Awarded DLA but.....
So approx 4 months ago I was awarded low rate mobility, middle rate care. I recieved a letter telling me I may be entitled to severe disability premium. To me it looked like a form I would fill in to...
View ArticleSimple Payment Card: Retailers Refuse To Pay
I just recieved a 'simple payment card', 3 different paypoint retailers refused point blank to let me use it to withdraw cash. I have £800 approx in the account which is months worth of backdated esa,...
View ArticleBenefits claims - in future
Hi I m currently a full time student (in the second year of my degree)... Last summer I was looking for full time work, and was lucky enough to get 25 hours a week... I had thought when the job was...
View ArticleCompliance Visit from DWP
Hi all. I have a compliance visit soon from DWP. I am a single mother to two and claim income support, housing benefit, council tax benefit, child benefit and child tax credit. I have been on benefits...
View ArticleExtra esa payment
Hi I usually get paid my ESA every 2 weeks. As I was due a payment on 26 December, I received an early payment of 2 weeks money on 24 December. Therefore I expected to get my next payment on the 9...
View ArticleGP made a small mistake on his letter to DWP - does it matter?
Hello. I have been claiming ESA for 2 years now, in the support group. I am currently in the process of completing the ESA50 again, and requested a letter from my GP to help back up my claim. However,...
View Articlemortgage interest 13 week rule
I signed on JSA after being made redundant and was told that after 13 weeks I would be eligible for help with the mortgage interest. Have since accepted a part time job of 10 hours a week and declared...
View Articlemum sent a letter cancelling benefit
Hello, please can you help us. My mother in law has schizophrenia along with other health issues. She lives in warden accommodation. She informed us today that she has enough money and that she does...
View ArticleWorking Tax Credits - Advice Needed
Hi, this is really confusing me at the moment: I recieve working tax credits on fridays as a rule all the time without fail. Boxing Day 2012 a Wednesday I recieved my Working Tax Credits. Will the same...
View Articlepay rise and it's effect on CTC help pls
My husband and I receive child tax credits for ourselves and 2 children, luckily recently he has been promoted at work and has got a payrise of £8,000 more a year :j From what I have read I have...
View ArticleReturning from Abroad
My partners parents live in Turkey, they have been there for the last 5 years and have been living off the money from a sale of their house in the UK. However the cost of living in Turkey has gone up...
View ArticleUnfair Dismissal payment and effect on Pension Credit
Having searched the internet for several days I should like to ask forum members for their opinions and advice, please. Just after Easter 2011 I was dismissed from my job at age 62, after 8 years, with...
View ArticleCan Severe Disability Premium be backdated?
Hi, I applied for ESA approximately 3 months ago and am still in the assessment phase waiting to hear about the physical assessment. I applied for DLA and was denied it and so appealed.....they...
View ArticleEsa - interview question
Hi all, I'm back on behalf of my friend / neighbour. For those that didn't see my other posts she has recently transferred from incapacity to esa wrag. She received a letter to go to the job centre for...
View Articleworried and totally confused
hubby had accident in work on Xmas eve and is now on ssp for at least the next 3 months which i believe to be around £85. I lost my job in November and have just found a part time job of 12 hours for...
View ArticleTax credit estimate question
Hi.. just wondered if anyone knew about this,right basically we estimated 13750.pounds for 12-13 year but it looks as though my partners income will be about 13900 ish come end of tax year. will we get...
View Articlechildcare voucher refunds - taxman implications?
I am due to receive a cash refund of outstanding credit with our previous childcare provider (over £500). All payments were made via vouchers. Should I tell the taxman? I really don't want the hassle,...
View ArticleCan I claim DLA?
Hello Just wondering... Can I claim DLA. I was found at Tribunal to satisfy ESA Support Group Activity 13. In addition if I applied what would be the a likely outcome? I was under the impression that...
View ArticleReturn to Work Credits for Self Employed
Does anybody have a link for the RTW form for Self Employed, Please?
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