Benefits, not enough stamp etc

ReclusiveEnigma

Mojisola wrote: »

Wouldn't you be eligible under the Young Persons rules?

www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Illorinjured/DG_10018913

"You may be able to claim Incapacity Benefit even if you haven't paid enough National Insurance contributions if the following apply:
you're aged under 20 (or 25 if you were in education or training at least three months immediately before turning 20),
you've been sick for 28 weeks
you're present and resident in Great Britain for 26 weeks in the year before you claim.

I thought I was, however was told that I didnt have enough NI contributions and couldn't claim. Is it worth calling them up and checking they took this in to consideration?

Idiophreak

Mojisola wrote: »

"You may be able to claim Incapacity Benefit even if you haven't paid enough National Insurance contributions if the following apply:
you're aged under 20 (or 25 if you were in education or training at least three months immediately before turning 20),
you've been sick for 28 weeks
you're present and resident in Great Britain for 26 weeks in the year before you claim.

I love the use of "may be" on "official" sites...and we wonder why there are so many fuzzy areas in these things...

jul22

Can't get anything as I have a partner who works full time at minimum wage.

Sadly, you won't get Income Support either. In order to receive IS a ptr must be working under 24 hours and their salary is taken into account - although the first £10 is disregarded - which often means that if a ptr was working 24 hrs a week then that salary would be probably be more than the £94.95 couple entitlement for IS.

I'm not sure of the rules of Tax Credits, but is there any way she can claim Working Tax Credits to supplement your income?

calleyw

jul22 wrote: »

I'm not sure of the rules of Tax Credits, but is there any way she can claim Working Tax Credits to supplement your income?

If the partner is under 25 and no children you don't get any tax credits. To claim as a couple without children you need to be over 25 years old earn no more than £17400 a year and be working more than 30 hours a week.

Yours

Calley

glitterkitty

calleyw wrote: »

If the partner is under 25 and no children you don't get any tax credits. To claim as a couple without children you need to be over 25 years old earn no more than £17400 a year and be working more than 30 hours a week.

Yours

Calley

if her partner is over 25, she could be on their claim for WTC, if they earn under the threshold

calleyw

glitterkitty wrote: »

if her partner is over 25, she could be on their claim for WTC, if they earn under the threshold

I will re-write my reply to make it crystal clear for everyone :rolleyes:

As obviously the bit where I said "If the partner is under 25 and no children you don't get any tax credits." is not clear enough.

I never said that both needed to be over 25 years old to claim as a couple. As we know the age of the OP 23 but not his partner.


Yours


Calley

ReclusiveEnigma

calleyw wrote: »

I will re-write my reply to make it crystal clear for everyone :rolleyes:

As obviously the bit where I said "If the partner is under 25 and no children you don't get any tax credits." is not clear enough.

I never said that both needed to be over 25 years old to claim as a couple. As we know the age of the OP 23 but not his partner.

My partner is 22 and we have no children.

Mojisola

ReclusiveEnigma wrote: »

I thought I was, however was told that I didnt have enough NI contributions and couldn't claim. Is it worth calling them up and checking they took this in to consideration?

You don't need any NI contributions to get IB under the Young Persons rules.

Although it doesn't apply to you as you don't have any contributions, it isn't how many contributions you have but whether you have paid NI during the "relevant years" so it is possible to have paid NI but still not be entitled!

stazi

But to get IB in Youth you do need to be sick for 28 weeks first. At week 23, a form IBY22 should be issued by JCP to invite a claim to IBY from the 197th day.

KimYeovil

You chose not to pay income tax or national insurance when you were working and are now upset that this complicates your claim for benefits? Have you declared these earnings yet to the inland revenue? Have you paid any income tax or insurance? Or are you just pocketing all the money? When stealing most thieves consider the risk involved. You took a gamble but lost. Be dishonest if you want but take the consequences on the chin.

Why do you want more than a couple's entitlement? If you already earn that much, shrug.