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Housing benefit arrears - Rant mainly
I have managed to get into debt with the council for housing benefit as they say they have overpayed me by £123 since October 08. I am not disputing this as I had a bonus one month and a premium payment another which took me over what I expected to earn. The problem I now have is that on the notification of overpayment is…
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Incapacity Benefit
Hi I am on long term incapacity benefit and I am eligible for age premium at the higher rate too. At the moment I am on about £102.75. (£84.50 + £17.75) But what is going to happen when the new welfare rule changes happen? Will I still be elibabile for the age premium or will I lose out and only get the incapacity benefit?…
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Sick Pay Stopped
Forgive me if i am not in the correct forum for this question. I was sent home from work on 12 June 2008 after a meeting with a H&S consultant due to a problem with my shoulder. I later attended a meeting with an Occupational Therapist the results of which i have never seen. It was diagnosed as a torn Rotator Cuff which…
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Please help improve my current financial situation.
Hello there. This is my first time posting on the forum after lerking for a while. My situation is this: I'm currently unemployed and on Job Seekers' Allowance. However, I am currently living with a friend. It's not official and can not be, therefore I do not have a tenancy agreement and can not get housing benefit. Though…
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Council Tax Benefit/Tax Credits
Hi, I am recently unemployed and have today applied for Job Seekers Allowance. I have been informed by the Job Centre that I may be entitled to the above Benefits. One of the criteria for these Benefits is that we (as a couple) don't have savings of £6,000.00 or above. We do have just over £7k in an offset account and my…
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Housing Benefit
can anyone help me...? I am alone with my three children. My ex-partner still lives in our family home and I am renting. I work part-time and claim tax credits as well as getting maintenance payements for the kids. After the recent changes I have applied for housing benefit - but am being told that because I have an…
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quick question
recently my ex left & i am now a lone parent with 3 kids im currently receiving ctc & c/ben & £300pm c/main have meeting tommorow with j/centre tommorrow for IS claim My house with ex is currently up for sale, now my parents have suggested that once house is sold to move in with them etc.. If i moved in with my parents…
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JSA (Con or Income) & Income via Insurance
hello. my wife and i really are new to any form of claiming benefits but my OH is going to be in this position on Monday. i will try to be brief but concise and hopefully may get some answers. i have done quite alot of searching and reading but dont understand the basics so i am struggling. our position is, we are a…
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ISMI confusion
Thanks to this forum, I know that the ISMI rate is frozen at 6.08% until May, but also that some BDC's were unaware of this initially. My question is, do I need to call them to get this sorted (just received another payment at 4.58%), or will it be corrected automatically?
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Life after break-up? What benefits am I entitled to?
Hello there. I wonder if anyone could give me any advice. My marriage broke up recently, and my husband is insisting we sell the house in the next few months. Now, I know that in the current climate, only Forrest Gump would buy my house that quickly, so I am worried about that. Also, things between my husband and I are…
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2009/10 rates for IS & incapacity Help please
Hello hoping some knowledgable person out there can help I today received a letter from Job centre saying that my benefits are changing as from 26Feb and then again as from 9th April They have not provided me with a breakdown of the new rates But the current Figures that it states the law says I need to live on are stated…
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omg lady at job center so rude!
hello all i am really annyoed rite now , im currently claiming esa and dla high rate mobility and care and was suprised to recivce a letter regarding a back to work interview at the job center i thought o well maby they just want to help me try and find some work which i may be able to do which is a good thing, neway 1st…
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Council Tax benefit question
I am a 24 year old student who studies full time in privately rented accomodation. I currently do not have a part time job and havent had one for some time. For the past couple of years living in rented accomodation we have been claiming housing benefit and the calculator says we could possibly be claiming full council tax…
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Tax Credits
I have to inform the tax credit office my partner is moving in with me, what information will i need (do i ned previous address ect)
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Incapacity Benefit advice pls
Hello I have been on Incapacity Benefit for just over a year and had a form sent to me on 21st November 2008, it was an IB50 IB QUESTIONAIRE FORM from the Medical services on behalf of the DWP. They told me to complete the form and return it no later than 6th January 09. Due to family problems I didn't complete the form…
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Help Please
Hi All I am a single dad who has just had his business collapse around him. I have a 10 year old daughter who lives with me. I tried to claim income support and was told that because i have not claimed child benefit (i did not know about it, but it seems my daughters mother has been claiming it for the last 3 years) i can…
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drop in Incapacity Benefit
Has there been a decrease in IB starting in April? I've just received a letter from DWP and I'll be getting £10 less a week IB from April :confused:
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Cold weather payment
For only the second time in 10 years we received a cwp today:j ,i was abit mystified at first as it said on bank statement n.i.number dwp cwp£25-00,so anyone who lives in the manchester area might be in for a pleasant surprise:beer:
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both working and worse off
Hi, my partner and i have got back together after a years seperation. I contribuite £1050 of my salary for all of the bills leaving me £200pm. WHAT THIS NOW MEANS THOUGH IS AFTER ALL BILLS WE ARE WORSE OFF TOGETHER THAN APART (WE BOTH HAD £700PM AFTER) its just a rant but what is going wrong where couples are better off…
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Voluntary redundancy and benefits
Hi I am about to go voluntarily redundant as this was a better package. When can I claim anything and am I entitled to do so? Its a little worrying as I have never been out of work before. I will receive approx £7000 in total payout. Any help would be appreciated.