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dawnylou

Thanks redmel, but still not entitled to anything. I just don't understand it all to be honest.

Francesanne

Thanks to this great site I have managed to get my elderly Mum a large refund on her Council Tax. Our council have processed her claim for C.T.benefit within a week and she received a cheque this morning. We weren't expecting a refund. Thank you so much. Wouldn't have thought she was entitled to any help if it hadn't been for the calculator. Keep up the great work & thanks again.

Francesanne

Due to checking the site my old Mum received a cheque for over £700.00 earlier this week and doesn't need to pay anything until next April. I filled in the forms for her and the council were excellant and processed her claim within a week. My Mum's over the moon and the refund will be a great help especially as she wasn't expecting it. Wish I'd checked before but better late than never. So very grateful to the site.

hayleyj_3

The wonderful benefits agency did not inform me of an entilement to Guardians allowance for my two sisters following the death of our father, despite me ringing for Child Tax Credits. I lost out on payments of £20 per week for 18 months, ended up in arrears on my rent unnecessarily and will never get that money back as this was 7 years ago - just goes to show, you don't ask, you don't get

katet60

sorry to hear that hayleyj - if in doubt check it out

always complete forms and submit whether in doubt and let them tell you if you are not entitled, it costs nothing and if ever you discover you are entitled at a later time you can appeal for misadvised and claim back what was owed

kidcat

Hi I used the entitled to calculator earlier on for my neighbour and it said that she was entitled to both Housing and Council tax benefit , but when she applied earlier this year she was told she wasnt entiltled to anything. I assumed that the entitled calculator was correct (I have used it loads for friends and family to check their tax credits) is there any other online calculator to check Housing and Council tax benefit rules/ entitlement?

gelflynn

i work 2 part time jobs and pay basic rate tax on 2nd if i were to leave my 2nd job would i be able to claim tax rebate and how do i go about it

sjj123_2

Please can someone tell me whether savings within ISA's count towards the means testing for these various benefits, I have had conflicting views from a few people.
Thanks

alwaysonthego_2

sjj123 wrote: »

Please can someone tell me whether savings within ISA's count towards the means testing for these various benefits, I have had conflicting views from a few people.
Thanks

More details are needed, what means tested benefits did you have in mind because there are different rules depending on the benefit.

alwaysonthego_2

kidcat wrote: »

Hi I used the entitled to calculator earlier on for my neighbour and it said that she was entitled to both Housing and Council tax benefit , but when she applied earlier this year she was told she wasnt entiltled to anything. I assumed that the entitled calculator was correct (I have used it loads for friends and family to check their tax credits) is there any other online calculator to check Housing and Council tax benefit rules/ entitlement?

The entitledto benefit calculator is not accurate and should only be used as a basic guide.