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Incapacity Benefit - Housing?
I'm on long-term IB, which is my only source of income, but I'm also under 25 (21). I'm currently living with my parents but would like some sort of independence. Would I be entitled to Housing Benefit?
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help please
My mum works part time, my dad doesent work as he cant with a bad back, and i work part time and at college full time I get EMA and think we get child support, also when i leave college is there something else we could claim? as we will loose child support which is alot. What can we claim? Could my dad get something if he…
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Entitledto.co.uk or Tax Credits calculator, which is right??
I've done calculations to see what my benefits would change to when and if my boyfriend moves in with me and my children. We're still talking about it as financially I don't know how different it would be and it may be better for him not to live with me still. I rent from the council, have 3 children under the age of 4,…
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just curious
do you have to inform benefit people (if your on benefits) that you have been given gifts of money at xmas ?:confused:
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christmas & jobseekers payment?
what has happened?:mad: i was due my jobseekers today & have not been paid & to add salt to the wound all benefits depts have now dicided to closed for chistmas:mad: you name it ALL CLOSED :mad::mad::mad: i am angry. is it just me or has others had the same problem?
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xmass payment esa payed twice?
hi just a quick question i had 2 payments enter my bank today both from esa one for the ammount of £121.10 and another for the amount of £72.00. now im unsure weather they have payed me 4 weeks money because today i recived a letter from esa saying. " A CHANGE IN YOUR ESA" from the 30th oct 2008 your esa will be £60.55 a…
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Wheres My Income Support?
Normally paid on monday the 29th............but was expecting it in my bank account today!! Its not there!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: Christmas ruined!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: Cheers gordy!!! :mad:
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Tax credits not in account today
i stopped working and last week i got child tax credits back (wtc was stop'd) and an award form saying weekly amounts from 18th dec every thursday alas today nothing in my account any ideas? tried ringing but getting nowhere not even sure there open today with it being xmas eve
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Sure Start Maternity Grant
Hey all, Just wondering how long it took for a claim for the SSMP to be processed as i sent off the forms on monday? Kind Regards
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Just been made redundant
Hi all, Having never been on benefits before and having read through a lot of posts on this site I find myself very confused so hopefully someone can help me. I have just been made redundant and got a redundancy payment of around £12k. We have no savings and a mortgage of around £80k which hopefully will be paid by the…
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Benefits/elect & Gas Tariff
I heard today that if you are on certain benefits then you can ask for a lower or special tariff for gas & elect. Does anybody know anything about this ?
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Christmas wishes
Would just like to wish everyone on the benefits forum all the very best for christmas and for a happy and healthy 2009. I have enjoyed every minute of the time spent on here since joining in march,and I`m pleased that I`ve been able to help people and look forward to doing so next year,a year which i think will be at the…
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No Money For presents For The Kids
To Be Honest I dont even have money for food and bills but am more worried about getting presents for my neice's and nephews. My family have told me its ok dont worry but i feel very bad and sad about not being able to get them presents. was giving 4 weeks social benefits for incapacity today. must be 4 weeks instead of 2…
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Children's tax allowance 2002/3
Apologies if this is already on the boards but it didn't come up in a search. OH union sent all members a letter as follows? The year before tax credits were introduced thee was a different non means tested allowance available which was never advertised by the Inland Revenue called Children's tax Allowance for 2002/3 You…
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is this correct?
I've posted this from another forum i'm on and i'm sure it's not real??? :confused: what do you think? http://www.wkhca.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=24597&d=101&h=160&f=127 If you had kids in 2002/3 you can claim up to £1040 extra back tax credit. Information for Parents Unclaimed Children's Tax Allowance for 2002/3 The year…
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New Job no increase in tax credits
Has anybody else come across the situation whereby you change jobs, take a pay drop but your tax credits do not increase? I previously earned £21K, took a job at a local school for £12K (for family reasons) and found out from tax credits, that my payments would remain the same as they work it out in blocks, i.e. £10K -…
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Child Tax Credit - based on 2007/2008 earnings?
My wife has recently given birth to our first child, and therefore we applied for Child Tax Credits. The award letter arrived this morning, and we've been given a figure for how much we will receive a month. However, this figure has been based on our earnings for the 2007/2008 tax year - when both my wife and I were…
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Help with Child Benefit Claim
My nephew came to live with me in May this year, he is 18 and in full time education. I made an application for child benefit for him in June, but up to now it has not been processed. I have been phoning the customer service about once a month to track the progress but lm always told it is still be considered and they will…
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Christmas Benefits due...?
OH gets INCAP and DLA. Was just wondering when they will be paid over the festive season as one is due on Dec 24th and other is due Dec 25th... Do they pay double on the previous one or pay it in the last banking day before Crimbo? Just so we can manage our money. not gonna phone the 0845 number as you're on hold for 7…
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Income support or JSA?
last week i lost my job, usual story due to current times. However, tomorrow i was going to call the Job Centre and talk about JSA. This is where things get difficult. I have a disabled child ( whom we get DLA and carers allowance for ) So i only want to work 16 hours a week and earn no more than £95 But, i also have a…