tax credits and working less hours
hi, please forgive me if the following info doesnt make complete sense but im desperate to know what to do in my circumstances. i have a illness which prevents me from working, my wife works 30 hours...
View ArticleTax credits and maternity leave question
Hi, Sorry if this has been asked before but I have been on mat leave since October last year and just phoned to renew my tax credits. I have since heard something about deducting £100 per week for the...
View ArticleNHS Exemption Thresholds....
I have been given a link / print off of the NHS Exemption threshold figures from my welfare officer Tax Credits are claiming it is £15, 276 But on the link...
View ArticleHelp with change of circumstances
Hi, i was just wondering if anyone can help me. My partner is currently on Employment and Support allowance and so claims for me as well. My son is starting full time school in september and there is a...
View ArticleJSA from contributions to income based
Hi, I have been claiming JSA for 6 months. Checking my bank statement I realized I have gone into my overdraft due to not receiving any JSA for the past month. I phoned them and they told me it was...
View ArticleTwo months in, the impact of HB cuts bite.
East Ayrshire Council says its arrears have increased by 340% following the benefit cut. The National Housing Federation says the effects housing benefit changes, which make tenants pay for unused...
View Article2 year nursery funding - can we get anything?!
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me please I am not sure if i am posting on the right bit i wasn't sure where to post so I do apologies in advance. Basically my OH works but i dont I am a stay...
View ArticleHelp needed HMRC are chasing me for tax credit over payment from 2004.
Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help me out i had a joint claim in 2004 with my ex partner.since then we have now been told that he over earnt that year but we were not told this at renewal. Years down...
View ArticleShould you tell tax credits office if new relationship forms...
Just a quick question but my ex moved out last October and has since been having a new relationship. We get on quite well (we have kids) but I'm worried that she isn't telling the tax credits office...
View ArticleApplying for working tax credit (self employed) questions, help please!
Hi everyone, I'm registered self employed and I turnt 25 in June. I am single, no children and live with my Mother and her husband. I can apply for working tax credit, correct? I have some questions...
View Articlenew mse
What is going on with new system? I can't navigate this forum at all!!! Not quite benefit question but it's affecting how i read the site!!!!! Cheers x x
View ArticleJSA not in bank today
I'm on the work prog and my office have a signing routine where I sign a statement of what I've done to look for work, hand it to the welcome desk and don't see an advisor. Is it likely to be a...
View ArticleESA Appeals
Can someone tell me if the change to the appeal process, as per the Welfare Reform bill, came in April, or whether it comes in October? This pertains to claimants now having to wait for a second...
View ArticleIncome Support & Carers Allowance
At the moment I am my disabled son's full time carer and my husband claims JSA as he's looking for part time work that will work around me and our kids as my son is very hard work and our daughter...
View ArticleHelp working out CTC
I'm currently on Maternity leave with baby number 2. My Maternity leave is due to end on the 9th September but there has been changes in my work place that are making me consider not returning. Or...
View ArticleHelp please - living together and IS!
My husband and I have decided to split up. We live together in a house that is in his name. Mortgage is also in his name. I put in a claim for JSA last week only to be told I don't qualify as I was...
View ArticleTAX Credit Helpline
Just spent this week trying to get through to the Tax Credits helpline, so I can let them know my Self Employment earnings for last year, Accountant has just finalised my income. I spent Friday Monday...
View ArticleDLA Payments Fortnightly Now?
Hi Has anyone else had a change in the frequency of there DLA payments? It used to be every four weeks but today I received half of what I usually get and it was two weeks early. I haven't been...
View ArticleFamily tax credits
I wonder if anyone can help me. We are a family of 5 with a severely disabled child. I receive a wage of £34,000 plus I work a responsibility payment at work which equates to approx £550 a month. This...
View ArticleDental work and deprivation of assets
Just been to the dentist and been told that I am going to have to have a front tooth removed. I have no root canal therefore need a denture, bridge or implant. I have savings but this is bringing me...
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