Tax Credit novice seeks advice....
Hi all, Am just claiming tax credits for the first time, both working tax credit and childcare tax credit (I have just gone self employed, and we have 2 children). Never even bothered checking before...
View ArticleAddress for ending a claim in writing?
Hiya, I want to end my ESA and DLA claims in writing, who do I write to to do this? Thanks :)
View Articledo you lose benifits if you have a carer
my mum is 78 on pension, pension cedit and attendance allownce, the council pay her rent and council tax, she has a lot of health problems and i was going to claim carers allowance for her, but would...
View ArticleForeign job offer and UK Tax?
Hi, I have been offered a position with a foreign company working in North Africa as a consultant for £100k a year on a monthly rotation. Being that I will work outside the UK, for a non-UK company,...
View ArticleESA - if taxable. Help appreciated?
A friend has just received an ESA50 and I wondered if ESA, unlike Incapacity Benefit (which he now receives), was taxable. From my own amateur attempts on the internet, it seems to me that in the case...
View ArticleContinued - ESA and tax and means-testing
I am very grateful to those people who have raised questions about ESA and means-testing and taxation and to those who have been kind enough to answer them as I have been wondering about these issues....
View ArticleBenifits as self employed?
If I leave my company to work as self employed can i claim any benifits till my income starts as self employed? I am looking at leaving without notice from my current job as I belive they wont have the...
View ArticleWorking Tax Credit question
Hi, yesterday I filled out the Benefits adviser form on the Direct Gov website, and I kind of got some good news. It came out that we are entitled to claim £89 a week in working tax credits. Needless...
View ArticleJSA online claim
Having just lost my job and now I have to make a claim. How far along in the online application can I go before making a final committed application. I am presently at the 'how do i wish to be paid...
View ArticleFamily Working Tax Credits - Informing of changes
Hi, I wonder if someone could help me? My child has reached the age of 16 and is about to start work. I informed Child Tax Credits as I know it will affect it - BUT - they said that I can't do anything...
View ArticleWFTC- what to expect!!
Having found out that my job may be terminated in the next few weeks, I'm trying desperately to figure out where it will leave myself and my family. We are a daily of 5, 2 adults 3 kids ages between 12...
View ArticleWarm home grant lost due to changing supplier/moving house
I applied in good time and had a letter saying I would get this (broader group) when we moved (November) the new house had different supplier and they told me I had lost it as had to have stayed with...
View ArticleCarers Allowance P45?
My OH has just started a new full time job.:j He had previously been working part time and claiming carers allowance. His new employer wants his P45 from his old job which he is chasing up. He has also...
View ArticleExpat returning
Hi. My daughter has been living and working overseas for 2 and 1/2 years now. She returns home for a month at xmas and 8 weeks in the summer but all her income is from overseas.She is returning to live...
View ArticleStarting a job but I'm not paid for a month...
Hi I am starting a job but I am not paid for a month, I have been out of work for over a year. I know that I may be entitled to 'Extended Payment of Housing Benefit' but am I still entitled to the ESA...
View ArticleWorking tax credits and savings
I have just sold my house and will be rented accommodation for a few months until I buy another. Consequently I will have about £200,000 in my bank account for this period of time. Will this affect my...
View ArticleCan my mum claim DLA
My mum slipped before christmas and broke her ankle, it was a really bad break and she has already had 2 operations, due for another tomorrow. She has had an external fixater on for the last few weeks...
View ArticleESA or Jobseelers allowance
I have been made redundant through ill health retirement after working for 15 years. At this moment i am job seekers allowance but i need advice on other benefits. The problem is that i have very bad...
View Articlehousing and council tax benefits
Hi I am about to receive state pension, (I will be 65 next month), instead of pension credit. Will my housing benefit and council tax benefit be reduced. Also I receive two private pensions one for...
View ArticleMaternity pay and self employed NICs
Hi all, Hope someone can help. I am half self-employed and half PAYE employee with an organisation. I'm currently on maternity leave and receiving maternity pay from my PAYE job (taxed and NI at...
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