P60 - which figure for Tax Credit Declaration
Hi wonder if anyone can advise me. I am filling in our tax credit annual declaration for year ended 5 April 2013. I forecast £27,000. On my partners P60 which I have just received it says "In Previous...
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I am currently claiming JSA but have been told I am been sanctioned and that I can claim hardship payments. What I want to know is if I have to repay the hardship payments at any point?
View ArticleStarted work this tax year question
From april 12 to aug 12 I was a student on an nhs bursary and so got the full approx £50 per week tax credits as I have one child as soon as I started work I informed them of this and they were stopped...
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i recently got my benefits suspended for not looking for enough work . what steps in self employment count towards looking for work ? i have place adverts in local mag received phone calls pick-up jobs...
View ArticleInvitation to office interview. PLEASE HELP.
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me any advise, personal experiences or even a possible outcome that i am expected to receive. On Tuesday i received a letter stating i was invitaed to an office...
View ArticleSelf employed - sick pay?
Hi, My husband is self employed - in reality he earns a couple of hundred quid a month if I'm lucky. Back in October work really dried up and he decided to get a 'proper job'. We went to the job centre...
View ArticleUpdating tax credit help!
Hi I started a new job just over a month ago and ever since I've been trying to ring tax credits to report a change in circumstances. Every time I ring I go through all the options, probably spending a...
View ArticleEntitlement to JSA after working hours cut
My working hours have been cut, last week they were 13.5 next week they are only 3.5. Would I be entitled to Contributions based JSA until hours either pick up or I find another job?
View ArticleChildcare Vouchers and Child Tax Credits
Apologies if this has been asked a million times before, but I'm going around in circles trying to get my head around this. We are currently collecting £19.21 per week in child tax credits and my wife...
View ArticleIB + ?? - possible?
Hello forum members, I'm 21 and on incapacity benefit and have been since I turned 16. I have schizophrenia and bipolar. Anybody on IB knows how much of a struggle it is, but recently things have taken...
View ArticleJSA Question & WTC Question
I have gotten a new job which starts on Monday (this is my usual sign on day), if I close my claim down on the Monday, will I be able to request my last payment for that same day as I would need it for...
View ArticleAttendance Allowance
Since my wifes stroke a couple of years ago she receivedand continues to, an Attendance Allowance, which has been a welcome additionto her reduced pension since she opted for the Married Womans...
View Articlejob seekers overpayment
Guyz I'm in need of some help or advice about job seekers overs payments. I had lettes from the job centre saying they over paid me £1050 back in 2011.I first received the letter I think it was in...
View Articlehelp with tax credits/benefits
Hi i was after some help please i went self employed on the 29th of April of this year and do 16 hours per week one of my sons was due to start nursery on Monday next week. but my husband was made...
View ArticleSingle Parent Living with parents
Only working 21 hours a week , living at home with parents and 1 year old. What help financially can i get and where would a good starting point be. Is there one phone number or office i can visit to...
View ArticleAm I entitled to Maternity Allowance?
I've worked at my current job for the past 10 years, but have been on maternity leave for the past year. In this time, I had the first 13 weeks at full pay, second 13 weeks at half pay and the third 13...
View Articlecycle scheme
I was employed on a permanent contract but still on my probationary period when i was allowed to join the cycle scheme. Then released from employment when still on my probationary period and then made...
View ArticleTax credits compliance
HI, i'm new here. Wondering if anyone can offer any advice becuase im going out of my mind. I received my renewals pack in early april (which was alot earlier than usual). I completed renewal over...
View ArticleDLA Refused, no real answer given
Refused my applicaton, simply says not enough details given. I entered everything I could so unsure as what else they need. Was on last year at middle mobility and care. Reduced to low for both and now...
View ArticleChild Support
I have a son who is 19 and just about to leave full time education. My Child Benefit payments stopped on 3rd September 2012 as I was of the understanding that when a child turned 18, Child Benefit...
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