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Coronavirus Help and Support Board Sticky
Since opening this Coronavirus Support and Help board in March 2020, MoneySavers have shared experiences, asked questions, offered support and been there for each other. It’s been amazing seeing our online community really come together during these tough times. We want this board to continue to help MoneySavers during the…
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MSE Coronavirus Guides Index
The MSE Team are working very hard to keep the on-site guides as up-to-date as possible, as well as writing news stories on various Coronavirus announcements. Please check these guides before posting in case your question has been answered already. MSE Guides: * Covid tests for overseas travel * Coronavirus Travel Rights *…
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Careworker - still no PPE
My sister works as a careworker for a private company - she works in specific private homes - on minimum wage She has still not been offered any PPE - She has made her own mask She needs the job - so doesn't want to complainWhat would you do ?
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Medical Records Review
Has anyone got experience of getting a review of deceased person's medical records? Process, time and cost?
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Non-compliant FFP2 masks - can I claim compensation?
I've been using a particular brand of FFP2 mask since July 2021. Having just tried to order some more from the same manufacturer I can see that they are no longer offered. In trying to locate the same mask I discovered that the product has since been discovered to be non-compliant with the relevant safety standards. From…
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Covid -19. 2020 & Ni Payments
Hi All, Looking for advice on what seems to be a never ending battle of kick backs and miss information or complete lack of NO IDEAR. I have been employed continuously since 1982 without any tax breaks until 2020-2021. In 2020 the company i worked for had announced its Covid protocols for the shut down, which included…
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Bounce Back Loans & Closed Business
I'm a sole trader and due to covid, I've now decided to close my business and return to full time employment. During Covid I applied for and received a 10k BBL. I have about 8k left to pay. What are my options? Do I still need to pay this off or is it written off? Someone mentioned to me to go Ltd and then close my…
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Employer didnt pay PAYE while I was on furlough
Hi I have received letters from HMRC which I thought might be a scam but contacting HMRC they seem legit. During Covid I was put on furlough. I thought everything was good but the letters from HMRC are asking me to pay a few thousand in tax which they claim hasnt been paid. I am a PAYE employee and my understanding is my…
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Childcare voucher refunds
I currently have unused childcare vouchers, I knew I had a surplus and calculated how much I needed to cover childcare until my child finished primary school in 2021. As a result I cancelled my vouchers from summer 2019. Covid has meant that I did not use child care as either my son was home schooling or I was at home. I…
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Managed Quarantine Service Payment
I have received an email from payments@pretravel.co.uk claiming to be from UK Health Security Agency. I can't find them on Gov website and their contact number in the email don't work. You were previously issued an invoice(s) for the stay(s) at a government approved hotel as part of the Managed Quarantine Service following…
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In hospital and been pinged
Hi, I’m in hospital following an operation carried out on Friday. I’m sorry I’m super anxious. For the first time ever today I have had notification from the CovidApp I’ve been in close contact with some one with Covid19 with yesterdays date. I showed it discreetly to one of the nurses who said don’t think we go by that…
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Self assessment and SEISS grant
I have a question please… I applied for all 5 of the SEISS grants as my self employed work was significantly affected. I applied for he 4th and 5th and was eligible and had reduced income due to the pandemic at that time. The second part of the year I ended up doing better than the previous year as I went from being an…
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COVID positive isolation
Hi all I’ve tested positive this morning and told I have to stay at home for 5 days and it will go down as Ill. luckily I am not unwell and don’t agree with this being marked as I’ll as this will go on my record. any advice please? I can do some work from home so should I suggest that? Do they have to accept it? We have a…
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Reemployed and furloughed following redundancy
Hi Not sure if anyone else is/was in the same situation as us, or if anything can be done about it now… My husband was made redundant 29/02/20. He had been employed by the company for almost 20 years. A few weeks later we went into lockdown and any job prospects dried up. We heard about the government scheme allowing…
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Incorrect SEISS ammount on Self Assessment Form
I sat down this afternoon to complete my self assessment tax return and the first prompt it gives you is a total of your SEISS grants that need to be included in your tax return. HMRC has given me a total of £9177 which is incorrect and is the total of the 3 grants that I received during the 20/21 tax year. These were…
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SEISS & Tax return with HRMC
I received 5 SEISS grants Grant for 26 March 2020 to 13 July 2020Grant for 14 July 2020 to 19 October 2020Grant for 1 November 2020 to 29 January 2021 Grant for 1 February 2021 to 30 April 2021Grant for 1 May 2021 to 30 September 2021 I assume the last 2 grants should be part of the Self Employed tax return I've just…
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SEISS Confusion? "Claw back" grants?
Hi everyone, Thanks for any advice on this. My income was down this past tax year and I received 2 grants during the tax year 2021 to 2022 of £1809.00 My accountant has mentioned that HMRC might have an issue with this and they will not be able to "claw back" the SEISS grants "The main point of contention will be a fall…
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Work from Home tax claim
Hey everyone, I recently found out about the claim you can make through HMRC for working from home during the pandemic I worked on and off from home during the pandemic - my work kept sending us back during periods and then closing again. Over the 2 years, I worked out that I worked from home for a year in total. As the…
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Booster offered
I have just received an email saying that I am eligible for a seasonal booster vaccine...I am 49 and do not fit any of the other criteria...are they offering it to people who are borderline too due to low uptake?
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Event cancellation - Covid no longer covered
Really annoyed with Ticket Seller seetickets.com who sold me tickets for The Enchanted Forest in Pitlochry. Was taking grandson today but he tested positive for Covid yesterday so no intention of going and spreading it around (especially as would have involved 2 hour bus journey each way). Had taken out refund protection…
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Booster refused because of incorrect entry on vaccination record
I’ve already commented about this under the “Booster Offered “ thread, but my experience might help others so I’m posting a new thread with a more descriptive title. I went to a walk-in centre for my autumn Covid booster but was refused because my vaccination record said that I had already had it! When I looked at the NHS…
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When should I test?
I have been in the company of people who have tested positive for covid. When would be the best time to do my first test? If it's negative, do I continue to test daily and how long for? I really don't want to pass it onto the rest of my household who are having their boosters this week.
