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Increase in Holiday Playscheme Fees.
This post is for a friend of mine. She is a single mum with 2 children and works 4 days a week, 2 days she finishes in time to pick them up from school the other two they go to a childminder.She claims CTC and WTC In each school holiday - her employer allows her to reduce her hours to 2 days a week (16 hours- she has to…
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i dont know what Im gonna do
Helklo, I put in my change of circumstances (now a single mum) on 9th november) and Im still waiting to be told how much i'll get an when from tac credits and wtc and they just keep saying its in a queue and will be backdated. they stopped my joint claim and Ive head nothing christmas has been cancelled now so my poor…
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Brain Tumour Trouble
Hi, as a first time poster but long time browser of the site I hope someone can offer some advise. My brother was diagnosed with a brain tumour Christmas eve and operated on to remove ( partially) on new years eve. He had just returned to work after 3 months off due to a brain haemorrage - which we of course now know the…
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please help
why are the inland revenue so difficult to work with, my wife and i have a six month old boy,her matternity leave is due to finish in march,she is not planning to return to work, so the house income will be just mine(19k) is there any extra help we can get and does anyone know roughly how much benifit we should be…
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I won’t earn enough money to pay my rent/council tax.
I have been off work for some time now and I am hoping that my doctor will say its ok for me to do some light part time work maybe 2 or 3 days a week. The biggest problem with this is I won’t earn enough money to pay my rent/council tax. What are the rules is there any help. Thanks
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New high interest savings account for Child Benefit recipients
The Coventry Building Society has launched a new account called Family 1st. Family 1st is designed to make saving easier for people with children. It is split into 2 parts – one exclusively for your Child Benefit and one for any other money you want to save. Family 1st - Benefit account – arrange to have your Child Benefit…
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Capital & Income - on Benefits
Sudden riches Savings Child Tax Credit & Monetary Gift Saving & Income Support Would credit card transfer count as income? Cash from ebay & tax credits
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Jobseeking
Jobseeking websites info (merged) Working from home (merged) Looking for job in IT Useful websites for jobseeking Recruitment agencies specialising in part time Return to work after heart attack P45/P46 and a new job? Job application form - any tips? Working at Argos Newspaper supplements Going self employed - Housing…
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Students & Benefits
Jobseeking - Got a job now! Students & Tax Credits University or College benefits Incapacity Benefit & College Education
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Overpayment due to "negligence"
i posted about this on the old site but it obviously wasnt interesting enough to be transferred ;) to keep it short - received letter from inland rev compliance wanting bank statements and payslips going back 2 years they then came out to my home to do an interview as it happens i had completed my end of year declaration…
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Redundancy
Urgent! - Redundancy help Redundancy - which benefits Am I able to work/ claim unemployment benefits? Benefit advice? - made redundant Help! - Had to walk out of work Redundancy Been made redundant - so p****d off I'm being made redundant - what benefits can I claim?
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Seperation & Relationship Breakdown
Help- mortgage/family problems Help - Seperation Will I still get mortgage interest paid? I don't know what I'm gonna do - seperation Abandoned - how do you class it? Lone parent needs help - male lone parent Help needed please - seperation Help with school fees - seperation Just seperated - need help Advice on Benefits,…
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Free, Grants & Concessions while on benefits
VAT exemption for disabled car Can't get a blue badge Free school meals Suggestions required Grants for heating Grants £10 christmas bonus Back to work grant Milk Tokens School uniform assistance Winter Fuel Allowance Free fruit & Veg? Free scheme to help with insulation & heating
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Fraud
Benefit investigation Being investigated for fraud
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Self employed
What benefit can I claim? Working from home Self employed & benefits Tax credits, part time work, irregular income Working from home - suggestion Can someone please help me with this? Work from home - job Online part time work Self employed to JSA and claim insurance Self employment? Self employment - any ideas?
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Mortgage and Benefits
Tax Credits-Please help - Owning a house while on tax credits
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FAQ's Benefits, Tax Credits & Jobseeking
Links to questions that have already been asked on this board. Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Industrial Injuries Carers & Carer's Allowance Advice about benefits for familes of disabled children Tax Credits (Working Tax Credits & Child Tax Credit) Child Benefit, Children & Benefits, Child Support…
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*DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE (DLA) & A.A*
The following are links to DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE (claim up to age 65) ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE (claim 65 and over) and Industrial Injuries questions already asked on this board.
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tax credit.HELP!!!
can anyone tell me if buying my house will affect my tax credits?
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Baby Tax Bonus
Hi, My wife and I have just had our first child - who is great, by the way :) We know that we will be able to claim Child Allowance, Child Tax Credit and that we will also receive the £250 Baby Bond in due course. I have also discovered a credit called the Baby Tax Bonus, which can be worth upto £1049 for the first year of…