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Help please if you can
Hi again I posted a few days sgo about my SMP coming to and end. Anyway thanks so much for all of your replies. It has now been decided that I will not be returning to work. Therefore only my hubbie shall be earning and we now are able to say this shall be 14,500 a year. Like I said I tried emailing and phoning our CAB but…
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I will nOT be better off working but...
Im in a sort of no-benefit trap! You may know me from the families board, stuch with a big mortgage, 3 kids, I have seen a lone parent advisor who said i would be about the same financially if i worked. I get a pension through ill health retirement, dla for one child, CTC, child benefit, free school meals and free milk,…
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rules for holidaying in UK on JSA?
Whats the rules on this. One week holiday which spans a signing on day. Is it a simple process?
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Housing benefit if you are home owner?
Does anyone know if you are entitled to housing benefit if you're a home owner.I work part time,my husband is unemployed and doesn't get any benefits.We have 2 children.Thanks
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concessions for DLA and/or income support
I remember there was a thread that amassed a lot of concession information, to what was available to those on DLA and/or income support. Could someone please provide that link as I am trying to gather as much as possible for a future magazine article. As many people have no idea of what is available, and only gain this…
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Yet again Tax Credit Overpayment
Got a letter this morning demanding money for an overpayment. Apparently they sent me a letter previously but it never got here. I rang them up and eventually got thourugh to a reall nasty piece of work who told me that in 2003/4 I estimated our houslhold income as 0 when it wa in fact £24000+ This is the year my huband…
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HELP- on IB problems with Housing benefit plus no money
Hi Please please help. I am so sick of this. I have been on IB benefit since last October anf off work since last march.Work paid me off on October. Im single and get lower IB of £66 per week. Now the housing department are determind to ruin any mental health I have left with their continous harrasment and mistakes. This…
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Housing Benefit and Student Loan
Some background. - Mature student, single mum, 2 kids 9 & 4. I get DLA and Carers allowance for one of them(Apsergers) and DLA for myself - for Carpel Tunnel. I get Student loan + Dependents and childcare Grant + Child tax Credit. I have been getting Housing benefit for my council house but I still have to pay 196/month in…
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thanks for the advice
just wanted to say thanks for this forum and the advice posted on it. i have been able to tell mum and dad benefits that they should have been claiming but didn't know they where entitled to and other benefits/concessions they will be able to claim as a result. was also able to help an elderly neighbour who isn't claiming…
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Carers Allowance/(HRP)
I wonder if anyone can help me with an issue around carer's allowance and pensions (home responsabilities protection- thingy) Please bear with me as i don't fully understand the situation so i am trying to relay the situation in this message.... A relative worked full time from leaving school and paid the appropriate…
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Medical for Incapacity Beneifit
Went for a medical for the above and have had a letter to say I did not score enough points to continue receiving Incapacity Benefit. I am in constant pain from a pain under my shoulder blade, take maximum pain killers allowed per day and am waiting for an operation to remove a cyst near my wind pipe. The questions I was…
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My SMP is coming to an end
Hi there I do hope that soemone may be able to help me. I had a baby 18 weeks ago and will shortly be coming to the end of my maternity leave. We are currently getting around £23 tax credits and the normal child benefit. Apart from that we get nothing more. My hustband earns between 14.5k and 16.5k per year. We own our…
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What will I be entitled to?
Hi everyone, I've just been referred to this fab site by a friend and need some advice. I am a single parent with a 7 year old and am currently 10 weeks pregnant with twins. I am employed and work from home. I earn £25k and also get £550 a month in maintenance from my eldests father. I am in receipt of CB and also get the…
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Is there a Solution
I am a Textile Agent working as a Limited Company for a large Turkish manufacturer. I have been owed a substantial amount of money from a previous manufacturer in Turkey who I represented for 2 years. They have escaped paying this because Turkey is beyond EU law. Last time I was paid was October 03. Since then ,although I…
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Getting a council flat..
Hi, I'm currently aged 21 and still living with my parents. They want me out! I don't have a job at the moment as I've been doing some work at home. I'm wondering if I'm in a situation whereby I can get a council flat paid for. I don't know anything about any of this so any advice for getting one A.S.A.P would be greatly…
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Tax Credits
Have I understood this right?! At the moment I am self employed part time and earn around £5k pa. I'm claiming WTC and CTC for 2 children which works out at £145 a week. I am engaged and we are living seperately, but are thinking about moving in together. His weekly take home pay is £200. Out of that, he has to pay £70…
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Income Support...Mortgage help....Housing Benefit
Hello This is a question from my neighbour who does not have a computer. I have recently bought my council house and because I receive Income support I have applied for help with the mortgage payments. I got a letter from the Social Security Office today asking for more information. 1. Can I state whether I was in receippt…
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Coming up to 4 months since I applied!!
I applied for Incapacity Benefit and Income Support at the end of October 04 and I still haven't had a decision yet! I've been told that IS can't be started until the IB get sorted. It is getting me down as I've worked out in the past 12 months I've had a massive £2,800 income for the whole year! The total for the IS is…
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No more maturnity payments
My wife is presently on maturnity leave but her maturnity payments run out before she intends to return to work. I earn just over 20k and we have one other child. Is she entitled to any benefits? Many thanks
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Earnings from small sales on Amazon affecting benefits?
We're applying for housing benefit for the period my wife was unemployed (actually backdated since she's found a job now, but that's another story). Anyway, last time we applied they queried the appearance of small payments from Amazon in my account; I replied with a latter stating that they were from small sales that I…