JSA and University leaver
Hi there Can anyone advise me on whether my daughter can claim JSA as she has just finished her degree and moved home but we are on a very low income with only my husband working and we are really...
View ArticleTax Credits for the Self Employed
When completing your tax credit application form there is a section that asks about your profit from self employment. Does anyone know if this is your 'net profit' or your 'taxable profit' as these two...
View ArticleHow will Universal Credits affect me
I have a couple of buy to let properties and am wondering how Universal Credit will affect me. I have no housing benefit tenants at the moment but that may change.
View ArticleAdvice please
Hello Please can anyone advise me.Advisor at JC told me not to dismiss any part time work and if necessary take two part time jobs to make up hours. I am open to all options just want to get work. I am...
View ArticleIS10 form the story continues..
As advised on here I sent my IS10 form off a month ago recorded delivery, it was received and signed for the day after posting. Phoned after 2 weeks to check on any progress and was told that it had...
View ArticleStudent Income and Maternity Allowance, please help????
Hi I really hope someone can help me shed some light on this as i am totally confused!! I recently round out i am pregnant and I am currently on the nursing diploma which is bursary funded. I qualify...
View ArticleStudent needing some help!
I'm currently at college on a bricklaying course, have completed both Level 1 & 2, course ends in a week or two. I have been applying to jobs so i can earn some money over the summer and hopefully...
View Articlefair rent officer?
Do they still exist will they come and say what your house is worth? Is there any advantage to this or will the landlord get cross about it?
View ArticleIs this right??
My son is 25 and on job seekers allowance, he lives with his grandmother, in a housing association flat and she has been told that they will have to pay £13.50 per week now he is over25! I always...
View ArticleSome Help With Housing Benefit Calculation Please
Hello. Can anybody help me with this please, Thank you. My actual rent will be £1,000 private renting but my LHA would be £206.36 a week divided by 12 x 52 = £894 a month rent. If I choose to stay here...
View ArticleTax Credits - income disregard anomaly.
At the start of 2012/2013 my husbands tax credit claim was based on a figure of about £19,600. Then his lovely company decided to cut back on OT which meant his figure was cut to about 15,700. I phoned...
View ArticleE s a tribunal
Hi can anyone help me. i was getting full rate esa last year after my first medical.I went for my second medical in april this year, my health hadnt changed, i have osteoarthritise in both knees,and i...
View ArticleHousing benefit help please?
Hi I wonder if anyone can help shed some light and tell me I am working this out wrong? Son has just been offered an apprenticeship. We discussed what he'll pay for keep, as we cant unfortunatly afford...
View ArticleESA & Private Pension.
Can anyone tell me what happens in the following: I am in receipt of ESA as well as having a Private Pension. I understand that when my Pension increases my ESA is reduced. Can you tell me if there a...
View ArticleHousing Benefit - Earnings
How much are you allowed to earn and still be able to get help with Housing Benefit. Does working tax credit still count as earnings and affect housing benefit Is it different for disabled people, I am...
View ArticleTax Credits and Pension ?
Hi guys just after a little bit of advice ... I have started a pension at work (apr 2013) it seems like the payment for this comes off my wages and it has altered the taxable pay on my payslip (taxable...
View Articlehelp with esa and reclaiming
Hi Im currently on JSA and need to reclaim ESA for the same reason I was claiming before. I am slightly confused with the 6 months rule for when you can claim again. Is it for when they stopped paying...
View ArticleAdvice Please
I'm a funded PhD student, but I've just been advised by my PhD supervisor to take a leave of absence whilst I sort myself out from depression. I'm in the process of sorting out a note etc. So...
View ArticleTax credits underpayment paid to bank
Hi, I did my renewal for tax credits last Wednesday 12th June. I claim child care plus its a joint claim with a total of about 14.5 k a year. I was expecting an underpayment of around £1200 due to what...
View ArticleChild Benefits Entitlement??
Hi I am due to go on to Maternity Leave very soon and I have tried to work out my entitlements with regards to child tax credits on various calculators but they are very confusing, can anyone provide...
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