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Hi I am living in Scotland,claiming(but not receiving)JSA. I have been carrying out my job searches etc on the .gov jobmatch site,daily. My broadband contract expires next week & I will not be...
View ArticleSure Start Maternity Grant, Expecting Twins
Good Morning all, i've just been looking into what bits and pieces we are entitled to, we have 2 boys already aged 4 and 5 and we are expecting Twins in Aug, my husband is self employed (as from feb13)...
View Articleson wants to come home for summer
my son has nearly finished his uni course and is wanting to go back and do a masters. i currently get reduction in council tax for been only adult in house and also get working tax credit, have two...
View ArticlePut Off Going Self Employed As A Writer
I have been put off from going self employed as a writer, simply because when I phoned the Working Tax Credit Office and explained to them the nature of my business, they gave me the impression that it...
View ArticleSickness benefit??
I took on a new job having taken early retirement last month (aged 60). I worked for 3 days for a British-based company (on a Nil Contract), based in Italy, before having to return to the UK following...
View ArticleDpt for Work and Pensions think I owe them money from 10 years ago...!
Hi there The other day I received a cold call from a debt collector who said he as working on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions to reclaim money that I owed from July 2004. I told the...
View ArticleSorry, you're not eligible for ESA from two weeks ago but we're only telling...
Hi everybody, I've got a bit of a problem. I was on ESA (WRAG) after winning an appeal, but I missed a medical appointment because I didn't get the letter to tell me that I had one. They sent me a slip...
View Articlenewbie - money worries
Hi, i hope someone can help me and i hope I'm posting in the right place (new to this). Backgound: I am a 25yr+ "lone parent". i have 2 children. both girls. my youngest is under one and my eldest...
View Articleoverestimate of husband's income for tax credit's 2012/2013
Hi, I have just reieved my husband's p60 for 2012-2013, and i have overestimated my husband's income by £1000. when i do this year's renewal, will we get any difference back as a lump sum, many thanks.
View ArticleAm I entitled?
Hello all, Completley new to the whole benefits system - have never claimed - so wondered if someone can help me I left my job 3 weeks ago after my contract expired- was not renewed and have a new job...
View ArticleWorking Tax credit child care payments
Last year I decided to put my children into childcare because I started a self employed job which was working long hours. To cut a long story short, I had a bad time last year and suffered depression...
View Articleprivate health cover and tax credits
hi As of the start of this yr i have been provided with family health cover through work.its being treated as a medical benefit in my payslip and added to my taxable income.my tax code has not changed...
View ArticleProbably a daft question about ctc
This is probably a daft question so apologies in advance. Hubby received his p60 today. There is no mention on it of pension contributions or union payments. For the purposes of child tax credits do I...
View ArticleLandlord receiving tenant's housing benefit underpaid
I took on a private tenant who paid his deposit and first months rent in advance and subsequently moved in. I then got a letter from the letting agent telling me that the tenant was now on housing...
View ArticleUnderstanding benefits
I need help understanding benefits and how they are paid and to whom. I would appreciate any help any one could offer me please. I do not get benefits, but I am trying to research on behalf of somebody...
View Articlejsa esa confused
hello bit of advice please i was claiming esa up until 30th april they stopped my claim because they are sayin they didnt receive the capability for work questionnaire which i posted before it was due...
View ArticleHi, i want to sign off jsa and move onto esa.
I have recieved a note from my doc stating i am not fit to work and was wondering how i go about moving onto esa. I want to do everything properly so there are no bumps in the road and dont want it to...
View ArticleAlready received ESA50 :s
Hi, I posted about a week & half ago about how best to claim esa after being signed off sick by gp (ongoing mental health probs plus more recently joint problems resulting in severe pain &...
View ArticleWhen will universal credit come in?
Is there any date when UC will come in? What will it mean for a family working but on low income?
View ArticleAppealing a JSA sanction
Having found out that I have been sanctioned for failure to look for work, i am looking to appeal this. They cant seem to decide if its due to problems with my jobsearch diary (its always completed) or...
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