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tax credits

ceri · 2009-11-20 18:08:57

I'm having a slight trouble with the tax credits. I recently got made redundant, been claiming job seekers allowance for six months which just ended. Informed the tax credits office that I won't be getting this now - and they have LOWERED my payments not highered them. no other changes tho - how could they do that? We are…

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Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite

22 November 2009 at 1:15PM

ceri wrote: »

we are struggling on this - i just wanted to know is £200 a week low for a family of four to live on? - my weekly bills come to about £130 before food etc.

You need to cut down your spending. My parents lived on that for a few months and we coped.

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