tax credits
I'm sure i have asked this on here before, but now cant find it........ can someone please tell me what the working hours required are, for all the various tax credits??? many thanks.
View Articleself employment and working for an agency - advice please
Hiya all, i feel like ive been on here so much asking for advice lately ! right here goes, il try to keep it simple. im a single parent signing on with one child and am desperate to go back to work....
View Articledo both sign on in a joint jsa claim
me and my husband need to make a joint claim for jsa, will we both have to sign on or is it just one of us, thanks
View ArticleHMV and 19 yr old son. Advice please
Ok so he's 19. Lives is shared accomodation and as you know could well be out of a job by tomorrow. So we are confused, we believe he can claim JSA. But can he get any help for housing as he is under...
View ArticleUnderstanding the new tax credit rules
Hi, Just need some help as im not really understanding the new Tax Credit rules that are coming in (I'm sure im not the only one). We are both working 30+ hours a week and have 2 teenage kids still in...
View ArticleUC and periods overseas
I understand that under the current tax credit system, it's still payable if the claimant is overseas for x period of time. What is this period, is it a period that is only allowed once during the...
View ArticleState Pension For Company Owners Not Paying NI?
Like many, I pay myself the maximum salary from my limited company each year, without getting above the threshold for NI or PAYE. The rest I pay myself in dividends. A standard system. My accountant...
View Articlesick pay and other benefits
Hi there. I'm not sure if anybody posted something like this before or not, but I'm gonna give a try. Recently I've broken my leg and obviously can't work for few months because of that. I'm getting...
View ArticleStopping claiming Working tax credits ...
Hi, Currently my partner and I do not live together, I am staying with friends at the moment although I spend the odd night at my mums and at bf's parents house (once a week max). My partner is in...
View ArticleWTC Review
Hi there, My husbands business has been picked for a review to verify his working hours. We had said at the start of last year it was average 27 hours a week over a 3month period. I have just done the...
View ArticleHow much lodger affects HB?
A friend has asked advice on something I know nothing about and wonder if anybody here can advise. Friend lives in a council flat far bigger than she now needs and currently has to make up her housing...
View ArticleBenefits after redundancy - does 'dig money' count?
Presently this is all still at the hypothetical stage, OH is still working at the moment but I'd like to try to educate myself about certain things should our position change. IF OH's redundancy...
View ArticleDisability Living Allowance And Severe Diability Premium
Hi can anyone please provide information regarding the following. When I initially applied for DLA I was refused but won on appeal and was granted High Care and Low Mobility, payments were backdated to...
View Article30 Hour Rule on Tax Credits
If you are a couple, does one person have to work over 30 hours, or is it a combination of two persons hours please?
View ArticleDLA disability premium query?
i am currently on high rate mobility component and middle rate personal care of dla. is it true that there is a disability premium paid with this? i have received this allowance for approx 10 years,...
View ArticleBenefits after JSA stops - advice needed
I am currently claiming JSA for the past 6 months and also receive housing benefit, child benefit, child tax credits, council tax benefit. I have 2 children and my husband is vietnamese (I'm english)....
View ArticleBedroom Tax Calculator
I have just received a letter about the new bedroom tax coming into force from April 2013, the letter advises going to www.quidsinmagazine.com./bedroom-tax-calculator
View ArticleWorking less than 16 hours a week-confused about Benefits.
I am going for a job interview tomorrow, for a job that is NMW and only 12 hours a week. I am on JSA at the moment, and i am wondering how this will be effected? Obviously, i would earn £74.28 a week,...
View ArticleHousing benefit/council tax benefit confusion
Hi, I'm after a bit of advice as each website that I go on seems to give me conflicting answers. I'm trying to see if I'm eligible for any housing benefit to go towards my rent or any council tax...
View ArticleHMRC charge on a house?
Hello All :) My friend is very worried. She owes Tax Credits a lot of money due to an overpayment and she has received a letter advising that they are going to put a charge on her house. Does anybody...
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