Child Tax Credits rates under new UC
Will the folloiwng rates more or less stay the same when universal credits is introduced e.g someone earning £15000 a year would still be entitled to £7160 for 2 children....
View ArticleTax rebate while on JSA?
Just wondered if I have the right info on this. I was on BR tax code for the entire time i was in my last job, i paid £1500 tax on £7500 wages over the 5 months. I was made redundant in Jan, and am...
View ArticleWTC / CTC and declarable savings
Wonder if someone can help, I believe that you cant have more than 6k of savings to get this. What if the 6k of savings were in a set of accounts belonging to your children? Thanks,
View ArticleBenefits, redundancy, debt?
Hi, I found this site after trying to search on the internet for information about our situation. My husband has been told he's to be made redundant. He's lucky in that he's got a new job to start...
View ArticleGot ESA notice of migration letter, a few questions?
Hi folks, As I have expected I have now received a letter from DWP saying that I am going to be migrated to ESA and they will contact me by telephone within next 2 weeks to see if I have any questions....
View ArticleConfused with WTC
I am now a single parent ( on way to being divorced) with a 16 year old daughter still at school doing GCSE then A levels and getting WTC and Child tax. I worked 19 hours a week and have now moved to a...
View ArticleESA Stopped
Repost-Due to posting in wrong forum Hi, A short history... I was on Incapacity Benefits. Had medical in March 2012 and surprise surprise scored 0 points. I appealed and on Dec 19th 2012 I won my...
View ArticleIncome tax refund before maternity
Hello, I hope I am posting this thread into the right category. A question started to puzzle me regarding my wife's income tax. She is due to go on maternity early May. She's currently on £43K a year...
View ArticleTrust fund & benifits
Is it possible for someone when they die to setup some sort of trust fund that would have unacceptable conditions attached to it that would make u ineligable for benefits?
View ArticleESA appeal missing documents
Just received my appeal for ESA and failed. Whilst going through the documents they have the appeal letter i wrote, but they are missing the letter my wife wrote in support, and also a printout from...
View ArticleDo I claim for last year or this year?
I rang the benefits office 2 weeks ago to start claiming for working tax credit and child tax credit as I had a baby in February of this year. The forms have arrived today and they are for the tax year...
View ArticleESA onto JSA - Work Programme query
A friend of mine was recently transferred onto income based JSA from ESA as a result of medical assessment. There concern is that they will lose the additional benefit awarded and entitlement to go on...
View ArticleWorking Tax Credits?
If you work part time and are self employed, can you claim working tax credits? I tried the help line but gave up after waiting for ages, thanks in advance.
View ArticleUniversal credit confusion
Hi, I wonder if someone in the know can help me? I have riead all the literature on the new universal credit I can find but I am still really confused. I live with my partner who works full time for...
View ArticleESA medical - now what
my OH has his medical on Thursday and on the whole it was a very strange experience compared to what ive read from other people. The assesor was nice, she kept apologising to my husband for having to...
View ArticleESA disability premium
If I get at least middle rate care of DLA, will this give me any premium of ESA? If so how much? What would also be the premium be on Income Support for having middle rate care? Thanks
View ArticleESA queries
Hi, I am being moved onto ESA, and have already sent the form in, but what I wondered was as ESA is replacing IS, will all on ESA then be eligible for the free dental & eye care, and other benefits...
View ArticlePermitted Work - Unfair
How can it be fair, if you on ESA cos you are Ill or disabled and can't get a proper job, to be allowed to earn money from part time UpTo £99 without it affecting your benefits or tax? Think about it....
View ArticleBenefits following Redundancy
I was going to post this in the Redundancy thread, but think it may be better here ... I'm going to be made redundant sometime in the next 3 months. When I do finish I will get my final month's salary,...
View ArticleUniversal Credit Single Parents
There's been a lot of comment on lone parents and UC. This recent article seems to suggest that 35hr weeks are expected of all lone parents with children over 5....
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