free boiler grants

barbedhook

After getting in touch with the energy advisory trust they told me i was eligable for afree boiler because i claim wtc and am over 60 my income is £ 15500 wages .but i also receive iidb .which doesent count as incme for wtc but have also been told its the income on my wtc award notice that is used to calculate entitlement

Poppie68

barbedhook wrote: »

After getting in touch with the energy advisory trust they told me i was eligable for afree boiler because i claim wtc and am over 60 my income is £ 15500 wages .but i also receive iidb .which doesent count as incme for wtc but have also been told its the income on my wtc award notice that is used to calculate entitlement

You have an income of £15500 and able to claim incapacity benefit???

Poppie68

blondebubbles wrote: »

IIDB isn't means tested.

I'm aware of that but those on IDB and ESA are only allowed permitted work under IIDB Ithink you could on earn up to £97 before the benefit was stopped,its £104 for ESA.

Poppie68

blondebubbles wrote: »

IIDB isn't incapacity benefit, it's Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit. Permitted work doesn't apply.

Lol.....so it is, total confusion on my part.:o

nannytone_2

i am surprised that industrial injuries benefit doesn't count for tax credits, as it is taxable and counted as income for housing benefit etc

allen35

nannytone wrote: »

i am surprised that industrial injuries benefit doesn't count for tax credits, as it is taxable and counted as income for housing benefit etc

IIDB is one of the excluded benefits for tax credit purposes.

Weary_soul

Err, you do all realise this is spam post? I did report it, but nothings happened of course.

barbedhook

This is not a spam post i am looking for some advice as i keep geting different information if hoh cant give advice dont comment ,

NYM

barbedhook wrote: »

This is not a spam post i am looking for some advice as i keep geting different information if hoh cant give advice dont comment ,

What advice are you looking for ?

I've just read about the free boiler grants and the qualifying conditions that would entitle someone to claim. From your opening post it seems that you are. Check your entitlement

barbedhook

The issue is my tax credits award notice is £15800 but it does not show my income from iidb which is about 4k .so this is where i get conflicting advise the fuel advisory service say they would only use my tax credit award as my income but others have said they will use my total household income which would be £19800 ish so would be too high to qualify

KxMx

Why not simply send your Tax Credit award notice and any paperwork relating to iidb?

All bases covered then and you are being totally clear with them as to your income.