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Dla ib and income support
if you are already claiming incapasity and dla are you entitled to income support aswell?
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Working tax credit
I've been working part time for the last 2 years but working 32 hrs a week. i have realised from reading theads and exploring links that i could be eliglble for working tax credits. I know i can get them back dated for 3 mths, but i'm going to be made redundant in 4 weeks time - i've been applying but not got another job…
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Childcare Vouchers
Today I received a letter from my employer informing me that the Government is now charging them to administer the Childcare voucher scheme and therefore they will no longer be providing this. Has anyone got information on this? I would be grateful if you could let me know or comment on your website about such changes.…
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Tax Credits - claim up to £1048
I have been told that this site http://taxcredits.org.uk/ allows you to claim up to £1048 if you have a child born between 6th April 2002 and 5th April 2003. Also, if you have a child born between 6th April 1986 and 5th April 2003, you can claim £529 allowance. Worth a try, although there will be a £94 deduction for making…
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Just Married And Now In Financial Difficulty
Hi ppl, iam new here. Just got married recently, I have my own business, my husband is too sick to work, and has been on income support. So when we got married we notified the Job center, that his circumstances has changed. My Business is really struggling at the moment, iam doing about 50 hours a week, and my accountant…
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won dla appeal now what.
hi i won my appeal for dla on wednesday. i was awarded lrc and lrm. for which i have posted in a previous thread. my question is what would be the usual time i can expect to wait before i recieve my backdated payments. also how long would i expect it to take for me to recieve my backdated income support support disability…
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Is it hard to go back onto benefits?
Im currently working 16 hours a week im a single parent with a 7 year old. Ive been working for 2 years. Ive just sat down and done all my calculations and after taking childcare costs(i get 80%), petrol, dinner moneys, rent, council tax, into account and even though I get Maintaince from my ex im £90 a month better off…
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Does Not Seem Fair
this does not seem fair to me what do you people think and what can i do about it i have 2 boys with my ex partner and 1 with a another partner i just split up with i have a joint residence order in place with my ex for my 2 boys i have a 3 week cycle of care and out of the 21 days i get 10 days and my ex gets 11 days now…
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Childcare vouchers & Tax credits
There have been a few posts recently in this forum (although I am struggling to find them on the search function) about childcare vouchers and tax credits. You cannot claim childcare costs through tax credits at the same time as receiving childcare vouchers through your employer, and I think some people had found this a…
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Disability Living Allowance Entitlements
Hi, I have recently been awarded DLA - Higher Rate Mobility and Middle Rate Care. What are my entitlements (what can i claim?). I have already sorted out the Blue Badge, Car Tax Excemption and looking into a mobility car. I was just wondering if there is anything else that i can claim? Many Thanks
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Incapacity Benefit
hi all first time i have posted. i am just passed 60 years old,been caring for my mother in law for years with my wife,that was untill a few months ago. we have a small income from rent we have from 3 properties we bought in the housing boom(all these have 85% mortgages on them)when i say income i mean about £100 MONTH the…
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Benefit Question...Please help!
I'm a father of two and i've been claiming for 4 years child benifit and Income support which in total is around £180 a week. I also claim housing benefit and council tax. I'm in rented accomidation which is around £525 a month. I have my rent paid for me in full and also council tax. My question is, i've been with my…
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Housing Benefit and rent increase
Can the HB people refuse to consider increasing benefit when the rent increases? My family own a cottage that we let, and the rent has remained unchanged for at least the last five years. We are losing money on it (250 per month doesn't even cover the maintenance that is needed). We have discussed a rent increase with the…
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if i resign
hi im a lone parent and i work 20 hours a week,ive decided to go to college instead of working but if i resign can i claim income support?
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Child Tax Credit...Anyone else having problems?
I submitted a claim for child tax credit shortly after the birth of my daughter, 10 months ago and I am still waiting for payment. If I ring the helpline to find out what is going on I just get told "a computer error is preventing the payment being processed" and "they don't know how long it will take to sort out". I have…
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Housing Benefit Help Please!
Good evening everyone! I have a query re. Housing Allowance. My mother is separated - not legally - from my father who lives in Spain. She now lives with me. She is aged 67. Is there any way that she could claim Housing Allowance and pay this to me? All she currently receives is Basic pension of about £30 per week. If I…
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Now 60! ugh!
Can anyone tell me - apart from a Bus pass and fuel allowance, is there any thing else that I am entitled to claim? :confused:
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housing benefit interveiw
hi guys after some advice for my sister yesterday she received a letter from the council/housing benefit saying that a mattter has arisen about her claim for h/ct benefit and they want to interveiw her tommorow??? she is a bit confussed as she had them out to her at the begining of the year but they said this was as her…
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dla rates
my mum has been getting dla for years .She was intitled to a motorabilty car .Last year she gave up the car due to my dad dying (he was the driver ) So her dla is now calulated at around £130 per month .But I think to get motability she would have been on a higher rate DLA . does this sound right . She really has no idea…
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What is a NHI number?
Just a bit confused as to what an NHI number is? Is it the same as the national insurance number?