Benefits you can't get if you've got savings
I understand the limit is pretty low. Is there any LEGITIMATE and LEGAL way to stop this? For instance, if I've got outstanding credit card bills then I should be able to use my savings to pay this...
View ArticleDaughter through college ... Then Uni?
Hi... Hoping someone here may be able to help/advice? My daughter who I have been receiving benefits for is 19 now and I will stop receiving benefits for her in a month... She wants to stay at college...
View ArticleNeglect in Care Home substantiated ? affect benefits
First of all, I don't know if this is in the right forum My 84 year old Aunt suffered neglect in a nursing home, resulting in her breaking her leg, she then developed pneumonia and was in a critical...
View Articlewhen are savings not savings? (house sale proceeds)
If you are in receipt of means tested benefits and own a house outright, if there is then a gap between selling your house and buying another, is this cash counted as savings for the sake of means...
View ArticleSelf-employment benefits
Hi all, I have a quick question regarding self-employment and whether or not I am entitled to any benefits whilst self-employed. My situation is this, I am currently living with my parents and I am 29...
View ArticleJSA and temporary work
Hi, my brother is due to sign on in a few days but has been offered some temporary work for the rest of the week. Is it possible for him to put his JSA on hold for a week or does he have to end his...
View ArticleBasic tax credits question
OK. So if I'm out of work and based on this I reckon my families income for the year will be £20K for the tax year. So my tax credit claim goes in on this basis. If I then get a job my income could...
View Articlereturning to the UK, broke, with children, what help can I get?
I'm about to return to the UK after 4 years in Asia. My husband started his own business abroad, which has failed and we're in serious debt (our joint bank accounts here have been frozen by the...
View ArticlePaying Tax when working for a US company but living in the UK
I recently gained employment with a US publishing company, working from home in the UK as a social media marketer. I called up the inland revenue to complete my tax credits annual renewal, and upon...
View ArticleWhere do I send my tax credit renewal to?`
I have lost (in the midst of our flooded house being recovered and renovated) the return envelope, can anybody point me (or the envelope) in the right direction? Thank you kindly.
View ArticleReclaiming unpaid JSA
Hello, i'm new to this forum, and wonder if you can help with a problem that has been frustrating me for a few days now. I have recently had to claim JSA due to loosing my job. I claimed for a period...
View ArticleHow does it work?
Someone I know is appealing being in the WRAG, he feels he should be in the support group, he has had the letter saying its going to tribunal but not had a date for the hearing yet. He has been getting...
View ArticleGetting help with mortgage
Hi, wondering if anyone has got any advice into getting help with the interest on my small mortgage......i am on income support so i think i qualify......do you know if they take the amount from your...
View ArticleFree Boiler - Pension Credit
Hi all, Not sure if this is in the right place - so if not apologies. My father is 64 and on Pension Credit. He / We have made an application 8/9 weeks ago for a Free Boiler as he is on Pension Credit....
View ArticleEsa anyone heard of 3sc ???
hi, we had a phone call today [esa 6 monthly interview] as my husband is a amputee plus other health problems.my husbands personal advisor told me today that we would be getting a phone call from 3SC...
View ArticleUpdating CTC
Evening all My wife and I have 2 children, male 19, female 16, we receive CTC, small amount of WTC, CB and small amount of HB. Now daughter has left school and is starting college in Sept, son is at...
View ArticleJobseekers allowance delay... of a year.
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. My partner has been out of work since April 2012, once eligible they applied for Jobseekers via telephone, however since then...
View ArticleTax Credit & change of hours
Hi I am currently on maternity leave with my second child born March this year. I am trying to work out what kind of tax credits I will get if I stay off until Dec when my SMP will stop and go back...
View ArticleAnyone paying back a tax credit overpayment with an ex?
Hi All, A long time ago (2004-2006) when my ex husband and I were still together, we somehow accrued a tax credit overpayment of about £2600. We split up soon after and I was told that the debt would...
View ArticleChild Care
Hi, Wondering if anyone out there could offer any advice on this subject. I am currently not in work at the moment, I left my night job, working 8-8, 44 hours a week, due to complications and troubles...
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