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Huh, Job centre giving me more money after signing off?
Sharon87
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Just checked my bank balance and the Job Centre have paid £266.20 into my account for some reason...
I signed off last week, got my remaining money, then they paid this! I was on Job seekers for 3 months. I'm going to leave the money in the account, but was just wondering if anyone knows why it went in?
It's 5 weeks worth of Job seekers on the under 25 rate (the new rate)
Confused!
I signed off last week, got my remaining money, then they paid this! I was on Job seekers for 3 months. I'm going to leave the money in the account, but was just wondering if anyone knows why it went in?
It's 5 weeks worth of Job seekers on the under 25 rate (the new rate)
Confused!
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Tax rebate?0
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Sounds like a job grant. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_10018789"It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice." :T0
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The job grant is only £100 and I told them the work is only going to last for 2 weeks! Could be a tax rebate, but it would be nice getting a letter saying it is, maybe it's in the post...
But if it is a tax rebate I'm owed more than that in tax this year by about £100.0 -
Any benefits count as earnings as far as tax is concerned so that would reduce the amount due.0
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BodyElectric wrote: »Any benefits count as earnings as far as tax is concerned so that would reduce the amount due.
I know and I've used my JSA in my calculations. I have a spreadsheet with all my taxible income like earnings/JSA and also a column with non taxible income like Housing Benefit. Then it calculates how much tax I owe/I'm owed. I just need to add another £30 quid to it for my last JSA payment, but that won't bring the amount by much.
I'm organised me
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I would call them and ask what it is.0
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I had this as well when I signed off a couple of years ago. £1100 paid into my account from DWP!!! And then a few days later I received a letter telling me it was my tax rebate.0
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Wooo I am impressed, keeping track of earnings on JSA takes some beating.I'm organised me 0 -
Well as soon as I got paid straight on the spreadsheet! Although had to redo most of it after my laptop was stolen!
I got a letter saying it's my tax So I just need to write to HMRC saying rest of my tax please 
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Every time I've had a tax rebate it's gone in before they've sent the letter...odd!OU Student! - ED209, SDK125, DSE212, SK124, DSE141, SD226, DXR222, DD303, DD307 = BSc Psychology0
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