housing benefit and savings
im about to move in with my partner who claims jsa at £71 a week and also housing benefit. i work part time (22hrs). just wondering i have an Isa and premium bonds, do i have to declare them and if i...
View ArticleESA Application
So I sent off my application for ESA as advised by my psychiatrist, a couple of weeks ago. My mental health and bipolar are spiralling out of control at the moment, which is making it all the more...
View ArticleJSA and self employment
How would it work if I attempted to start being self employed, ie. may take a month or so to get any clients and actually get paid so no income but, at the same time, I wouldn't be searching for paid...
View ArticleBecoming a carer..
Hi, I hope i have posted this in the right place I am sorry if not.. I will be taking advice at the CAB but i can't get there until next weekend so i hoped someone would be able to give me an idea of...
View ArticleCOUNCIL TAX - discounts and exemptions
Apparently since April 2013 the government gave the councils the discretion to set their own % rate for the various discounts and exemptions. Wirral in its infinite greed and inability to set budgets...
View ArticleESA and moving back with parents (quick question)
Quick question - I am on income based ESA (I'm 33) but am stuggling to afford living on my own and am going to move back in with my parents for a while. They are both retired and will not be supporting...
View ArticleIncapacity Benefit to work to ESA Help
Hi I am diagnosed with bipolar and decided to go for a part time job 3 months ago, I got it and came off Incapacity Benefit. However it became much too stressful and I started to deteriorate so I left...
View ArticleP87
I have just received from HM to say they are 'reviewing' my claim - what could this mean for me?????
View ArticleIncapacity to ESA soon
Hi people like anyone else on here going through the same thing as me i guess you all know how it feels, terrible! But i have a few questions if anyone can help me? I have been on Incapacity benefit...
View ArticleESA has been discontinued, don't know what will happen
A couple of months ago, I had a battle to be transferred from contribution based to income related ESA, which really exhausted me. During the same period I was called for a medical assessment. Today I...
View ArticleTax credits application form
I am filling in the tax credits form for the first time and wondered if anyone can help. The form asks for pay details for April 2012--April 2013 which is fine, but i know through a new job I have that...
View ArticleTax credits and maternity pay smp
Am filling in tax credits form and it says I can take off 100 GBP for every week of maternity leave. E.g. take off 3500 off my p60 Amount. Which I guess means we will get more in tax credits? Is this...
View ArticleSome help & advice
Hi there first post so be gentle please :D My DH and I separated in 2011, he moved in with his mother and I continued with our private tenancy. I was working fulltime and receiving child & working...
View ArticleConfused About ESA Date !
I have just received a letter to say that my IB is being transferred to ESA(C) Support Group and that the amounts apply from 30th July . Is this the date that I will actually be paid ? The reason I ask...
View Articleclaiming benefits marriage break up
My marriage has broken down , husband is throwing me out of our home .He says i have to go because i won't be able to pay the mortgage and he can. I am jobless and have anxiety ,we have 2 children...
View Articleesa are there any fair medicals
are they such a thing? i won my tribrunal in june last year for the process to start all over again that time the nurse that gave the medical said you have m.e im giving you 0 points and he did :( but...
View ArticleWhat are my chances of being awarded ESA?
Whilst awaiting a decision for my ESA claim I've been stressing and worrying a lot about my finances. I'm currently living off just £75 a week, which has to cover my phone bill; food; medication and...
View ArticleBack dating
Hi folks, Well I attended the tribunal and went well :):j:j Now... I know Carer's Allowance can be backdated 3 months. But will other premiums be backdated to October last year? I was on Income Support...
View ArticleTax Credits question re when only eligible for part of year
Hi there, My youngest son is joining the army soon (hopefully September) and as such his CTC and my WTC will end in August. I am and have been looking for more hours/ full time work as I have only a...
View ArticleDependent Parent Housing Benefit
My mum lives in a self contained annexe on the side of our property. She is 66 and claims guaranteed pension credit. I have been told she cannot claim housing benefit. How can this be when she would...
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