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Car allowance - claim vat back?
Apologies if this is in the wrong section..... looking for a clear answer as i’ve found conflicting answers. i get a car allowance through my job (i am NOT self employed). i get the allowance in my monthly salary and this is taxed as normal. I lease a car as a personal car so i pay vat on the monthly lease also. i probably…
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Buying a house on benefits
Hi guys, I am disabled and my wife is my full time carer. As such we both receive the appropriate benefits. We own our own home. We are looking to sell our house and use the money to buy a new place in another village. Same council. We have no savings so all the moving costs, purchase will come out of the house sale. Do we…
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Esa
Hi there been on ESA for a long time my benefits normally get put in to my Barclays account every 2 weeks on a Saturday it was not in my account this morning it is normally due on a Monday but always got it on a Saturday has Barclays changed paying you on a Saturday any help will be appreciated
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child benefit reduction?
Hi, Is the £50K+ salary where you start to lose some of your child benefit the figure of your total salary before tax, NI is paid, or after. Also, can you take into consideration other aspects of your salary such as pension contributions which would lower your salary paid? Or is it a simple as, if you earn over £50K you…
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Help! No employment history and no NI contributions - JSA?
Hello No judgement please! This is actually on behalf of my brother who is 32, graduated from University 10 years ago and has had no paid employment since. He volunteers 1 day a week at a charity shop. He has some savings, an inheritance which was around £20000 but this will be less now as he uses this for any day to day…
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Child benefit question
Good evening, My partner and I are splitting up and our children are coming with me. As he earns over the Child Benefit threshold, I haven't been claiming for the last few years. I work but earn nowhere near what he does but I'm unclear as to whether or not I will be able to restart Child Benefit once I'm on my own again,…
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Housing benefit for renting from a friend
I know it's generally not allowed to claim Housing benefit if you rent from a close family member, but what is the situation if it's a friend who isn't related to you?
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Dismissal from work to be reversed, and sent via Payroll - what happens with Universal Credit
Apologies if this has been asked previously, I did search the forum first before posting. It is a long story, though I will try to keep it short. I was diagnosed with a chronic illness, and my employer would not make any adjustments to allow me to return. I appealed the decision and, at the appeal meeting a year later, the…
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ESA50 re-assessment
I have re-assessment form to complete (ESA), as my condition has become worse. At the last re-assessment I sent all my evidence. This time shall I just send the new letters received from doctors since last re-assessment or the complete evidence again. Secondly, should just copy word for word of last ESA form and adding…
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Benefits help please
hi, i would be extremely grateful if someone could help me and advise what I should be claiming. Iv been receiving income support, child tax credit and carers allowance plus dla low mobility mid care for my son for the past 4 years. Iv been offered a job starting next week on a 16 hour contract, could someone please advise…
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Will my Universal Credit claim be closed?
Hello I currently work 35 hours a week and get about 1300 a month. My partner has been on maternity pay the past 9 months and just got her last pay. We moved into rented accommodation from a private landlord in December, and have been getting an entitlement of about 1400 a month including 698 LHA, and 230 child element. I…
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chondromalacia Patella snd child
Good evening our daughter has been having terrible knee joint pain and it randomly giving way etc long story short 2 years of physio a mri and many appointmemrs at hospital they told her today it’s chondromalacia patella , it’s not going to get better and there is no more treatment to offer. shes 15 and uses one crutch at…
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Personal independence questions
What's the difference between esa and pip? How important is supporting information? I sent a letter from my psychiatrist Thirdly, are pip times just as slow as esa? I called the DWP today and they've received my pip 2 form and supporting information Thanks
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Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit - claim rejected
Hi, Does anyone have any experience or advice in respect of having an IIDB claim for an accident at work rejected by DWP assessor please? The accident is not disputed thanks to accident reports from the time but because I have unrelated underlying issues the DWP assessment doctor attributed my loss of function to these,…
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Redundancy and tax credits
Hello , I willl be made redundant from work sometime this year. I have not yet been given my statutory 12 weeks notice. I currently receive working and chid tax credits. I have been told there are two ways of terminating my employment, once I am given official notice 1 I continue working as normal until my 12 weeks notice…
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LCWRA APPEAL
Hello when asking for an appeal it gives an option of attending or not. Is there a way someone can attend on my behalf? Also just want to thank everyone for their help on my previous posts.
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Claiming Carers Allowance
I receive the higher rate of PIP for both daily needs and mobility. My husband looks after me, but doesn't think of himself, or want to acknowledge, that he is a carer. I am wondering about a claim for Carers Allowance, but don't want to go through a rigmarole in order to be turned down. Can anyone advise what they think…
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Universal credit and partner working overseas
If one partner works overseas and the other is not working, what is non working spouses income for uc? Is it the amount he sends home? Or is it his income? Or are they not entitled because they are still a couple?
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I want to stop claiming universal credits.
Hi i wish to stop claiming uc and wondering if this is possible. Do i need to give them a good reason to want to close my claim or do i write in the journal i wish to stop claiming or do i need to phone someone?
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Disability Premium
Wondering if anyone can advise please Male aged 68 on State Pension currently on DLA mobility going through transition from DLA to Pip After looking at assesors report it appears he will achieve Mid Rate Care and Low Mobility ( but obviously not guarenteed until final decision from DWP). Wife of above age 65 but will not…
