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WTC Question About Self Employment

I work 10 hours at the moment, I used to work longer hours but had to do less hours at work due to rehabilitation from a car crash. Now I'm back to my old self- work cannot give me any hours; I just...

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Can I pay council tax automatically off my JSA ?

I'm just wondering if it is possible to have my council tax payments automatically taken off my JSA? I know this can be done with rent arrears and council tax arrears but what about my normal council...

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Parents forcing me to move out...

Its exciting and daunting, but its about time. Currently I work casually (under a zero hour contract) and I have busy and quiet periods. My average income taken from a year comes to £400 a month. I am...

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Advise about income support or esa please

Hi, im after some advise please, i am about to give up work to care for my partner full time, i already receive carer's allowance for her, and she receives higher rate mobility and middle rate care....

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Child tax credit quickie????

Does child tax credit change with earnings also? Or is it like child benefit and stay the same??? Hubby looking at changing job wages a few thousand more using the tax credits calculator the amounts...

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can anyone help

can i claim for washing my uniform i wear for work.

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Muttleythefrog

i know this isn't benefit advice per se but he helped a lot of people on this board. He hasn't posted for weeks now, i hope he is OK. Anyone know?

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Can I claim tax credits with three jobs?

Hi, I currently have three jobs. None are full time, one I work for the college and its a 30 hour contract term time only, which means I get paid pro rata. The other two are relief jobs, one being a...

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Child tax credits help

I have just come out of a long term relationship and am totally confused as to what tax credits I am entitled to. I am still in my own home and have 2 young children. I earn 14k a year working less...

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Pension Credit & Universal Credit

hi people, I hope I am at the right place if not please let me know. I have many questions and thoughts going on in my head at the moment so I will just stick to the first two if that is alright with...

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DLA review

Hi, finally got awarded DLA last June after appealing, i am on middle rate care and lower rate mobility. I had a bad fall in August and have ended up in more pain and with more trouble walking, really...

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DWP payment code ?

Hi I have just had a payment from the DWP & the payment code is CSHR Does anyone know what this payment is ? Thanks in advance Little miss

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Housing benefit declined

Hey, I recently applied for housing benefit after a colleague of mine told me about it. I used the Turn2us.co.uk checker and it all seemed to be pointing in the direction of me being entitled to...

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There is No 'Support' in ESA!

My mum suffers the hell which is CRPS 24 hours a day,7 days a week,and must accept she will never be cured. CRPS scores higher than amputation on the Mac Gills pain chart, scores higher than...

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Child benefit Allowance

Sorry if I sound a bit daft, but on my pay slip I have two pay bands on my earnings, the first one is gross earnings, which is £45,xxx (A), then I have a figure below that (B) of which is an amount of...

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Fraud investigation-Tax credits

Hi, I hope this is the correct place to post. I will try to explain as easy as possible. In June 2011 I finished my term time only job as I was pregnant, I had not been working long enough to claim any...

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jsa change over

Hi I am currently on contribution based jobseekers allowance. I sent off the form to change over to income based jobseekers allowance/ Although I have not received written confirmation I have phoned...

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E.S.A. letter ambiguous, anyone know anything?

Hello, I recently claimed for E.S.A.due to disabilty, received a letter this morning saying, "Your benefit is changing to Employment ansd Support Allowance" it doesn't mention whether I've been...

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Don't Understand Letter...very very stressed out

I got a letter today from the DWP...why do these letters have to come on a saturday when I can't get in touch with anyone about it...I have fibromyalgia, Underactive Thyroid, possible bipolar/mood...

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single parent want te return to university

Hi all, I'm newly single and newly unemployed. I've never claimed any benefits as I've always worked so I haven't a clue about them. I would like to return to university to retrain in September. Does...

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