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Does the 30-hour free childcare code automatically affect tax credits?
I can’t find the answer anywhere to this so hoping someone can help. My son turned 3 in February so I applied for the 30 free hours. Finally got the code in April, by which point his nursery had closed due to COVID. A couple of weeks ago I renewed my tax credits and put the childcare costs to reflect the 30 free hours - ie…
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18 year old - when Child ISA matures at £20,000 ... will he lose Universal Credit whilst studying?
My teenage son is living semi-independently (a long, difficult story). He is nearly 18. He is still studying at School doing A levels, but is in receipt of Universal Credit. I'm not sure whether he has plans for higher education, to be honest. Anyway, when he turns 18, his Child ISA will mature. It will be worth nearly…
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Universal Credit - New Job - Confused? Help
Hi Everyone. I was hoping you could help. My universal credit is paid from 16-16th. My next payment is 22nd June - 410£ My question is this. I potentially have a new full time job starting 1st July. I'll be paid monthly on 30th July. - I'll earn over £1,500 per month, above UC allowance as I do not get one. Question: 1)…
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Annual leave whilst sheilding
I have an issue I have raised with my employer. I am sheilding, I was put onto official sheilding on 4th May , I am still on sheilding in Scotland until 31st July so far. No instructions have been given about what is likely to happen after that. I contacted my employer about cancelling leave and having the hours put back…
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Do We Get To Keep COVID-19 Bonus?
Hello. My partner works part time at a supermarket on minimum wage so we get his income topped up with working tax credits, and a little housing and council tax benefit. They have given all employees a £200 bonus as a thank you for working through the Covid19 epidemic. My question is do we get to keep this bonus? Or will…
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Stuck on a universal credit question?
I am stuck on a question saying "Are you expecting any earnings from any previous employment in the next month?" My change of work happened on 1st June 2020. I lost my job on that day I will receive £164.60 tax refund in 5 working days which should be between 22nd to 26th June 2020 I already received my last pay which is…
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Last pay date vs last working day WTC confusion
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. I was working and receiving WTC as a single parent. I along with most of the company were Lid off in March, my last day being 24th. I managed to find another job which should have started a few days later but did not due to the virus. For my final WTC a new letter ask me for for my income…
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PIP payments with no assessments
Hi , brother in law has been getting PIP for last 3 yrs , he should have had another assessment by now ( covid stopped ) and his PIP is up on 5th July . Will his payments stop after this date .Thanks
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Job Seekers Allowance Query
Hello All, I'm looking for some advice on Job seekers allowance. My wife has been at university for the last 3 years (and finished on May 30th) and has had 2 part time roles in between but is now left with no job after she was made redundant at the end of February. We recently applied for job seekers allowance but have…
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Carers Allowance
My husband died on the 14th May and I was his Carer. I know that I will still get 2 months of payment. I have had a letter to say I will get it till 13th July. I had a payment on the 8th June. Can anyone tell me when the last payment will actually be? I thought Carers Alloance was paid in arrears. Thanks
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Death of spouse and benefits
My spouse has just died and I have reported it through the tell us one service. I was her carer and we was on a joint UC claim. Does anyone know if I need to do anything else or will they carry on paying UC to me at the reduced rate. Also do I need to apply for widows benefits or allowance and funeral benefit or is that…
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Question regarding “change of doctor” under change of circumstances
Asking of behalf of someone else, they are on ESA and would like clarification of what exactly does “change of doctor” mean under the dwp change of circumstances, the person hasn’t changed doctors as such, not too long ago the doctor surgery was shut down for health and safety reasons by the CQC and a short while after a…
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Letter from tax credits re pip
I have just been awarded standard rate pip daily living. I updated tax credits and the woman I spoke to on live chat said they've sent me a letter but she has no access to it so just assumes I haven't given them enough info about my pip claim. Has anyone else experienced this? We get child tax credits but no working tax…
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Universal Credit and Pension Contributions
Hi. I'm in the process of applying for Universal Credit. I pay into a Private Pension each month and have done so for several years. This is done directly, not via my employer. I am sure I've read that pension contributions are disregarded when calculating the UC payment. Can any of you knowledgeable people confirm if this…
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Will a lump sum payment effect Personal Independence Payment - Disbability Allowance
My mother is selling some land for £20K. Do you know if this will affect her disability allowance / Personal Independence Payment? She is gifting most of it to her son, not sure what tax implications this has, can anyone help. Thanks
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Tax Credit award only until 31/08/2020
We've just received a letter about tax credits award for 2020/2021 but it only goes to 31/08/20 I'm assuming this may be to do with the fact our son leaves/left school this year? Do we have to notify them that he is going to college in September and if so will tax credits then run until April 2021? Also it mentions they…
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Ringing 0345 300 3900 phone number?
Hello I've been trying to ring the above number as the tax credit people have asked me to do to correct some issues but keep getting cut off after endless recorded messages and leaving all my details, and some music. The first few times it was at about the 7-8 minute mark but just now it was at about 5 min. Is this normal?…
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UC50 and CHDAUK
Sent my completed UC50 to CHDAUK approximately 6 weeks ago and well within the timeline to return but still haven’t heard nothing back from them, no telephone appointment or even an acknowledgment that they have received. Nothing in my UC journal either. I'm well aware F2F are not happening at present but was just asking…
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Redundant was looking forward to getting back to work but now have to have vertical hysterectomy -
This couldn’t have come at a worse time and I’m totally unprepared. I was made redundant in March after only two months in the job, due to the effect of Coronavirus in my new employer’s business. No opportunity for furlough as I was deemed a luxury/not essential to running of business. I was generously awarded 2 months’…
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Employment gap - is there any help?
Hi all, I was due to leave my employer in March, but managed to extended my notice period to end of June. My new role does not start until September - am I able to claim JSA even though I have a job lined up? My partner earns too much for us to claim Universal Credit, I checked on the calculator. Thank you so much for your…
