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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)....

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Declaring 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...

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ESA 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...

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JSA 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

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Adviser 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...

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White 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...

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Tell 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...

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Applying 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...

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ESA 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...

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Quick 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...

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Tax 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...

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Tax 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...

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Housing/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...

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child 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...

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Dissapointed 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...

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How/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...

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Is 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...

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income 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...

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Capital 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,...

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SSP 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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