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daughter and grandaughter moved home so I loose my housing benefit.

Hi I am unsure if I am on the right thread, but hopefully someone can direct me or help me. I am a single mum with 2 children at home, I work 18hrs a week and get the usual benefits of working tax,...

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Form A64

Does anyone know what this asks? I know it's connected to having a property. I made a claim for JSA starting 30 December. I only wanted to claim contributions based but as I was transferring from ESA...

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ESA form sent

Hi, I had to send my form in to change from Incapacity benefit to ESA, and the form had to be in by 15th jan. I sent it 9th jan, recorded delivery ( after they wrote saying they'd not yet received...

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No cold weather payments for the BN (Sussex) area???!!!

Is this some sort of twisted, warped, deranged joke????!!!! Its been snowing for 5 days straight now and the temp has had an average below 0 degrees for much longer than a week. What the HELL is going...

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DLA Payments

Has anyone else DLA been erratic over xmas, I get my DLA every four weeks, so as normal I recived this on 08/01/2013 however on the 15/01/2013 I got 1 weeks worth. Im going to call to speak to the, but...

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Help with ssp please??

Hi was just wondering if anyone can help. I have a sick note and will be off work for two weeks. (hospitalised). I currently have 2 jobs, work for same company but two settings and two tax codes and...

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Historical rise in benefits

Hi I have googled this but can't quite find what I am looking for so I am hoping someone can help me. I am trying to help someone and need some figures so could anyone point me to the percentage...

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jsa questions

oh got made redundant in dec after 15 year...anyway he got awarded jsa-cb which he shall get for 6 month - hopefully he finds a job. this means we can no longer claim carers allowance for our son with...

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Winter fuel allowance

I'm 59 and get low care DLA. My OH is also 59 and gets carers allowance for his mother. I cant quite get to grips with the advise on winter fuel.Do we qualfy? We dont have any salary or other benefits,...

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cold weather payment query

hi do we qualify for a cwp my wife and i are on IS and my wife gets cares allowance. we have 2 children 1 is 5 and the other is 12 thanks

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Do I have to attend a4e/work-programme course?

My advisor at a4e has no attention of finding me a job. I hate going to my weekly appointment as all he does it say go look for jobs on the computer, which is something I do every day at home. It takes...

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Tax Credits and returning to work

Can anyone advise? Please bear with me - dyslexia, terrible with numbers, plus neurological nonsense that means I get very easily derailed...I apologise in advance if I end up being a little confusing,...

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Extra bit of ESA payment?

Hey Guys i get paid £239odd every 2 weeks as part of the support group on ESA but i have been given a seperate payment of £25 and i dont know why anyone else had this?

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DWP told doctor to stop medical certificates

Hey all. I'm writing this on behalf of someone else but it all boils down to this; She is on ESA and appealing after failing her medical. I won't go into all the ins and outs of that but basically she...

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Savings while receiving Income Support?

These questions are being asked for a friend who received £4,250 in October 2011. How much savings could one have had in October 2011 when receiving Income Support? Would Income Support want to know...

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Am I entitled?

Hi I'm new to this, but need to ask for advise.. I'm a married mom of two (6&2) my husband works, we live in private rented house. We claim working tax, child tax, DLA ( as my 2 year old is...

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ESA Tribunal Next Week. What to expect?

Hello, My tribunal is finally here 10 months after my assessment. I have agoraphobia and social anxiety. If I don't pass it will be a backward step as my progress will slide. It really feels a make or...

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Benefits entitlement

What benefits would be paid? Husband works 15 hrs a week and gets £397 wages a month. Wife disabled on low care and high mobility DLA. 3 kids 15,13 and 2 years, and another due in may. I know there...

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Weekly Esa in Jan !Why?

I have been paid weekly re my income related Esa since beginning of the month ? Also do i need to register for cold winter payment or do i get it automatically as we have had one period of it in my...

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being made redundant am i entitled to any benefits?

After 8 years of service i am being made redundant from my current role. This worries me because I have quite a specialist role and roles of this kind are very few and far between, coupled with the...

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