Tax credits number busy?..........
I know it's renewal time, but I have been trying to get hold of them for a couple of days to tell them about a change in childcare costs......any other way I can contact them?
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My son claims esa and dla, but in 2010 he was involved in a cycling accident , we have been advised that he is to receive £17.500 compensation but the bulk of the payment is for future dental cost,...
View ArticleSupport for Mortgage Interest Relief after two years?
I've been unemployed for over two years now, and have just lost my MIR. I was told a while ago it'd be possible to claim it again, albeit with a 13 week wait until it's paid. I've just phoned the DWP,...
View ArticleLong Term Incapacity Benefits & Boiler
Could someone please give me advice, I am on long term IB due to a serious illness and I enquired about a new boiler grant. I was told that if I was on ESA or DLA with one more additional component for...
View ArticleNo tax credit renewal pack yet.. is this normal?
We normally have it by mid to late March (I think...) as I am usually nagging my other half to ask his employer for his P60. But it's mid May almost, and we haven't got it yet. Our daughter is just...
View ArticlePlease help!
I hope somebody can give me some advice please on behalf of my sister. We are completely clueless when it comes to available help. I will make this as short and sweet as possible. My sister is English...
View Articlechild tax credit
i was made redundant in june 2012 when i was about 12 weeks pregnant, i then had no choice but to sign on until i could claim my maternity, my maternity ends in june this year. i currently get child...
View ArticleAdvice please JSA / job offer
I started claiming JSA for first time in March and have discussed a job following interview but as yet not sure of hours. Might be 2 days ie under 16 hours per week or possibly 2.5 day therefore over...
View ArticleBenefit rules for property owners
Hello guys My friend is a career girl, bought her own home and then a year or so in started to suffer from severe depression and turned up one night with a suitcase asking if she could stay. a couple...
View ArticleTax credits Income disregard
Hello all I have recently gone back to work after maternity leave. I believe TC disregard the first £5,000 of your salary increase. I am in the process of applying for a part time job that is about...
View ArticleHelp with jsa please!
Hi I signed on today so am due to recive my payment on tuesday but after ringing the jsa help line they told my my claim is still not processed and that it takes 14 days but tommrow is the 14th day and...
View ArticleJSA help
Morning All, hope one of you kind people can assist me, I'll try not to waffle too much. My daughter was on JSA, then fractured a bone in her hand and was moved to sickness benefit (or whatever it is...
View ArticleVolunteering while on JSA - Minefield?
My friend has a hair dressing salon and has said that if I want something to put on my CV I could go in on her busy days to make cups of tea for clients, sweep up etc I will not be paid, there is no...
View ArticleJCP making it madatory to work full-time
I have heard that JCP are telling job seekers who have children that once the child reaches 14 that they must look for full- time work between 8am - 8pm. They are saying that the law states that a...
View ArticleNew manager took me off the books
Hi I work for a chinese takeaway and last year the takeaway was sold on to a new owner, all the same staff were kept and so everything pretty much continued as normal until around 6 months later I...
View ArticleBamboozled by benefits!!!!
Hi all, I am completely bamboozled by benefits!! We think we may be eligible for some tax credits, is there a website that can calculate if we are eligible for ALL benefits? Would just like to fill in...
View ArticleOnline earnings while on Benefits.
Can anyone enlighten me as to the stance/law on being on benefits and earning from surveys, online blogs, adsense, selling on Ebay, and car boot sales? I'm not talking about making a mint or, more like...
View ArticleBenefits advice please
My bil and sister want to ow if they can claim any benefits for their large brood as a family. My bil is self employed and like others in a down turn economy not doing too well with work coming in....
View ArticlePlease could someone explain
The difference in jsa income based and jsa contributions based please? Only My dh has been made redundant and when I called up the child tax credits they need to know which but I don't know ATM. How...
View ArticleHow much JSA if receiving pension?
My husband has recently been made redundant and is in the process of claiming JSA. He's 56 and has a private pension of £75 per week. Can someone please advise how this would affect the amount he's...
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