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Looking for some advice please
Hello, Looking for some advice please on benefit issues. Our father just died suddenly although he hadn’t kept well for years, he was 59. My mother also has MS. All the benefits – housing benefit, income support and council tax benefit are in my Dad’s name except my Mum’s disability allowance which is in her name. We just…
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Does anyone know what the income level is for income based JSA / CTB?
Sorry to double post, posted this under jobseeking too by mistake. I've just called Jobcentre Plus to claim for JSA. I've not been working since mid November, but haven't been signing on, as wasn't actively seeking work in December, and have also had other reasons for not wanting to be working full time. But I'm now…
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Carers allowance and JSA
Hi, just a quick question. My Dad is on JSA and my Mum cares for my Gran and wants to apply for Carers allowance but they think it will affect the JSA money and they cant afford to lose any. Does anyone know if it will affect it? Thanks
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Please can you settle a discussion for me??
Hi, I was talking to my friend today and her mum who is registered disabled and claims DLA and IB is below retirement age but lives in her own private house but she also owns another property, one house is owned outright and one is mortgaged. I was under the impression that all assets were to be disclosed to the DWP and…
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Can somebody give me some advice please
HI guys, I wonder if someone would be able to give me some advice. This is a really complicated situation so listen carefully. :) Since I was 14 I have had a serious auto immune disease which makes me very tired and unable to work full time. I am now 21 and have been advised never to work full time due to my illness.I was…
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Entitled to working tax credit - work under 16 hours
My husband and I receive working tax credit (he works 40+ hours) but I have recently gone down to 15.75 hours a week (just quarter of an hour under the 16 hours!!). Will we stop getting the working tax credit when I inform HMR? Does the 16 hour minimum limit only apply to single parents and/or the childcare element of…
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money from family and benefits?
Hi, i'm not sure if this is in the right section so sorry if its not! We have a large amount of debt and my husband has lost his job. If our family give us money to pay off the debts, will it affect our means tested benefit? ie; be classed as income, as we have been given money? thanks
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not entitled to a PENNYS worth of help?
ok a quick history worked from i was 16 till second year of uni at 26 2nd and 3rd year of uni no work as i was workng on my degree worked after uni for 9 months then was not working oin medical grounds live with my partner who is on 17k. which tbh isnt enough to support 2 people as we dont get any tax credits cause of her…
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Question re. tax credits...
Recently I got a new job and am living much more comfortably than I was for more than a year previous to that. However, when I was earning very little and paying back an awful lot of student/moving debt there was one thing which bothered me. Why are working tax credits only available to those who are over 25? For the life…
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New Benefit Rates 2009
Details of all increases/decreases in State Benefits can be found by clicking on this link. PLEASE NOTE: These new rates come into effect on 6th April 2009. http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2008/dec/NewBenefitRates.pdf
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sure start maternity grant
Hi I wondered if anyone knew more about this than I do. I have read that you qualify for it if your tax credits are higher than the family element. I have dug my award out to have a look and we are currently getting £2635.30 a year. I work 16 hours and my DH works full time. We have one DD who is 2. Any help much…
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Low Wage Top-Up?
Hi all My partner was working 35 hours per week earning minimum wage until approx 3 weeks ago when his employer told him his hours would be reduced to 2 shifts per week (only approx 15 hours) this is causing us real problems paying the bills we have a mortgage etc. I work 4 days per week earning £32 per day and we get £101…
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ESA And Free School Meals
Hello - OH has claimed ESA that they have awarded to him as a couple. Anyway, I cannot work out whether we can get free school meals with it. I understand that Income Related you can, but contribution related you cannot claim. I do no know which he gets. I am looking at his letter infront of me stating that they are…
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Why was my SMP so low?
I hope someone can explain this to me. My baby was due 4/5/08 - she did in fact arrive 9 days later. I work as a supply teacher and worked right up until a week before my due date - I started receiving SMP on 29/4/08 and it finished a couple of weeks ago. I would like to know why I received only £80 maternity pay, which…
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Self-employed to JSA and claim insurance
Hi, Asking for views and any experiences of individuals having redundany/sickness/accident cover whilst being self-employed. Is it worth it or will I have problems if I claim. My situation is that I took out the policy when I was working full-time a couple years back, then made redundany, was going to claim but then got a…
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Not A Problem, Just Advice Please
me and my new partner have just started living together. i work 28 hours a week which earns me about £700 a month i have 2 children ,1 who is 14 that i claim CB for and 1 who is 17 who will be claiming EMA when he starts his new course. i claim CTC and WTC and no others. my partner claims JSA for a short time due to his…
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relocating whilst on housing benefit?
Hi, i was wondering if anybody could help advise us with our situation. My partner was working in london and has a small rented flat, i was at home working here. Then we both lost our jobs. My partner is still in london and i'm still here (leicester) this was in december when we became unemployed. My partner works in…
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Diabililty Living Allowance - My Story.
[FONT="]Let me tell you a story in which I have been subjected as far as I am concerned by a witch hunt by the DWP – DLA.[/FONT] [FONT="]My background is that I have been involved as a legal adviser for some years some of those cases involved quite successful cases against the DWP. Indeed a number of stories were…
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Please Help Clarify - Working Tax Credit
My husband and I currently receive working tax credit. He works 40+ hours per week and I was working 16. However, I have now gone down to 15.75 (just under 16) and wonder if we can still claim? I know there is some regulation where you have to work at least 16 hours and I know that this applies to single parents and also…
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tax credit want payback v. income support won't pay back
Whilst on income support money was deducted as partner was 'working' and family tax credit was also claimed. Half way through financial year I discovered partner was not working the hours he claimed (over 20) and that was only working 11. I immediately informed wftc of this, biut they continued to pay and just sent out…