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Working from home tax relief
Hi, My partner started working from home last year due to the covid pandemic and we completed the tax relief online for this. He's now been told that he has to work from home permanently. Do we need to complete the tax relief online annually and if so when should we do it? Many thanks.
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Applying for attendance allowance, advice?
Just starting this process for my mother. Has anyone got advice on how to apply successfully and on what grounds people are refused. i think she should qualify for something as my father got it due to his medical history. How much detail is required ? Etc. Any help welcome.
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Universal Credit, WCA. From worry to a positive outcome!
I like to think I am a fair minded person that criticises when its needed but also gives credit where its due. I have had my run ins with the DWP over the years, lies told about my health issues during tribunals Etc. Etc. However on this occasion I wanted to give some praise to the system that has for once worked well. To…
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Universal credit + new job
First of all, thanks in advance for any responses/advice, its greatly appreciated. I have started a new job as an admin temp, and am being paid a month in arrears. I started at the beginning of this month and wont receive any pay until the end of next month, at which I'll receive this month's pay only. The pay date from my…
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Universal Debtl Credit Advice
My daughter is a single parent 3 year student nurse Over the last 3 years she has complied with every request attended every meeting supplied every document, which they do not dispute. Today she received a phone call from UC claiming she has been overpaid for the last 3 years and could be a substantial amount of 15-20k…
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Universal Credit and Savings
Hi all, My friend has just been laid off and will have to claim Universal Credit which he's never done before. Do you know if having some savings will stop him getting the full amount or not? He's got roughly £3k in his savings account. I said I'd sit down and help him budget so it would be really good to know if there's a…
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Urgent: Newbie to JSA, when will it expire and what next?
Morning. For the first time in my life I had to claim JSA from March last year. My son has special needs and I am his carer, trying to complete DLA forms at present as again never claimed. I still can't find work that fits within family life/distance or skillset (happy to do anything but it's hours). I think they said from…
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CTC and Child Benefit
Hi hoping someone can help me, my daughter is 17 and is her last year at school, does anyone know what date her ctc and child benefit will stop? She’s not interested in staying on in further education Thanks
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Universal Credit Limited Capability & Up coming review?
Hello everyone I hope you are all keeping safe during these hard times. I have two questions that I hope you can help me with I havent been able to work due to Doctors orders during the pandemic, this is due to me having a heart attack in 2017 and having a form of heart failure, my GP has deemed it too dangerous for me to…
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Limited Capacity for Work decison and getting a job - An urgent enquiry!
I have complex medical issues, relating to my blood flow and oxygen levels, sadly a life long illness - I started a claim for sickness related benefits due to increased illness in June 2020. The case was being handled by a complex case manager however I've finally been given a decison that I am in the limited capability…
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Universal Credit Timeline
My son signed up for UC about 6 weeks ago, filling out all the relevant info and was told that he had to wait for a phone call to go over the claim, however he missed the call and that was about 3 weeks ago and he's not sure if or when they will call back or if he can contact them. Does he just wait for the call again or…
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ESA and being a Company Director
I hope someone can help with this, I have looked online and can't find the answer I am seeking. Also tried ringing the benefits line to be cut off...twice. Basically I am on ESA and PIP for various illnesses which I won't go into here but a friend of mine wants to start a company and wanted to know if I wanted to be on…
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PIP Award and next Assessment questions
Hello I hope that someone could advise about the above. Applied for Universal Credit Jan 2019-First Payment March 2019. I did not apply for PIP initially, as I was new to claiming Benefits and was not told about it. I have Myasthenia Gravis . Applied for LCW. Declined. Won Appeal for 12 months. Awarded in my favour by…
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LCW/LCWRA Tribunal Decision 12/05/20
Hello again . I hope that somebody can help with the above. I was browsing this section today, and noticed a couple of posts about LCW/LCWRA This made me check my decision from the First Tier Tribunal Letter I received. I'll try to be as brief as possible (which is almost impossible anything DWP related) I have a small…
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Guardianship/ Appointee/Solicitor
Hi, I am in need of some advice from you good people. My father suffered a stroke recently which took all of his cognitive awareness, leaving him in a generally confused state unable to make decisions for himself. It's clearly too late for an LPA now, so his Social Worker has asked me (as his NoK) to look into obtaining…
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Can I appeal this tax return ( long post sorry)
Sorry if i’m wrong place, i’m new to this. So basically i’ve never really been self employed, middle of 2019 I went on universal credit as I had literally no income and wasn’t working in any way it stayed like that till Christmas 2019 really, albeit temporary roles where I was still on universal credit anyway as I wasn’t…
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Tax Credits - Income declaration & Pension Contributions
Hi, technical question here: My wife and I are on WFTC and CTC. We are both earning, but neither of us pay income tax as the wages are too low. We are middle aged and have a decent asset base so will not qualify for UC once TC's finally finish. This year for the first time in a long long time we made contributions to a…
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ESA for persons shielding
Good day to you all. I received my shielding letter some time back and applied for ESA as instructed. I have not had a response to my application, has anyone been successful in receiving ESA due to shielding?
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Tax Credits and Childcare
Ex wife wants me to contribute to childcare costs on top of the maintenance I already give her. She’s saying she can’t claim help via tax credits as Easter is only 2 weeks long and tax credits only consider changes of 4 weeks or more. I said surely you would factor in your total annual childcare cost into your calculations…
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Do I include lump sum pension payment when working out income for working tax credit?
I am currently part of the NHS pension scheme 2015. I received PIP and get working tax credits (with severe disability premium). I received an inheritance last year of £10,000 and paid this into a private pension last autumn with Legal and General, separate from my NHS pension. When it comes to calculating my income for…