Help Please - What Can We Claim??

KJ1983

Hi all,

I know you probably get a lot of these types of questions but I could really do with some help. Any advice you can give will be great.

Basically, my partner resigned from his job on Tuesday before he was sacked. Not really anything he did wrong, but was sort of pushed out. He worked there six years. He resigned so has garden leave for one month and therefore one more payday.

I work full time and after tax and all, bring home about £1850 each month. I claimed Tax Credits all of last year and for this year, we were both awarded just £85 for the whole year which they paid in a lump sum in April I think. They have since written to say we owe them this money back as they didn't receive my renewal, which I did send to them and I called them to update details but there we are.

So, my question is - can I claim Tax Credits again and will it go up now my partner has resigned and has no job? Or should he claim Job Seekers Allowance but I am not sure if he can get this as he resigned. Neither of us has ever claimed anything apart from Tax Credits before so, not sure of the whole system. I do claim £75 for my child who has the lower care DLA.

Please can you offer me some advice. I have tried the benefits check tool, but it's very confusing, and doesn't tell me if he should claim JSA or anything like that. Is there any other benefit you can think of that we could claim? I know we couldn't get Housing Benefit because of the mortgage.

Also, does anyone know long all of this will take before we can receive any money? Obviosuly he will be looking for work straight away.

Thanks everyone,

K x

NASA_2

He can claim JSA(C) though expect them to sanction that at some point.

You can also claim WTC and may be entitled to something.

MyRubyRed

If he was pushed out look at constructive dismissal

Duncombe

NASA wrote: »

You can also claim WTC and may be entitled to something.

The OP earns too much to receive WTC.

NASA_2

Duncombe wrote: »

The OP earns too much to claim WTC.

You can claim WTC regardless of what you earn.

Whether you receive anything is dependant on earnings.

KJ1983

Thanks all,

I think I can claim Tax Credits because with my partner's wages last year we both earnt under £60,000 and received £10 a week, but then this year they changed it to about £85 a year. So I am thinking that with just one wage they might pay me some more? Although, not if they go from last years earnings - I don't know.

Thanks, however I don't think he would go for a tribunal type of thing.

So JSA (C) is the way forward - I am thinking this must mean Contribution? I will look in to it tomorrow. I hope we can get something - we've worked like what feels like forever and anything would be great.

Thanks very much all, any more suggestions/advice would be great.

K x

FleetFanatic

KJ1983 wrote: »

Thanks all,

I think I can claim Tax Credits because with my partner's wages last year we both earnt under £60,000 and received £10 a week, but then this year they changed it to about £85 a year. So I am thinking that with just one wage they might pay me some more? Although, not if they go from last years earnings - I don't know.

Thanks, however I don't think he would go for a tribunal type of thing.

So JSA (C) is the way forward - I am thinking this must mean Contribution? I will look in to it tomorrow. I hope we can get something - we've worked like what feels like forever and anything would be great.

Thanks very much all, any more suggestions/advice would be great.

K x

In terms of what you can or can't claim, enter the details based on what you income will be once he has left that place of work:

https://www.turn2us.entitledto.co.uk/entitlementcalculator.aspx

I love this tool. :cool:

Indie_Kid

KJ1983 wrote: »

So JSA (C) is the way forward - I am thinking this must mean Contribution?

Yes it does.

Caz3121

KJ1983 wrote: »

Thanks all,

I think I can claim Tax Credits because with my partner's wages last year we both earnt under £60,000 and received £10 a week, but then this year they changed it to about £85 a year. So I am thinking that with just one wage they might pay me some more? Although, not if they go from last years earnings - I don't know.

Thanks, however I don't think he would go for a tribunal type of thing.

So JSA (C) is the way forward - I am thinking this must mean Contribution? I will look in to it tomorrow. I hope we can get something - we've worked like what feels like forever and anything would be great.

Thanks very much all, any more suggestions/advice would be great.

K x

not going to be much change to tax credits I am afraid

Even if your partner does not work for the rest of the tax year you will have your wages for the full year and his for 6 months. The minimum seems to kick in around £25k so you are possibly over that already.
Plus be aware if you ask then to recalculate on this years estimated income, there is no disregard so anything earnt over that will result in an overpayment

markharding557

You may get more ctc when it is recalculated.

cowheellou02

All very well IF you can get thru to them still cutting you off whenI try to contact them can any one remember that alternative number please