6 week holiday!!!
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Trying to up my income. I am able to increase my hours to 30 hours a week if I want to which should up my Tax Credits by about £15 a week. The extra wages I will get will be about £44 a week. Is there...
View ArticleIB to ESA migration & medical question
Hey, I have recently been sent and have filled in and today returned, the forms that begin my migration from incapacity benefit to ESA. I understand that I am probably one of the last to be moved over...
View ArticleWon my ESA appeal whats next?
Hi I won my ESA appeal today from WRG to SG. The decision was originally made in July 2012, so I assume that I will get any backdated money from then? If so how long does the back payment come through...
View ArticleHelp need please
Hi all, Please can someone help recommend who to call. Have tried two solicitors, one ifa and benefits departments and have yet to get a straight answer. Parents have split - mum getting housing...
View ArticleTax Credits/Change of Circumstance
How long (on average) do tax credits take to sort out a change of circumstance? It's years since I last had any change to report, but I have been sign off as self employed, and will be relying heavily...
View ArticleESA Confusion
Hi, I'm hoping somebody can give me some help regarding my situation with ESA. I had an ESA50 form back in january and filled it in and sent it back,last year i was moved over to ESA and placed in the...
View ArticleHow does the ESA appeal process work, and who makes the decisions?
I'm having problems trying to trace the department which phoned me to say my ESA appeal was "changed in my favour". I have posted a message about the problems I have recently encountered here:...
View Articlecouncil flat homeless, pls help
Dear All, My luck is not getting better and I hope to get some of your tips in my messy life. Here is my story. My husband and I separated last year, he moved out. Everything was OK until I lost my job...
View ArticleESA50 Advice
Hi I recently received my form to transfer from IB to ESA. The mental Health Services sent me a letter last week in connection with my claim and I just wanted some advice. It lists all my conditions...
View ArticleGovernment 'slightly' overestimates interest rates
Has anyone else noticed the new rules on savings/benefits ? "If your capital is over £6,000 but not more than £16,000, it will affect your UC. Jobcentre Plus will assume you get a monthly income of...
View Articletax credits renewa- new baby due
Can anybody give me some advice. New baby due within the next couple of weeks, should i hang fore with my tax credits renewal untill new baby arrives, just thought this would make sense instead of...
View ArticleCapital allowance and tax credits
Hi all, ive been lurking around for a while picking up some great nuggets of info, but I have one question I cannot find a definitive answer for. Last year I sold the good will/contacts of my self...
View ArticleTax Code changed despite outstanding dispute
Hi I have been assured that the dispute is recorded correctly against mine and my husband's records, and that it still hasn't been closed/investigated. But my husband's tax code has been changed to the...
View ArticleSelf Employed hairdresser - working tax credits confusion
Hi everyone .. anyone! I am a self employed hairdresser - quite newly qualified so not many clients and still on JSA.. An opportunity has come up to work 3 days in a salon on a self employed basis,...
View ArticleJSA and Back to work help
Hi, my partner starts his new job tomorrow, he was due to start next week but they called him today to start tomorrow. So what does he do about JSA and signing off, will he need to go today? Also is...
View ArticleClaiming ESA whist working
Good afternoon, I am hoping some of you might be able to offer me some advice on Employment and Support Allowance. I have a neuropathic pain condition in my shoulder, which is generally managed well...
View ArticleJust started back work yesterday WooT*
Hi all :) newbie here.... So as the title states i started back work yesterday after 6 years off looking after my 2 girls both still under 16, i rang up the renewal line on the 28th and told them that...
View ArticleSelf employed and claiming for benifits
Hello, I am inquiring about my mother as she has just started her own cafe, but at the moment its going slow and just making enough money for the rent and food, she works 5 days a week and her husband...
View ArticleCompany Car Underpaid Tax
Hi All, Ok First thread and just wondered if you guys could tell me if you think I have a chance to claim. June 2011 I was given a company car by my work but the tax man was never told. I was a naive...
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