Where do I claim Housing allowance and Council Tax Benefit.
Hello there :) I have never claimed benefits before so I am unsure about one or two things. I need to claim Housing allowance and Council Tax Benefit...do I do that at the same time I claim income...
View ArticleWorking Tax Credit Overpayment
Hi I hope someone may be able to help. Back in July 2012 I received a letter form HMRC informing me I had been overpaid Working Tax Credits. It said in the letter that information on how to pay is...
View ArticleChild Benefit,
Hi all from what i understand the new Child Benefit system will start from 7th January. I also understand that i will recieve the full amout as i do now and at the end of the tax year based on my Gross...
View Article22.5 Hours Working tax credit....
Afternoon everyone..... I've been working the same job for the last 3 years 22.5hrs a week and always had my working tax credits until they changed the minimum qualifying working hours to 24 a week. We...
View ArticleEsa
I have heard that I will not have to attend workshops or interviews now that I am 60 is this correct I am due to receive my state pension when I am 62, someone else told me its then the interviews stop...
View ArticleBack to work after maternity...
Has anyone else been in this situation? I am currently on maternity and due to go back to work in May 2013. As I am already part time, i have a 5 year old in school, my monthly take home salary is...
View Articleentitledto.com
Just did calculations on the entitledto website and working I get £26,359.75 if I were on benefits I would receive £28,185.80 per annum and not have to pay school meals on top. Does this seem wrong to...
View Articleno points atos medical
My friend has been on incapicity benefit for 8 yrs because of mental issues and after a operation went wrong. She went for a atos medical in october and today she got a call saying she got no points...
View ArticleNo letter received about child benefit stopping
I know I am losing my child benefit in January however I still have not had a letter informing me what to do. Is anyone else in the same position? There is a form online but I do not know if this is...
View ArticleCan my ex claim CB i'm not entitled to?
My partner earns between 50 and 60k, but i think we're probably going to just stop the benefit because of the hassle of trying to keep right with the assessment (he has a potential discretionary bonus...
View ArticleCan she claim back Council house overcharge of rent ?.
My friends been since 2000 filling out forms for rent rebate as single working mum, she's been continually told by people it's not correct, but friend thought as she handed in the rebate forms then it...
View ArticleBenefit payment dates over Christmas/New Year?
Just wondered if anyone has a list of dates for DWP payments over Christmas and New Year? I've spotted the ones on HMRC website for Child Benefit, but not for stuff like DLA, ESA, InCap etc.
View ArticleDSS and renting a house
Hi. I find this whole DSS stuff a bit confusing, even after using their calculator. I'm thinking of rather than waiting to get a job in Manchester, finding somewhere that is ok with DSS, and claiming...
View ArticleEmployment Support Allowance: Work Related Activity Group - is this...
Recently, I completed a medical questionnaire (Form ESA50) with regard to eligibility for Employment Support Allowance. Since then I have received a decision from the DWP advising that I have been...
View ArticleEmployment Support Allowance: Going from contribution-based ESA to...
In the past, I was entitled to contribution-based Incapacity Benefit, at the rate of £110.85 per week. On 5th October, I was migrated onto contribution-based Employment Support Allowance (ESA), due to...
View Articlebenefit 1% rise ,what about rent?
Hi, i heard today JSA rise 1% from april,what about rent?if someone rents from housing association and rent goes up more than 1% is housing benefit still paid in full for people in council or hosuing...
View ArticleNew P/T Job & UC
A quick question, if anyone is kind enough or has the time to answer. Currently a single parent of a young teen, working in a company about to go bust, just received a conditional NHS job offer for 20...
View ArticleEmployment Support Allowance: Work Related Activity Group work placements
I understand that as from 3rd December, ESA claimants and participants in the Work Related Activity Group can be mandated to participate in community benefit work placements. (See link, below.)...
View ArticleAargh, another child benefit question!
Ok, i have another thread already on whether my ex can claim CB if i can't because of my partner's earnings... BUT - my partner just did the HMRC calculator with all the accurate information and it...
View ArticleSupersession?
Hi guys, I find myself needing advice here. I'm currently HRM and HRC on DLA but WRAG ESA. I didn't appeal the ESA decision as having undergone the loss of a leg I just wanted an end to the constant...
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