Partner leaving, help please
In need of some advice. Partner has decided to leave and I have no idea where to start in sorting out benefits I/we are currently in receipt of. I know I need to ring everyone and sort it out, I just...
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Hello i am in receipt of ESA with the severe disability premium and i also get DLA middle care and low mobility, i have a live in carer who has just turned 18, is there any other benefit he can claim...
View ArticleWhere to get LTF1 form
Can someone please tell me where i can get the LTF1 form from. Basically recently I've moved house i changed all my details with the jobcentre no problem i thought everything was ok. Then around a...
View ArticleHousing benefit
I was just wondering if anyone had been in the same situation as me - Last Jan (2012) i lost my job so i applied for housing benefit - everything was agreed to go straight to landlord i was on income...
View ArticleHousing benefit/ personal pension
Hi, I've been on JSA for the past year or so, but due to my illness it was agreed with my doctor that I'd probably be better off on ESA. I have filled in and posted off the long ESA Questionaire. I...
View ArticleDLA medical form
Hello I'm asking this for a friend. In January she was awarded DLA low rate care due to deformities of her hands. She asked for a reconsideration due to mobility issues and more care needs. They sent...
View ArticleTax Credits - Didn't inform re changeser
Hi, My partner and I are in receipt of tac credits with the disability element for myself and I only work 19 hours a week. My partner's income on last year's form was the six months payment for...
View ArticleBenefits checkers, mixed answers
With the renewal coming up, I've tried to calculate what's in store for us financially. We get a some help with childcare costs its become depended on. I've used the directgov checker and got a...
View ArticlePlaced in ESA work group without a WCA-but feel I should be in support.
Hello folks, I would be very grateful for some advice as I have just got a letter stating that I have been placed in WRAG of esa without having to go through the ordeal of an atos medical. I did send...
View ArticleHow do i switch from jsa to esa?
Hi wont post whats wrong as its on my other thread :) But wanted to know what i have to do to switch from jsa to esa. Do i sign off jsa and call esa to make a new claim (have my doctors note) Or do i...
View ArticleWhat am I entitled to???
I am currently on maternity leave and receiving maternity allowance, I ceased being self employed in January when I gave up work to have my second child, I have 2 children one at three and 1 at 5...
View ArticleHow can I prove hours worked - self employment
Hi After being a SAHM for 10 years and becoming a single parent I've found a job. It's a zero hour contract but the company have said they'll give me 16 + hours. They also call you to cover shifts. Due...
View ArticleRenewing tax credit by post
Hi guys, I sent my forms off by post on the 3rd of June. By now in previous years my payments would have normally changed slightly. However, I've again today had my usual amount. I know we earnt £4000...
View ArticleIncome tax return, Child/Work Tax Credit
Dear all, Few weeks back i received a working and child tax credit form by post after calling the HMR helpline where I filled my fianc!e and my income details and posted back. Today my fianc!e received...
View ArticleTax Credits renewal & SMP reduction query
Hi all I took exactly 6months, or 24kws, mat leave last yr, so does that mean i deduct £100 for each of these wks from my p60 amount on my renewal? Or is it already deducted? TIA x
View Articleshould have disregarded income on smp!
hi, i have just realised that i should have disregarded my first £100 eaned from smp for my first daughter in tax years ending 2010 and 2011. i only know this as when i called to register my second...
View ArticleESA claim
Hi, I was wondering if i should to make a claim for ESA before seeing my GP. I won't be able to get any sick note until then as i have no medical history and the doctor i was assigned to has never seen...
View ArticleCan I claim benefits if I quit my zero hours contract job?
I currently work on a zero hours contract for a company, which I have worked at for the last 3 and a half years. I used to get quite regular hours but over the last 6 months there hasn't been a lot of...
View Articlehow many hours can you work if ur partner is on esa...
if your partner is ill and on couples income esa how does it work. he has been ill for well over a year and getting slightly better over time so i am the one trying to find the work . how many hours...
View ArticleChild tax credits warning to others
I earned 2000 pounds less than estimated last year. I was told that i would not get any money back from them because you have to earn a substantial amount less than you estimated before they actually...
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