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Where do i stand??
Afternoon Everyone, Great site with brilliant info so i was hoping someone would be able to help me out. My situation is i live at home and have a long term girlfriend, we have now found out she is pregnant, so we will need to move into our own house/flat as there is not enough room in my parents house. Due to the…
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my kids will soon be leaving school - what happens to my benefits?
god, this is scary - will i lose all my money when my 2 kids leave school this year? one may be staying on in 6th form and the other may be going to college (yes, they are twins).....at the moment we get the child benefit, housing benefit, income support, community tax benefit, dla and carers allowance - my hubby is…
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Please stick to one thread!
Hi, If possible and you are asking multi questions please stick to one thread as it makes it difficult to know what you have already been told on another thread and also for people reading for the first time who will perhaps repeat stuff that's already been said. Thanks :)
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What am I entitled to?
Hi everyone, I am needing some help with regards to benefits, more so what am I entitled to be claiming for?. The story so far: I injured my back at work in march 04, and have been off sick since then, in November I went for a private medical to assess whats really wrong with my back (The diagnosis I have had from my…
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Help - Mortgage / Family problems
Hi, I know someone whose partner has just left her. I won't go into the reasons, but he has really dumped her in it and needs some serious help / info. She cannot work, is on disability and has two teenage daughters. The 'bloke' concerned was her husband, but they divorced quite a few years back, but he continued to live…
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help - seperation
hi there my husband and I seperated last night (he moved out) and we own this flat together (we have a mortgage) and we have a 1 year old daughter. can anyone tell me what I can claim and when? do I have to file for "seperation" thru a solicitor or anything? i really dont know where to begin. thanks in advance BoardGuide…
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how long should benefit claims take?
hi just wondering if anyone knows..my boyfriend applied for income support around a month ago and he hasnt heard anything yet. how long does this normally take?hes actually already found work which he started this morning.....hoorah.......so will he stil be entitled to the money for the time he was unemployed?
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WILL I STILL GET MORTGAGE INTEREST PAID?
Sorted thank you
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Statemented child (benefits)
Hi there. I don't really know where to go for advice, so I'll start my quest on here :) I have a child who was statemented last August. I am a single parent, and due to this statement (and surrounding problems) I've had to give up work. I was told today, that I may be eligible for extra benefits. Is this the case? If so,…
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Maternity/Illness advice
Hi everyone I am currently on maternity leave from my employer which ends in apprx 6 weeks and understand that I am entitled to a further unpaid 6 months leave However I am suffering from SPD which started during pregnancy but has become gradually worse since the birth . This means that most days I have chronic pain , am…
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mortgage interest payments
Can anyone clarify the rules/liklihood/qualifying of mortgage interest payments? I cannot find anything on the DWP website. Thank you
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Tax Credit Overpayments 03/04
I am awfully confused and I've heard that the IR made alot of overpayments, some of which wouldn't have to be paid back as they we're an error on the part of the IR. Basically I've had a notice to say that : I was overpaid WTC £397.26. Which is possible, my partner changed his job & hours a couple of times, during the…
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can i get inc. sup? not sure
I dont know if i can get inc sup because i get a small occupational pension because of retirement on health grounds. Does anyone know the answer, save me sitting on hold to the benefits office!
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Tax Credits when off sick
I have been getting Working Tax Credits (disability part) for years. I started a new job 4 months ago and have been off sick for the last few weeks, theproblem is the company do not pay out company sick pay until 6 months service has been completed so I am only getting SSP which I think is about £66/week. What do I do re…
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Am I allowed to work or claim unemployment benefit
I am being made redundant. Company has offered an enhanced package. Money is given in lieu of notice period (3 months). Total package amount is below the allowed tax free sum of £30,000. Questions: (1) If my last day is 31 Jan 2005, and miraculously, I start on a new job on 1 Feb 2005, will my package amount be subjected…
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Help for my unemployed brother
Hi, my brother has been unemployed for 6 weeks... :( He has worked since 18. He did catering at college which, we knew would be poor pay/environment... Anyway, he worked for one company for 5 years, they treated him badly, but he got to be supervisor . They never gave him a perm contract so he would work 5 hours some…
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Net access deals for the disabled?
I was wondering if there are any broadband deals for people with disabilities?. My mum has MD & consequently spends alot of time in bed, I have bought her a laptop with net access being paid by me, its costing me a fortune!!!!!, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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CTC (again!) how long can it take?
I applied for CTC as a single person on 7/12. and so far have heard nothing, everytime I ring they say its awaiting award but they have had PC problems for the last 5 weeks ! I am struggling on IS alone and really need the child element of CTC. I have written to my MP (as suggested a few times on here) and heard nothing I…
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Lodger/benefits/cohabiting?
I am female 64 years of age, on M.I.G. I own my own house (paid for) and get 100% council tax relief. I would like to take in a lodger a person I know and is in need of accommodation. Many years ago I rented out a room in my house to a friend in dire straights, only to be accused by the benefit office that I was…
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Giving up IS
Hi For the past few years i have been claiming IS as a single parent. My fiance and i would like to live together after christmas, would any one know what im roughly entitled to? I have been told by others because my fiance isn't the father of the children and im not working i will receive some money for them apart from…
