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Brother moving in
my brother is moving into my spare room untill june time ive got change of circumstances from from council on way but what will they need to know/how will things change i get almost full hb (not all is covered) and full ct however i am not taking any rent etc from him as he simply doesnt earn enough (was made redundant…
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Help with childcare costs for self-employed
Can anyone advise me if there is any help available with childcare costs for self-employed. Both my husband and I are self-employed and jointly earn around £44000 (although it is more than likely to go down due to the economic situation). Our child credit is around £200 a year! So not much help. I know that if we were…
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help? Training for work on IB - xmas bonus?
hi, seems like there are a lot of helpful folks here so thought id ask; i am on long term incapacity benefit but i am currently doing what i thought was called 'training for work' through enable as a step getting back into work,. cant find anything on jobcentre site so unsure if it is called training for work or otherwise.…
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Incapacity benefit and help with mortgage.
I am getting really desparate now and don;t know what to do. Since a serious illness I have been on Incapacity benefit since 1st August 2008. (£63.75) and still waiting for another operation I have been told that I get too much money coming in above the £60.50 (£3.25) and I am not eligible for Income Support and therefore…
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Can Anyone Help?
hi, wondering if anyone can help me. I work full time (37 hours)with a salary of £15550, my husband did work 37 hours but has been put down to 24 hours a week so will pick up about £100 a week. I am 6 months pregnant and should get tax credits when the baby is born. Our rent is £145 a week to a private landlord, but we…
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Housing Benefit for my mother
Hi. My brother and I bought an inexpensive house (with a buy-to-let mortgage) for my 73 yr old father to live in about 5 yrs ago. My father paid us £375 per month rent and we made up the other £325. My father ran up debts on credit cards unbeknown to us as he could not live on the money he had left and didn't want to tell…
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local Housing Allowance, a few questions
Hi guys im not sure if this is the right board but I am hoping you guys can help. Basically I am a graduate looking for work and currently claiming JSA, I am looking at relocating to another area and have found a flat which is expensive but once in work will be easily manageable. I have been told by the council that I am…
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tax credits and jsa asvice please
hi all. im desperate for a bit of advice. I am currently living with family and claiming jsa. I am thinking of moving in with my partner. My partner works 37 hours a week and his gross income is £1293.67 per month. At the moment my partner is currently not entitled to any tax credits. Will we be entitled to working tax…
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Claiming Income Support
Hi, I have been trying to work out how income support i will recieve but no luck. I am a single women or 36 child 1 is 17 in full time education child 2 is 4 child 3 is 11 months No saving or child maintenance. If anyone could give me rough idea i would be grateful thanks
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newbie 1st post. on benefits, need help with broken washing machine
i am totally broke- not helped by the jobseeker allowance~ being delayed this week -and now my aging washing maxhine has finally siezed up.. * calling their helpline has used up all my mobile phone credit, being left on hold or told they are busy and try again.. i have been trying all ### day aaafgggghhh! I am still not…
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£190 free to expectent mothers
Not sure if this already posted. When you reach your 25th week of pregnancy ask your midwife or doctor to for the Health in Pregnancy Grant claim form. Make sure it’s fully complete and sent back within 31 days to receive your £190 grant. Who can get Health in Pregnancy Grant? You can get the grant if all of the following…
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Little bit of tax credit advice please....
For 3 years in a row we've been overpaid tax credits, even though i over-estimated my partners self employed earnings for the last 2 years. I have put in 2 appeals last one i put in was November 07. I haven't heard a thing from the appeals dept. I know they have had the appeals as they suspended the collections temporarily…
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Incapacity Benefit Query
HI...I am currently on incapacity benefit and have just been told from my work i am having my contract terminated and i will be recieving 12 weeks full pay in lieu of notice...My query is will i have to inform the DWP about this payment and will it affect my incapacity benefit payments in any way...I am recieving no other…
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Help Appreciated About Benefit Entitlement Please
Firstly, i would just like to apologise in advance if my explanation is not very concise, but my head is a mess (i see a neurologist and doctors for this!). I am currently in receipt of Income Support (i have been on it for quite a while as i have been too sick to work). When i went for my last Lone Parent interview a the…
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Swapping from full IS to IS and CTC
I'm after some advice please. Currently, I'm in receipt of income support for both my children and myself - we haven't yet swapped to the IS and CTC payments. I know this will happen eventually but I would like to swap over now and have read that I can phone to have this sorted. So, do I phone tax credits and does anyone…
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Entitled to anything at all?
My husband's fixed contract is coming to an end in a few months' time and he was told by his employer that they cannot guarantee that it would be renewed. He has been with the same employer for the past 5 years, all the time on fixed-term contracts. My husband has been looking for another job but hasn't had much luck so…
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Not sure If I can get help
Hi I am a bit confused at the moment as I have never claimed any sort of benefits and don't even know where to start. Basically I was working until November of last year then had to stop work because of depression and increasing panic attacks. I was working from home sel-employed before Christmas but now I'm struggling to…
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How Much Incapacity Benefit?
Hi How much IB should I be receiving? I have been getting IB for approx 8 yrs now. I used to get high rate IB plus the age allowance. My daughter started to receive IB Aug 08 and she is getting over £200 a fortnight, and more than I receive. She is 25 and single. Could someone please let me know what I should be receiving.…
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Tax refund 2002/03 Children Under 16/Tax credits??
Firstly - sorry about the vague thread title. I received an email from a friend today advising me to get in contact with a middleman basically saying that if you have been caring for a child under 16 from the tax yr 2002-03 the Inland Revenue could owe you up to £1000. She provided a contact number. I figured that if a…
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Tax credit
have heard rumour that can apply for tax credit rebate for 2002/03 if you had child 1989-199?. Application needs to be submitted by 31 Jan. any info appreciated