Single Working Parent Working Hours advice needed Please
Hi, would anyone know the optimum hours I should be working as a single parent to get my tax credits and council tax etc paid. I don't want to be a benefits scrounger but I'm kind of stuck in this...
View ArticleHelping my elderly neighbour - disability grants
I have a neighbour suffering from a degenerative disease and is slowly getting worse and worse. They need a stair lift or vertical lift fitting sometime soon and speaking with them was sad to hear they...
View ArticlePossible JSA claim?
Hi all I currently work part time and travel 30 miles each way to work. In September 2013 my daughter will be starting school meaning that I will not be able to continue working where I do due to the...
View Articlewhat is servere disability premium??
Hi Someone suggested I apply for this as even though I was awarded high rate care component and low rate mobility, my carer (husbands) has moved out yesterday and does not care for me anymore. I am in...
View ArticleCarers allowance run on
Have just been advised by carers allowance team at dwp preston that the 8 week run on does not apply unless the person cared for has passed away? I understood it applied in all cases. Could anyone...
View ArticleDo we need a new PM? One that cares!
I've just picked up what good old Boris is doing for Londoners. https://www.london.gov.uk/media/pres...ension-credits Does anybody know of a similar multi agency type of action that is going on...
View Article15 Hours A Week and Income Support
I'm 26, and currently living with my grandparents. I started a 15 hour a week job yesterday in an office and I just signed off Job Seekers Allowance. My earnings are about £97.80 a week. I am looking...
View ArticleJsa
If someone quits their job, goes abroad for 6 months (working and playing, mainly playing!) can they claim JSA on their return without fear of a sanction for quitting their job? TIA
View ArticleHousing benefit and compensation
Hey all, so today I banked a cheque I received for personal injury compensation. The cheque was for £1000. My question is that I am receiving housing benefit (do work but single parent on low income)...
View Articleon jsa found job with 8hrs pw contract but more a vailable
am on jsa cont bsd and recieving full housing and council tax benefit after coming off esa in feb 2013 i have found a job that will only give an 8 hrs pw contract but in reality offers at least 20 hrs...
View ArticleRepay income support over payment
My wife has been paying back a £1600 income support over payment for over a year now at £10pm. They have now written to her saying that they want more money each month and have threatened her with...
View ArticleTax code
Hello! My mother lives in Portugal and receives a small pension from the Uk £37/month (Mercer, pension scheme). She received a PAYE coding notice from HMRV with the tax code for 2013/2014 which is...
View Articlethe work programme.
Im wondering if anyone can help me with this, my partner and i claim joint JSA, a year and a half ago when i was a single claiment i was on jsa and then put on the work programme, which i attended on a...
View ArticleTax Creditd 2012/2013 2013/2014
Hi, First time poster, was reccomended to try here for help/advice from a friend. I was wondering if anyone could help me with working out tax credits for ideally 2013/2014 or a guestimate 2012/2013 Me...
View ArticleJSA Online - Why so many Questions
I am just trying to fill in the JSA form online, and after an hour have had to stop, as it was annoying me. I am trying to claim JSA, not mortgage relieve, so why do I have to spend so much time...
View ArticleESA questions
I'm on ESA and my work advisor as part of the work programme made me and a few others on ESA and JSA do a group interview with him, and will do so once a week, because he thinks we're more than ready...
View ArticleClaiming JSA help?
Hey guys, So in August last year I left my job before some investigation was complete so on my record it says I left for personal reasons. Not long after I had an injury (September), meant in Jan I...
View ArticleChanges to Council Tax benefit and LHA
Hi Can anyone please explain to me how this is going to work in LHA? Our local authority don't seem to have any information on this at all on their website. I have a couple of Mums with disabled kids...
View ArticlePrivate Pensions? Do they count as savings or income?
Hi, I'm wondering whether putting money into a private pension would count as 'savings' or 'income' as far as claiming benefits are concerned. My income is below 8k per year, my savings are below...
View ArticleSon's A levels end June(ish), Going Uni in Sept, but working 24hrs+ p/w in...
Hi, As outlined in the title above, my 18 year old Son is coming to the end of his A-Level courses. He is due to start Uni in September. Ordinarily, I understand that, in this situation both tax...
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