Council Tax and Housing Benefit Overpayment
Has anybody ever took on their local council and won? Week before last I received a letter from my council stating I owed them £5440 in housing benefit and about £560 in council tax(overpayment)....
View ArticleDeclaring taxed savings to the taxman- Why????
I am filling out my tax credits annual declaration. There is a section called other income where they want to know of any interest paid on taxed savings that amounts to more than £300. We get the...
View ArticleESA appeal
I just Wanted To Say That I Put My GL24 Form In The Post Last Thursday Along With A New Sickline And I have Had Payment Into My Bank Today..It Is Worrying Waiting And Not Knowing When A payment Will Me...
View ArticleJSA And WTC
Hi, I have recently made a claim for JSA and I believe I get a 4 week run on from WTC, do the jobcentre inform tax credit that I am not working any more or do I have to do this myself? Thanks
View ArticleAdviser sent me job outside my agreed hours
I am a lone parent claiming JSA, the rules state that I am allowed to look for work within schools hours. My job seekers agreement states I have to look for work 9am-3pm. My adviser has sent me a job...
View ArticleWhite or Brown envelope ?
What's the difference between the two envelopes ? Finally got my renewal in when I came in from work and hung on half an hour and gave up for now, will try early morning. But it said if you have a...
View ArticleTell a porky?
I called tax credits last week to inform them of a change in circumstances. During the call they said my renewal had been sent out on the 19th May. I hadn't received it so they said they would send out...
View ArticleApplying for ESA for my son
Briefly my son has moderate learning difficulties, mild physical disabilities and autism and is moving onto a special needs course at college, following special school. We have been told he can apply...
View ArticleESA turned down, not sure which benefit to claim?
Does anyone know if my partner and I can claim Income Support after being turned down for Employment Support Allowance? Me and my partner made a claim in April, waited for a medical assessment and now...
View ArticleQuick Question
I receive a small amount of Housing Benefit and Ctc/Wtc. My Husband works but I haven't been working since I had my baby (I was self employed before) My Dad has come into some money and he is giving me...
View ArticleTax Credits Renewal -Overpayment
Hi, I need some info on letter received today claiming I've been overpaid £8300 in tax credits over 2012-13. In 2011-12 my income was £3750.00 due to unemployment but I started work in Feb 2012 and...
View ArticleTax Credit Question - Overestimating Income
Hi all, I wonder if you can help me. We applied for Child Tax Credits when my wee boy was born in July 2012, we listed our income on the for 2011-2012 as requested. This included my full years salary...
View ArticleHousing/CT overpayment - really worried....
I'm a self-employed childminder, with my husband. Our income fluctuates - lots.... We put a claim in for HB back in July 2009, and were awarded full, due to the way the work out childminding income. At...
View Articlechild tax credit overpayment...re:the ex wife
Evening all.I received a letter from HMRC stating that when we were married we received an overpayment of £357 for child tax credit up to when I left in july 2011...we got divorced in november.It was a...
View ArticleDissapointed in a family member.
My 26 year old niece was told by the Job Centre 3 months ago that she would need to seek work as her youngest was now at school. Having argued with them that she had no work experience, and felt she...
View ArticleHow/Who to report DSS incompetence?
My partner recently had sanctions placed on her due to her failure to 'look for work' / 'applying for work', due to the fact that she hadn't filled in her es/4 (es40), basically her diary sheet you...
View ArticleIs ESA counted for T credits
Any IB claimed before '95 is not counted as income for tax credits, however, I note that on this years form, its asks for amounts of conrtib ESA ( taxable benefits) .At the same time, on the form, its...
View Articleincome support
I may be claiming income support soon, just for a while; I'm a widow, look after my mother, full time carer. My question is, how many weeks or months bank statements do i need to provide to show my...
View ArticleCapital Depreciation/Care Costs/Pension Credit
Regarding these issues... Capital Depreciation/Care Costs/Pension Credit Is this the correct forum, to ask advice, Thanks. My dad got took into a nursing home three years ago after a fall, head injury,...
View ArticleSSP to ESA - Cancer treatment
I am having treatment for breast cancer. Been off work since last October. Had 6 months of chemo. Just had mastectomy. I start radiotherapy on Monday - daily for 4 weeks. I am also having herceptin til...
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