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i have been signed off on the sick waiting for hip replacement surgery i currently get ctc and wtc have been told to claim esa but dont know whether to claim income based or ni conribution now i only...
View ArticleHousing Benefit (LHA) - How much would my amount get reduced by when working?
I'm on ESA and get the full amount LHA for a single person/shared room which is slightly over half of my rent. I'm on DLA and if I recall this isn't counted towards total income. I have no savings....
View ArticleESA disability premium/carers allowance
Hi all. I am in receipt of ESA income related, I am on high rate DLA care and low rate Mobility. I need a carer who will claim carers allowance and I understand that my benefit will be reduced when she...
View Articlehousing benefits while on NEA
hello. i recently moved onto NEA from JSA , as i had a hobbie that i thought i can turn into a business. the turn around has been quite long , but i am now on NEA as from last week . i told the housing...
View ArticleWork Programme, JSA, ESA & depression
Hi everyone, I am wondering if someone might be able to help me. I am depressed and have been for years on and off, or at least I think I'm depressed. Many times over the years I have attempted...
View ArticleWorking Tax Credit
Hello Folks ! I work as a full-time driver (self-employed) and last Friday (10/5) my vehicle broke down and it looks like the best part of a month before it will be back on the road. Today (14/5) I...
View ArticleDenied ESA now what?
After a year of heart ache waitIng for my tribunal which was last week my appeal has been denied. I am completely beside myself as I have a very rare auto immune condition which is not widely...
View ArticleCan your NI credit be sanctioned?
If you are just signing on for NI credit as you have other income that does not entitle you to JSA, do you still have comply with looking for work as you cann't have money sanctioned could your NI...
View ArticleHelp!
Hi I got my first (JSA) payment last Wednesday and I am wondering if ill get another payment tommorow or will I have to live on £56 for two weeks which is impossible?
View ArticleWorking tax credit - declare income from shares I've sold
I sold a number of shares I was given by my employer a number of years ago during the 2012/2013 tax year... I am also continuing to buy shares through salary deduction on a regular basis... Do I have...
View ArticleESA SDP not added to benefit.
Hi all again, I asked earlier about ESA and carers allowance and what the effect would be to my ESA premiums, it now transpires that I have not been awarded the SDP only the EDP, I am on high rate DLA...
View Articleesa/jsa worries
Hi Is jsa always less than esa ? Currently on esa wrag and was hoping that after seing advisor i might get some training/support to get back into work.I havent seen an advisor yet but got another form...
View ArticleConfused please help
Hi i currently earn 18k a year and the wife 22800 Her job is finished at the end of may so we will be dropping a lot in income We have 1 child who is 3 in june and another on the way due in oct She was...
View ArticleCan you still claim dss if your jsa s stopped/sancioned?
Hi i was recently made homeless and am living in a shared house now. Im claiming housing benefit and jsa, im worried my jsa might be stopped/sanctioned soo and was wondering if this would affect my...
View ArticleHow much savings can you have if unemployed + claiming benefits
Hi My friend who resides with his girlfriend claim benefits and would like to know how much they are aloud to have in savings? Is there an individual limit for each or is it classed as 1 figure for the...
View ArticleCouncil Tax Support
Hi , I am living in Manchester and I was wondering if anyone knows if I can get any help with Council Tax Discount/Support. I live alone and receive the Single Persons Discount. Before April 1st 2013 I...
View ArticleIncapacity Benefit Reductions
I always thought that the DWP could not make reductions from Incapacity Benefit. They have began taking reductions even though I have not agreed to it because I am challenging the amount of Housing...
View ArticleTime between ESA assessments and DLA
Sorry to ask another question but I am up all night panicking again. As I have been put in the Support Group for 3 years I shouldn't be called for another assessment until then should I? I know nothing...
View ArticleBeing chased by DWP for £20 over payment of JSA from 2003
Over the last couple of months I have had three threatening letters from the DWP debt collection department, they claim I was over payed by £20 back in 2003, as I was unemployed from May 2003 until...
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