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ESA National Insurance Credits Backdated?
I started claiming ESA in 2014/15, I would have been eligible to claim before then (my health condition which prevents me from working has not changed since 2007), but I didn't realise I was entitled until someone told me. Is it possible to get National Insurance credits backdated to when I first became ill? It seems…
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Worked Hours for WTC
Hi, I have been offered a job where the salary is pro rata as only required to work term time. The salary is based upon term time plus four weeks holiday but paid in 12 equal payments. How do I work out my weekly working hours for tax credit purposes as presumably I will have to reduce the figure to allow for the weeks I…
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Housing Benefit overpayment
Hi all, im looking for a bit of advice - not sure if this is the right section though ... roughly 15 years (!!) ago, i was claiming jobseekers and housing benefit. Then I got a new job, and duly informed the jobcentre of this . Proceeded along happily paying my rent. Fast forward 10 years, and i have a notice of "Housing…
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Working tax credits in universal credit area?
Good morning. I have had to reduce my working hours due to a sick child and presently get child tax credits and working tax credits paid weekly into my bank. Looking on line I'm in a universal credit area but not sure if universal credit applies to me as I would get a little less benefits on universal credit. How do I know…
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Just need some advice on Universal Credit
Hello, I am not sure if anyone would be able to help but I was just wondering if anyone would be able to advise me on what to do or if it would take longer etc.... Basically - I am claiming Universal Credit to top up my wages as I am on a low paid job which doesnt even cover my rent each fortnight - anyway i havent worked…
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New Enterprise Initiative & WTC
I’m struggling to find out information about the New Enterprise Initiative,I’m a lone parent currently receiving Income Support but am being urged by the advisor at the job centre to go for self employment. My son isn’t five yet or started school so still has only 15 hours in nursery. According to the jobcentre advisor I…
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Moving to UC after first housing benefit claim
I have been unwell for a couple of years and had to move back home with my parents as I cannot currently work. For a few reasons I am no longer able to stay here and am about to apply for housing benefit for the first time. When I rang CAB they told me that if I made a housing benefit claim, I would be switched over to…
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Any difference between New Style Esa and old Esa?
Hi Can anyone tell me if there is any difference between new style Esa and Old Style ESA "C"? Why can't you make these claims over the phone? Tia
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ESA claim and health assessment advice please
My husband is currently claiming Contribution-based ESA and has been for almost 1 year now. When he applied he was told he would have to undergo a health assessment to establish if he should be in the 'work related group' or 'support group'. This appointment has not materialised and he has been chasing up an appointment…
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financial statement prep help!
Hi. I need to send a financial statement into my water board - I’m in debt with them and they won’t help me unless I do. Do I include my sons DLA? Thank you
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Tax credits, self employed, illness and hours
OK slightly complicated. I have been self employed for years. I receive 30 hours based working tax credit. During the last few years I was in a franchise type position and although not earning nmw I was working 30 hours which I could account for. At the end of February the franchise ended. I am still working with the same…
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Does she have anything to worry about?
Hi everyone I am a little concerned about a friend of mine, so I wanted to get your opinions. I am writing this about a friend of mine who is on benefits (ESA to be exact) and has been called into the job centre for a meeting, they asked her to provide bank statements going back to a year and a half. Now just to be clear…
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PIP assessor
Are you allowed to ask a PIP assessor what qualifications/field they are in. Would this annoy the assessor? Just wondering what back ground other peoples assessors are in.
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HMRC Annual Savings Tax sent to DWP
Further to my previous posts (where I was led to believe that the overpayment decision was made based on the credit card money transfers I had completed) I have now been informed that I wrongly declared I had savings under £6,000.00 when I made the claim for Income Support. I made a claim in February 2016 and any savings I…
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Possible gift to a benefit recipient
Has anybody here got experience of receiving a monetary gift, while on means-tested benefits? I understand that the "capital limit" of £16,000 means that the recipient immediately loses their benefits, and that he must live on the capital for a few years. He can however re-apply for benefit as soon as his capital falls…
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Reducing hours
At the moment my husband works full time and i work part time. We dont get any benefits at all at the moment. But my husband is getting on a bit and his job is too tiring for him to work 40 hours a week. So my question is if he drops his hours to 20 a week and we apply for benefit will we be sanctioned because he dropped…
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Child tax credit and child benefit
Oh boy this is a strange one. I'm moving away soon to join my partner and then I will be heading off to college (woo!) Trying to do some research, and i've read up because i'm going to be in approved education that the child tax and benefit should still be there. because he is my partner, is he technically able to claim…
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Housing Benefit: One-off Bonus
Hoping that someone may be able to provide some assistance with my query. I was claiming HB up until mid-April. Due to a salary increase, I was no longer eligible. Subsequently, I was made redundant and I opened a new claim for both HB and CT support in December. I am not currently working, these are the only benefits I am…
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MSE News: Almost two million to receive cold...
Almost two million households across Great Britain will receive cold weather payments of £25 each, following sub-zero temperatures across the UK last week...Read the full story: 'Almost two million to receive cold weather payments - check if you're eligible' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the…
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PIP questions
I applied for PIP back in July last year. I couldn't do a F2F assessment, my GP said it would be too much for me so I was accepted for a paper based assessment. On Monday a nurse from Capita rung me, she was so lovely and really did sympathise with my situation. She said they'd had further info from my GP and it gave them…
