Tax Credits and PPI Payouts
Hi everyone Was recently successful in claiming a PPI Refund and having spoken to Tax Credits today, they have advised that the interest element of this refund, which amounted to £4,300 will be classed...
View ArticleCouncil tax benefit advice please
Hello, Some advice needed please. I'm writing on behalf of my friend who has no Internet access, any additional info needed please let me know and I'll ask. When my friend became pregnant she was given...
View ArticleQuitting work and claiming
I'm a single mum working full time. My work are currently giving me a hard, I feel like they are trying to get rid of me. If I quit because of my stressful situation can I claim straight away for JSA....
View ArticleClaiming tax credit
I am currently filling in the tax credit form. My wife passed away 11 months ago. Do i fill in her details for last year on the form and do i fill in what she left me in my income? Heeeelp!!!
View ArticleBedroom Tax / Under occupancy advice
Hi All I'm new to posting on here but been a lurker for about six yrs:p Anyway, I'm after some advice for my mum. She is currently receiving housing benefit and lives in a 3 bed council house...she...
View ArticleHusband pays childcare vouchers whilst I'm on maternity.
Hi My husband and I both work for the same company. As I'm already part time my husband pays Into the childcare voucher scheme as its a better tax break as he is the higher earner. We've just found out...
View ArticleESA questions.
Hey there I'm currently 22 and living in the UK with my mum and on ESA for mental health reasons. My partner lives in the US and we plan to marry and for him to come here and live with me and my mum...
View ArticleQuestion about claiming JSA
hello, i am currently in work with a company called OCS. during December i had 1 shift i was able to attend. during January i have 1 job i can attend... so as you can imagine £30 a month kind of sucks...
View ArticleSuccesful migration from IS to ESA
I can't express just how much relief I'm feeling since I got my ESA85A yesterday and it advises I'm put in the support group for 18 months. And I didn't have to have a face to face assessment either....
View ArticleHow to complain to DWP?
I have a complaint about how my jobcentre is dealing with me so I searched all the government websites and searched for hours trying to find out how to complain with no results. They just provide a...
View Articlejsa and uni...
hello i was just wondering ....My husband claims for me for jsa (income based) , we have 3 children . I want to go to uni whilst husband still looks for work ,and i have an appointment with the uni...
View ArticleConditionality under Universal Credit
I still don't really understand this properly, so will give a real life example and hopefully that will help me to understand it. Couple, no children, at the moment they claim no means-tested Benefits....
View ArticleDoes my housing benifit get stopped if i fail my ESA medical Assessment
I failed my work Work Assessment Interview for ESA,Does anyone know if my Housing Benefit still gets paid,Stressed to the max today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
View ArticleIs my daughter entitled to any benefits?
Hi this is my first posting. I was wondering if my 19 year old daughter is entitled to any benefits as she is on a low income...she works 12 hours a week contracted earning £320 every 4 weeks. She...
View Articlesole trader and bad weather
Can a sole trader in this case a bricklayer claim any benefits due to bad weather and unable to work . Sat at home no money coming in if no benefits available what do you do ?
View ArticleAdvice Please
My husband and I separated recently and I informed the tax credits office today. They transferred my claim from joint to single person claim. All fine and dandy and said I won't receive any more...
View Articlep46
a chap done a little work for our business over the christmas holidays, only small but still. He has completed the p46 form but hmrc are saying I need to register this information on line HAVE NO CLUE...
View ArticleTax credit overpayment - please help
HMRC are claiming they have overpaid me £820, I believe they have overpaid me by £410. I have been writing to them repeatedly since 2nd July 2012 in this regard. My Tax Credit Award for the year dated...
View Articleless jsa because of child tax credit???
Hi all, Im new here so first post..here goes :) my partner and i have had to apply for joint jsa as we both lost our jobs. we have one child and one on the way- so we are both on the claim but only he...
View ArticleHousing benefit question
I was wondering if anyone can give me any advice on my question. I started university last September as a student nurse and get a bursary every month, I stay in a private rent and rent is £425 pm....
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