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income support and bettering myself- please help x
Hi there, I was really hoping that someone maybe able to help me. I have just started to claim income support and have started thinking about what I would like to do for work when my baby is a bit older. I would really really like to get off of benefits and do something like nursing or a college course. Could someone tell…
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Over 60's?
Hiya, My mother is turning 60 next month and I was wondering if anybody knew of anything free that she will be eligable for.I know that she can have a free bus pass. Thanks
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Getting Childcare Tax Credits without needing them
Hi all, Over the summer holiday I had to pay for childcare for my kids to a registered provider. The provider cost £160 per week and I got the requisite amount (don't know exactly the figure as all bundled in with WTC & CTC) from tax credits. Today I phoned the tax credits people to tell them I don't need the childcare…
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Family Tax Credits & Lodger..
A friend of mine is considering having me as her lodger but she is on Family tax credits and wants to know if it will affect her claim. She is a single working mum with a 12 year old son. Would appreciate any advice..
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working tax credit and housing benefit
my husband started work recently after being unemployed for 2 years and we checked out entitled to and our councils website for housing benefit. on the websites they dont take into account working tax credit for the hb and i have been told by working tax credits that it is an extra payment to help you back on your feet . i…
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whats my position with benefits and university
Hello im after some advice please, ive just recovered from cancer last year and ive decided to go to uni. im 32 and in reciept of dla lower rate, housing benefit and income support with high incapacity rate if thats right, ive 2 children aged 5 and 8 who live with there mother we split last year after 14 years together…
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single mum/fulltime student
im a fulltime student,hnc healthcare. im seperating from my husband. i have 3 dependants,the youngest 12. i have been told that on the 27th oct,ny income support will cease,and i will have to claim jsa.im fulltime student,1st year nurse training. i am not available for work. i was told by the job centre plus that there is…
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Do i have any chance? HB overpayment
Hi, all! Don't think i will avoid repaying but hope for some advice. Situation is: we moved in this house in November 2007, applied for HB, since then i have receipts from the council for submitting 3 times bank statements and payment statements for my husbands earnings (he is self-employed and works 30+ hours, i get low…
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cash payment will it affect jobseeker Allowance
Hi all Hope you can help with a quick question, I currently claim Jobseekers allowance while looking for employment, a family friend has put my name forward to attend a market research meeting which for 1 hour I'm told they will pay me £20 in cash for my views I'm guessing I will have to declare this income, how will this…
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Advice please?
Is there anyone on here who can give me some advice? Went to GP yesterday with chronic hip pain. She was surprised at how little movement i have , suspects its osteo arthritis and has ordered x rays. She has prescribed me Co-Codamol and Naproxen. As a single parent of 1, and recently having had to claim for IS and HB, she…
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can school leaver get help with housing costs while still at family home
excuse me if I am brief but have lost TWO posts already as I took too long to type them :rolleyes: mum is on JSA (approx £67) and loses all child related benefits now little bro is 19. However he still lives at home (he is on a gap yr!) so she also loses £40 non dependants deduction from CT and HB benefit. Little bro gets…
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How will my foreign partner moving in effect my CTC claim?
I am currently working and receiving CTC. However I am due my second child next May. My Partner is South African and is applying to move over early next year as my Fiance and will not be allowed to work. Will I then have to apply jointly for CTC and how is it effected if he is foreign as I understand he is not allowed to…
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Disability benefit, claim for past 8 years and driving advice please?
All My father had a severe stroke 8 years ago and works with a bad limp and had poor use of right side. He has never claimed a penny in his life and is a very proud man. He still drives and has an automatic car and is perfectly safe. He also has an American licence and they test him every six months when they go away for…
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I am leaving my job today? What should I take.
Hi. I have been made redundant and it is my last day at work. I will be claiming the JSA. What do you think I should get from my employer ? Any other odvice what should I do today ?
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Expert Help Needed
Very complicated - on behalf of my mate who has a Son who has CP and is severely disabled, recently got a £1 million compensation claim paid - into the court of protection in one lump sum - he is currently aged 8 My Friend's (his Mum) husband was killed in an industrial accident 3 years ago, recently got £130K compensation…
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CTC not paid
I have just checked my bank statement online (fortunately) and found that my CTC has not been paid in, and should have gone in on the 1st September. :confused: . I phoned CTC and after the person i spoke to put me on hold, he came back and said the payment had been rejected by my bank? Same account details, absolutely no…
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help with tax credits appeal turned down
Hi is there anyone that can can give me a little bit of advise? I have worked in the same place for the last 5.5 years. In that time there has been a change of ownership 3 times. My job has not altered in that time. Last year I rang them up and said that I will be doing more hours temporarily as my new boss had more work…
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Incapacity Benefit and working from home
Hi everybody. I hoped someone could advise me as to weather I need to inform Uncapacity Benefits and any other authority if I have plans to work from home running a web-shop? It will basically be a drop-shipping kind of scheme and I may look into advertising the shop in some popular national magazines. I am unsure if there…
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Maternity Allowance - is this normal?
Hello helpful people :) I sent off my forms to claim Maternity Allowance 4 weeks ago, around the beginning of August. I haven't heard anything back from them yet so called them on Tuesday to get an update. The perfectly-polite but not-so-helpful gentleman on the phone told me they have no record of my claim but "don't…
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It Baffles Me. Help Please
my wife started work last friday and with me being out of work shes left it all for me to do and its hurting my head.. o.k the situation is weve got two children with our youngest being profoundly deaf and difficulties walking he gets the higher rate my eldest is thirteen, Iv been in and out of employment all my working…