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Any advice gratefully received...
I'm not going to bore you all with the details of the situation, but my partner and I appear to be becoming increasingly incompatible, and we've always had some pretty spectacular arguments. Recently though, things have started to get a lot more aggressive (not physically, just language, and things have a tendency to get…
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housing benefit nightmare !!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so very angry right now I may actually implode. I have just received a letter this morning telling me that I am not entitled to housing benefit because apparently I have a weekly income of over 600 pounds after tax. This is despite the fact that I am not working and my husband earns 17000 a year. how they got this…
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Trust Fund and Benefits
Hi all. New to all this and have just found out that I have a trust fund in my name. I can't touch it for another seven years apparently but will this affect my benefits? I work part-time and claim WTC, CTC and Council tax credit. Any advise would be welcomed.
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CT Benefit and Savings in Icesave
Most of my savings are in Icesave so currently unaccessible. Normally I'd have too much in the way of savings to be eligible for claiming CT benefit (and income related JSA as well) so I was wondering what the effect was. I suspect at the moment that the money is still counted as mine - however will that hold if Landsbanki…
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Flat Maintenance/service charge benefit??
I have just been made redundant and have very little savings. Luckily I have my own flat that is paid for but I have to pay £100 a month in maintenance charges. I've searched the net and have found nothing to suggest that flat maintenance is paid in the form of benefits. Anyone know if this is the case as £100 out of a…
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Child Tax Credit Claim
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Council Tax Benefit Appeal
I'm so so cross. I've always worked until over a year ago when my partner of 20+ years left me and my two children. At that time I was working nights so had to stop to be at home to look after the kids and also my world had just crashed around me and it made me quite ill. Not being ever out of work I am new to the whole…
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Income Support
CAB had advised me to claim Income Support straight away once my resigned from my employee end tomorrow because I cannot claim JSA (for 6 months) because of resigned from the job and take £5,000 tax-free lump resignation offer from my employee to me by letter. CAB told me I will be allowed to claim Income Support because I…
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Jobseekers allowance for co-habiting couple
Hi, My girlfriend has just moved in with me in the house I rent. She has just graduated from university. I am in full time employment. She has tried to obtain Jobseekers Allowance, but was told that she isn't eligible as we are classed as a co-habiting couple, and therefore I am supporting for her. Apperently it woulndn't…
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Can i change payments days on my benefits?
Hi, Just wanted to ask a quick question. I am setting up a new budget and i receive a few different types of benefits (my payment days are tuesday and saturday - although the saturday is meant to be monday but for some reason i get it into my account sat??) I just wondered if i was able to request that i am paid everything…
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ISMI rates?
Hi, Does anybody know if the rate that ISMI is paid at will be reduced due to the decrease in interest rates? I did find this on the Job centre plus site but wanted to clarify if this rate still applies as the document was written in January or is the rate now BofE base of 4.5% plus 1.58 The rate is based on the Bank of…
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Can you get DLA regardless of household income?
Hello Would very much appreciate some advice on this......... I have a friend who has very very bad back problems, she has been properly diagnosed and has a blue badge. She is not currently recieving any form of benefit as she was led to believe by the benefits office that because her husband works she is not entitled to…
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My Pregnant Wife has been made redundant
I'm trying not to panic and stay clam but my wife found out this morning that tomorrow will be her last day at work as the business has had to fold. We have a 17 month baby boy and we're also now expecting our second child (12 weeks pregnant). I currently earn £16k per year, working every other weekend to boost my salary…
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Housing benefit & Mortgage protection
Hi Folks. I am loosing my job in January 09, I have mortgage protection which should pay out for 12months, but housing benefit i.e. paying the interest part of a mortgage starts after 13 weeks of un-employment. I would like to know if I will get that payment even though I have mortgage protection in place? thanks in advance
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Council House Downsizing
My mother is 75 years old and currently living in a three bedroom council house and she requested a transfer to a flat in sheltered housing and has been offered to view one but not yet accepted. (Both properties are under the same council). 1. I have heard that some councils may compensate her for downsizing. I realise…
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Advice re: relief work.
Please could someone give me some advice on a job that I am thinking of taking as a relief dinnerlady.It is relief work only to start with unless someone leaves. My problem is that I am on benefits and need to know if it is worth taking this job or looking for a better paid job. The hours could vary from 1hr to 10 hrs per…
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am I being overpaid?!
I applied for WTC & CTC for the first time after having a baby 4 months go. The form asked about my & my husbands income for April 2007-April 2008. In that time I only worked for three months and earned under 3000. My husband only worked for part of the year due to ill health and earned 5000. We didnt claim any benefits…
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Working Tax Credit And Not Working Now ?
I had been paid by working tax credit in the last 4 years until I am out of work from tomorrow as my employee end my contract tomorrow. However, do I have to inform tax credits office to let them know the date of my employee to end my working?. Or does it carry on paid me until end of my tax year to March 2009 (for my…
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CTC and back claiming
(bit of background info) My friend (a non working single parent) has a son who is 11, he is recently diagnosed with ADHD, tourettes and aspergers. We were talking about CTC the other day, and I found she didnt know what CTC was all about and hence has never claimed. Can she make a claim, and request some back payment? Does…
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Is this allowed
My ex wife claims child benefit and child tax credits for our 16 year old daughter. Our daughter had a baby of her own earlier this year and now my ex claims CB and CTC for both our daughter and grandchild as she says she is responsible for them both. Daughter has enrolled on a college course (have heard she is making…