Am I eligable for anything

CompletelyNeutral

Hi, firstly i'm new to these forums after viewing for a while i've decided its time to ask for help and in return offer help in any way I can, experiences or with technical things(i promise not to tell anyone how to do something that could result in fire damage )

I'm in Aberdeen, Scotland, 25yo and have earned on average £385.83 per month for the past three months - probably slightly more over the past 6 months, working part time for a scumbag employer who I'm forced to stay with until I find another job, am seriously struggling. I work part-time - 43.25 hours on average a month over the past three months and the hours change monthly, some weeks I get none, some weeks i get slightly more:mad:

Which benefits am I entitled to if any, income support, tax credits, housing benefits, council tax benefits, I've never claimed before as I've never been unemployed and didn't realise that those in employment could claim anything?

Also a question about tax, up until 5 months ago I was having tax taken off my pay despite earning under the threshold, on newer payslips it says tax to date: 0.00 yet on the older ones it has the amount of tax paid but none have any mention of tax refunded to me

Any help and advice would be great, thanks

Dave

dmg24

If you are single, your current earnings are more than JSA so you would not be entitled to that. You should put in a claim for LHA/ HB and CTB.

CompletelyNeutral

DX2 wrote: »

Working tax credits. If you can get 30 hours a week
Maybe some Housing benefit and council tax benefit.

Do not leave your job if at all possible JSA may sanction any benefit entitlement.
You wouldn't be eligible for Income support.

The working tax credit thing isn't going to happen, i'm never going to get 30hp/w

I'll go down to see about ctb and hb tomorrow

dmg24 wrote:

If you are single, your current earnings are more than JSA so you would not be entitled to that. You should put in a claim for LHA/ HB and CTB.

Sorry, what is LHA?



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When i go to see about these will they expect an incoming/outgoing statement? For example debt repayments?

Indie_Kid

CompletelyNeutral wrote: »

Sorry, what is LHA?

Local housing allowance. This replaced HB (housing benefit) a few years ago.

Caz3121

do you live with anyone else? are you in private rented?

CompletelyNeutral

Caz3121 wrote: »

do you live with anyone else? are you in private rented?

I live with two other people, rent is 700 between the three of us

DX2 wrote:

Is there no way you can get another job, two part time jobs even?

I'm currently seeking new employment