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COUNCIL TAX SUMMONS
Hi , I have this morning received a council tax summons for a court hearing . This time around i did not receive any Notcie Letter to say i was in arrears . I have in the past had this letter usually with 14 days in which to pay however on this occasion i have gone straight from the bill issued in April to a Summons this…
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Carers Allowance and inheritance
Hi, I'm currently claiming carers allowance for my mother, I have been for around 6 years now. I also work part-time (self-employed) earning less than the allowed £128 pw, so the only benefit I claim is the carers allowance. My mother wants to leave her house to me in her will when she passes on, but I read a recent case…
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CMS and going self employed
I earn £40k and pay £300 CMS. I am going as a self employed gardener soon how will the CMS be calculated then as a new business technically no income or proof of income until I build the business up? Any ideas? Thank you!
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UC Claim ended as I hadn’t accepted commitments
I’ve mistakenly not accepted my commitments and my claim has been closed. My only defence is that I don’t log on very often as I am working and currently receiving zero. So I only definitely log on to put in my income each month and check my journal then. I’ve not received any emails telling me to log on that I can find. A…
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How to report SIPP contributions on TC
If anyone can shed a light: How to report to Tax Credits personal pension SIPP contributions paid last tax year? There is no pension contribution box on paper form. Can't do anything in HMRC app as TC section has been turned off when transitioned to UC. Their online chatbot is giving useless answers, asking me to do it via…
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UC claim review
I claim UC. Tofay I logged into my UC online Journal and seen a message saying they want to do a claim review. What does that mean? They are asking me to upload photo ID and 4 months of bank statements. Is this normal?
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Carers allowance - does interest count as income?
Does interest received on non ISA savings accounts count towards earnings when applying for carers allowance? Or is earnings just money from employment and self employment?
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Urgent. NS ESA + maybe PIP + UC?
My partner (working but not full time) and I (not working, disabled, previously working) have been staying with their parents due to a series of unfortunate events and trying to get back on our feet. We've been slowly working towards moving out but paperwork limbo, limited support, ignorance etc. They've asked us to be out…
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Liability order
Is it possible for a local authority to obtain a liability order in a magistrates court without issuing a summons please?
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Would this be considered a disposal of assets?
My husband died suddenly last year. We have two young children so I’ve not been working much over the last few years due to almost back to back unpaid maternity leave, and I’m now on compassionate leave. I can’t see myself mentally able to return to my job for some time. While my husband was alive we got by comfortably on…
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What is the help to save scheme
Can anyone explain to me what this is just been looking at it and wasn’t sure if when it said take home pay over 780£ was from universal credit or from employment? Any replies welcomed
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New style JSA reapplying
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Once hit £6000 saving
Can anyone clear up what actually happens and what’s needed to do once hit £6000 savings, basically since started on universal credit working part time aswell as some self employment all declared on system I’ve been saving up bits n bats to buy a little buisness or maybe put down on a small mortgage if could get accepted…
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Child Benefit payments delayed with many left waiting for their money – here's what we know so far
Many Child Benefit claimants are yet to receive their payment for June due today, which some say has left them unable to pay for bills and facing being hit with late payment and/or overdraft fees. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has asked people not to get in touch while it "urgently" tries to fix the problem – though it…
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Housing Benefit - Non Dependents Income?
I have tried a benefit calculation,
but I am not sure if it is correct. My situation is: I am offered a 2-bedroom
bungalow which I am taking, rent £155 per week, and I would be the sole tenant. I currently live alone and
receive: ESA £286.15 per week PIP £184.30 per week Currently I am paying Bedroom
Tax for my current…
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UC accidentally went over allowance limit due to lax bookkeeping but have pending costs - options?
Hi, I've been claiming UC for a few months. Due to poor bookkeeping (my fault, forgot about premium bonds), I was a few thousand above the £16k threshold. However just before I signed up for UC I had an MOT and was told that my current car would likely need a bunch more work to pass its next test. So I've been playing to…
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calculating income for Tax Credits
I was just wondering how much additional income you ae entitled to when calculating tax Credits before HMRC starts reducing payments. e.g. I received under £300 in interest and dividend income last tax year, plus over £300 in cash benefits from my health insurance policy (which I declared in my Self Assessment form). So, I…
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Maternity Pay
My girlfriend is due to give birth any day now, she is actually 5 days past the due date. She took four weeks worth of holidays from the end of April and then officially started her maternity leave last week, she gets paid weekly from her work. She used to work at Wilko's and the day after she found out she was losing her…
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Does backdated bereavement support payments count towards your universal credit savings?
I am looking for some advice please. I have recently been given a bereavement support payment (applied for 23 months after my partner passed away) consisting of two lump sum payments one for £3,500 and another for £6,300 for backdated payments owed. Both amounts were put into my bank account on the same day. These were one…
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TC to UC migration Ebay
hi migrating from TC to UC. I am selling quite a lot of my daughters old clothes (some i have had for 16 years and they have been stacking up!) If i sell them on ebay will it affect UC? They are all personal items not bought to sell just outgrown (selling some of mine too because my weight has gone up and down due to…
