit and your child is under the age of 12, you will get Class…
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Moving to a new area that hasn’t rolled out universal credit yet
Hi we currently get universal credit but are having to move out of our home and move to a new area that has not rolled out the universal credit yet will we still keep our claim or will we have to close our claim and reapply for housing benefit thanks in advance
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Partner moving in with me while I live with parents
Hi all, quick question for you all, I've looked online and did a few Google searches but can't find anything. At the moment me and my fianc! are both self employed (different businesses) and both of us claim working tax credits (individual claims, not as a couple), and both officially live with each of our parents. My…
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Worried about returning ESA50
Hi everyone, I'm in the Support Group and i was send an ESA50 to return by January 22nd. I'm waiting for my doctor to complete a letter of support to send of with it. What i'm worried about it getting the form to them in time as i'm still waiting for the doctors. I have read a lot of posts with people having their claim…
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What Benfits Do You Whilst on SMP?
You get £140 a week from employer, so £600 a month! That may cover the rent, but that's it. Until you go back to work on full pay, what benefits can/do you claim? These online calculators are terrible for working out future events. Tried reducing salary to SMP rate and suggested WTC and CTC?! Is this right or would it be…
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New loan instead of housing benifit
Hi Don't know if people are aware of this change we we rnt till this morning and the dreaded brown letter arrived. We get housing benifit that pays the interest on our morgage. The letter today informed us that from March there will be no housing benifit for home owners . Instead we can apply for a loan which they will pay…
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Tax Credits - New Situation
Hi, I'm due to start a new job soon which will be a fairly significant drop in pay over my previous job. In my past situation I was not eligible for tax credits, but the new salary will mean I will be entitled to them. I've completed the calculation online, assuming my new salary and it shows a 4 weekly credit amount of…
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PIP review experiences wanted
I have sent my PIP review form off with relavent paperwork and i would like to get some of your experiences with this process. Has anyone had an increase/decrease of benefit without a F2F? General outcomes for example have people had to go to tribunal etc. Thanks
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Joint ESA claim + help with divorce fees?
So me and my partner are on a joint ESA claim. I’m income based (they are paying my stamp) and I think he’s contribution based ( no letters we have had had have actually told us what group he’s on Just that he’s in the support group) together we get £348 a fortnight. He wants to divorce his wife, she’s not amicable in the…
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Self Employed & Tax Credits
Hello Can anyone help please? Im self employed. When i tell the tax credits people how much my years earning are, do i include any proffit i have used to buy more stock with, or do i subtract that first? Thank you as im confused! Hugs to all xxx :)
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Wife has passed away, Joint tax credits cancelled now have to claim UC|
Afternoon all, Just after some advice / support please. Back in July my wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer, we have 2 kids under 8 so i have been off work to look after them and my wife. I was paid full pay till mid oct and since then been on SSP. My wife passed away on the 22nd December, today i received a letter…
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DWP Chasing "Debt" for Overpayment of Jobseekers Allowence
Hi, Wondering if anyone can suggest what I can do to fight this. Between 2002 and 2003, I was on JSA for about 8 months. I have today received a letter demanding money for overpayment of £250. From 14 years ago! I have a feeling I know what this is. Shortly after I signed off, I was brought back in and interviewed under…
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prescription penalty & benefit confusion
i was wondering,based on the benifits below if you would be entitled to free prescriptions. the ESA reward notice doesnt make much sense to me as well as reading on the GOV.org website that you wouldnt receive contribution based ESA for longer than a 12month period. also read that depending on your disability dispite which…
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ESA, moving to a new home but still to sell main property
Hi, please may I ask for some help and advise as I'm worried...... I have lived in my house for 13yrs and recently paid off the mortgage. I have received PIP standard rate, which is none means tested for 2 yrs and ESA none support group for one year with the disability premium. I am now selling my home...it is on the…
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Tax Credits when Director of LTD company
Up until 2016 I have been in full time employment and also a director of a startup company. My wife is disabled and is also director of the same startup company. When I lost my full time job in feb 2016, I rang up tax credits and advised them that I was now working full time for the ltd company and expecting a salary of…
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'Old' versus 'New' ESA
Hi, I read somewhere that the Gov't is changing ESA and that it may be available to those who can't get Universal Credit. Will existing ESA (Support Group) claimants have to change and/or re-apply for 'new' ESA? I am concerned not just with the ordeal of reapplying (I renewed it last year) but also my Councils says that…
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Wifes lack of NICs
Hello again, I posted this question previously on a different (wrong) board. My wife's future pension entitlement is severely reduced due to lack of NICs. She has been a stay at home Mum and should have been credited with contributions via the child benefit, however we have discovered that our child allowance was paid to…
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PIP Backdated seems too little
Hi all, im writing this on behalf of my father. For the past year hes been waiting for a claim to go through to get him back onto the PIP program, get his payments started back up, and get some backpay to assist him/ give him what hes really owed. For some backstory to this, he missed an appointment, and they kicked him…
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Wife's lack of NICs
Hi, we recently discovered that my wife's Pension entitlement is going to be severely diminished due to lack of NICS contributions. As a stay at home Mum she should have been credited with these contributions, however because the child Benefit was paid to us in my name this was never done. My question is can these historic…
