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Personal allowance
oxondaemonfeurer
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Hi
I have recently applied for a help with health cost certificate for prescriptions etc as I am a full time student, my husband is on a low wage but just over the working tax credit threshold and we have 3 children (2,12,16)... I have alot of prescriptions so thought it was worth applying... Anyway, we have been turned down and when i looked at the calculation is stated a personal allowance for us as a family of £105.
I queried this as it seems low to Cover 5 people for food/fuel etc but the recalculation has come back with the same amount.
I did see somewhere that £105 was for 2 adults over 18 and on the same site it mentioned dependents rate of £63.
My question is: Should our personal allowance be £105 or should it also
have £63 (per child?). I just want to be clear before i contact them again....
Thanks for any advice!
I have recently applied for a help with health cost certificate for prescriptions etc as I am a full time student, my husband is on a low wage but just over the working tax credit threshold and we have 3 children (2,12,16)... I have alot of prescriptions so thought it was worth applying... Anyway, we have been turned down and when i looked at the calculation is stated a personal allowance for us as a family of £105.
I queried this as it seems low to Cover 5 people for food/fuel etc but the recalculation has come back with the same amount.
I did see somewhere that £105 was for 2 adults over 18 and on the same site it mentioned dependents rate of £63.
My question is: Should our personal allowance be £105 or should it also
have £63 (per child?). I just want to be clear before i contact them again....
Thanks for any advice!
:think: Debt free date ????
Personal Debts (£30366.77 - includes student loan £17118.10)
Joint Debts (£6856.78)
Personal Debts (£30366.77 - includes student loan £17118.10)
Joint Debts (£6856.78)
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