Housing benefit / accross 2 locations enquiry
Good afternoon, I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on the following area My partner and I currently live in a HA property, with 3 bedrooms and 3children (so we are not subject to any...
View ArticleTax credits question
If my partner works 37.5 hours per week and I work 12 hours per week are we entitled to tax credits or do I have to work 16 hours per week? I understand income etc is taken into consderation - is it...
View ArticleQuestion about eligibility for SMI
Hello all! I have been trying to help a family member with this issue: she's currently working on a zero hours contract and usually does aroun 40 hours per week, but her work has been severely affected...
View Articlehousing benefit payments
hi i was just wondering if someone could help me, i recieve my housing benefit every 2 weeks on a friday, they say its due on the monday but has always been in my account on the friday, my last payment...
View Articlefinally heard something off esa
Hello So iv rung ESA they say they made a decision There are putting me in a surport group Im already in one They apparently can't tell me if my payments are Guna change till iv received the letter :s...
View ArticleQuestion about tax credit application.
I made an application for tax credits two months ago was give a 'nil award' due to the total earnings for 12/13. I now dont have a job and according to the tax credit calculator we are 'entitled' to...
View ArticleQuestion on benefits, unemployment etc?
Hi, Firstly may I say both myself and wife are in employment. A few rumblings about the office that I work at have the 'redundancy' word being branded about. Just covering myself, I'm very confused...
View ArticleDLA for children & Benefit Cap advice please
Asking for a friend - she has been told that the benefit cap will not affect her as 2 of her children receive DLA, however, when she entered her details into turntous and entitledto calculators, they...
View ArticleIf partner gets job while I'm on ESA...?
I am on the support rate of ESA (couples rate) with my husband currently, due to the fact that I have a panic disorder. If my husband were to get a job (full time or part time) would it affect my...
View ArticleUK and US pension
Hi,does anyone know if it's legal for a woman living in the US to claim both a UK state pension(based on husband's contributions) and a full American state pension based on their own contributions?I'm...
View ArticleHousing benefit estamates all different
Are any of the online calculators accurate? I've tried 3 the entitled to calculater, direct gov and my local councils one. And they've all gave completely different amounts :( I'm getting quite...
View ArticleShort term Attendance Allowance.
I wonder if someone could provide some input. A 69 year old put a claim in for the above early last year (May). After some umming and ahing after they were told that they had no chance and then...
View ArticleJSA confusion
A friend of mine has been trying to claim JSA for a while, the trouble has been since he's started college. He was claiming JSA (no other benefits) and looking for work but not getting anywhere on the...
View Articlepip
when pip get rolled out is there any truth in that they will contact you and ask some about 10 questions and if you don't get so many right then they wont even let you fill in a form to transfer from...
View Articlehousing benefit
Can someone help please? Me and my partner are going to be on the streets at the end of the month. Im currently claiming JSA and so was she until hers got stopped and wont be able to start claiming...
View ArticleFuneral Cost
My Friends daughter has just passed away aged only 25 due to illness and possibly a c**k up by the hospital.The daughter was on benefits. Is her mother entitled to any help with funeral costs from DWP...
View ArticleHelp with making a complaint about ESA?
Hi, First time poster so apologies if I've broken any forum rules/etiquette. I'll try to explain the situation the best I can... I put in a new claim for ESA on 4/2/13 which I was informed was...
View Articlechild support/divorce/pension mess
Any advice please? I am nearly 65 and divorcing my wife for adultery as she found a younger model.We have 2 kids,14 and 12 and jointly mortgage our home which still has 14yrs to run. She and her lover...
View ArticleNo payment
My benefits were due to be paid in today, but I have just checked my bank but no money has gone in, does anybody know if there is an error today or if other people haven't been paid? Thanks
View ArticleCan anyone advice?
My contribution ESA runs out on the 10th April, as my circs changed in Feb I was told I could apply for income based before the contribution date ran out so I applied in Feb, but then I was told I was...
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