Housing Benefit Suspended.
We've recently moved house (from one rental to another) and I informed the HB people right away. Got a letter to say my payments had been suspended and a change of address form to complete and return...
View ArticleMedical certificate dates for ESA
Hi, I made a claim for ESA on March 7th. I have had mental health problems, on and off, for the last 3 years. Prior to January, I had been working freelance and doing alright, but my depression...
View ArticleDLA Appeal
My daughter has her DLA appeal this week. They rejected her original claim and we've now got and submitted more evidence. I'm dreading it, my daughter isn't good at communicating with people she knows...
View Articleesa wrag
hi i have had my letter from dwp confirming i will be transfered from is to esa wrag on the 18th april. im sorta ok with this and op with a bit of support i may be able to get some kinda life. i doesnt...
View ArticleIncome as a non-dependent
Really hope someone has any information on this as cant find any on the internet and the council are about as useful as a chocolate teapot! I will try and explain - I am 24 yr old lone parent and live...
View ArticleComplex jsa sanction. Advice needed.
Hi there. I'm posting to gain advice on where I stand and what to do next. I'm completely clueless with this issue. My nearest cab is over 15 miles away and I'm struggling to attend. This issue and...
View ArticleAm I missing anything?
Here's the low down - live with my partner (who is jobseeking) in rented private accommodation in Wolverhampton - on a full time graduate programme untaxed which brings income of £215 a week - entitled...
View ArticleNew JSA claim, sihned-on twice, still no money, compliance visit.
Hi all, Any advice or help anyone could give me would be gratefully received! Sorry, it's a bit long. I lost my job on 18th January, since then I have eeked out my final wages payment from them and...
View Articlereally worried ESA stopping soon
I have been placed into the work related group for ESA and as i understand it that means after 12 months my ESA money will stop , i am so worried as this is in 1 months time . I am thinking of claiming...
View ArticleDisabled working Tax Credit
Can anyone tell me what if any changes are due re working tax credit disabled element. I can find absolutely nothing that mentions disabled element. There is info re child tax credits, disabled child...
View ArticlePlease sign This petition Ian Duncan Smith to live on £53 a week.
This petition calls for Iain Duncan Smith, the current Work and Pensions Secretary, to prove his claim of being able to live on £7.57 a day, or £53 a week. On this morning's Today Programme David...
View Articlehelp needed
can anyone help please my daughter and her baby have had to move back in with us as her partner as left her and there is no way she could stay in the house which she was renting as she does not work...
View ArticleClaiming DLA for Children
Not sure if I'm allowed to post this here like this so apologies if not. Saw this and wondered if it was any help to anyone. Gives reasons why people should claim DLA for their own children and things...
View ArticleChange in benefits has left me oweing the system money :cry:
So, Since being put into the support grout with ESA following an appeal a couple of months ago, I immediately informed my HB office. It took them two months to come back to me and to tell them that I...
View Articleuniversal credit calculations. i am worse off working??!!! mortgage issue
I lost my job & found myself on income based jsa. i am a single parent to an 8yr old. i have a shared ownership property so i pay rent & a mortgage. i currently get help towards rent & £40...
View ArticleMid year universal credit changes
Later in the year people on tax credits etc will move onto the Universal Credit. What happens where there are changes with the benefits ie tax credits don't take into account spousal payment but...
View ArticleHousing Benefit & CTC Potential Payment?
Hi, Last year at renewal time I gave HMRC an estimate of our (myself & husband) income for the coming year, they then sent the paperwork which mentioned a potential payment. What I need to...
View ArticlePension Credit
When claiming a means tested benefit i.e pension credit can the DPW ask to see bank statements and if so how far back can they ask you to go.? Also, are the goverment thinking of putting a limit on...
View ArticleTax Relief-Fuel
Anyone ever claimed for this? My Partner gets 20p a mile for her job as a Home Carer. She has been doing it for a good few months now and has clocked up 1270 miles so far. Apparently she can claim...
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