Carers money and nursery.
I am hoping for some help for a family I visited today. Their child has disabilities and the maternal grandma claims carers for the child as she has the child for more than 35 hours a week. The parents...
View Articledla increase letters
has everyone who gets dla had the letter explaining the increases from april? i ask because i have had mine the wife hasnt yet. thanks in advance
View ArticleVery short term temporary jobs
If someone can only find jobs that last 2-3 weeks through an agency just covering sick leave for employers is that a nightmare coming off and reclaiming benefits in between, or can this be an easy...
View ArticleDLA effect on child benefit for higher rate taxpayer
Hello, I`m a higher rate tax payer (only just) and the sole family earner. We get DLA/Carers allowance for our disabled daughter and I wondered if these will count towards my net salary - reducing the...
View ArticleHousing benefit
I'm going to the Jobcentre on Monday about something else and plan to seek advice but I thought I'd ask here as well. About my circumstances: I'm claiming income-related ESA for mental health reasons,...
View ArticleUniversal credit, social housing and lodgers
The proposal seems bonkers. How is it going to work? They claim income from a lodger will be disregarded. So £400 social rent for a two bedroom home. Let one room to a lodger for £200. One room excess...
View ArticleAre the Jobcentre on Strike 20/3/2013
I was browsing the news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21689428 and just wondering anybody knew if Jobcentres would be closed on this date. According to the BBC they want another £1200 p.a or 5%...
View ArticleManchester Labour picking the pocket of hard-pressed Council Tax Payers
Manchester Labour Councillors today, by rejecting £1.5million of Government subsidy to freeze the Council tax, and increasing the Council tax by an inflation busting 3.7%, have made the choice to pick...
View ArticleWife been refused jsa
Wife was self employed for 4 yrs until she had our 3rd child last july. Her self employment was a cleaning round and all the clients couldnt wait for her to come off maternity so she sort of closed...
View Articlecivil penalty £50
I've posted a thread on another section about civil penalties. Does anyone reading this section have any experience of the £50 civil penalty These came into affect in October 2012 and are imposed by...
View ArticleBenefits enquiry
Could someone please give me a rough calculation of what a family 2 parents with two children under 10 different sexes living in SH in a 3 bed would get in benefits please. One parent working full time...
View ArticleUniversal tax credits....
currently receiving working tax credit/child tax credit they say that no one should be worse off when the move to Universal Credits come along...does anyone know how this is going to work or when we...
View ArticleRent changes, can you advise me please?
Hi I hope this is the right forum for this question. My housing officer from my housing association came to visit me yesterday. I am on housing benefit, and she told me that instead of my rent being...
View Articlemaintenance payments /universal credits
will maintenance payments count as income when universal credits comes into force.....at the moment for working tax /child tax credits they dont......but starting to think these may count as income...
View ArticleHousing Benefit suspended due to change of address.
Received a letter this morning from the council saying my HB has been suspended. It says its because of my change of address and they may need more information but then doesnt tell me they need...
View Articleself employed holiday entitlement
looking for a bit of advice in relation to being self employed and the amount of holidays your entitled to take during the year. Does any one know if you're entitled to the same amount of holidays as...
View ArticleCan I Protect My Savings While on Benefits?
Hi All, I'm facing redundancy in the near future and am looking at making the most of any redundancy payments I receive. I'm thinking of putting some money into an ISA or a fixed term savings account...
View ArticleHelp with Benefit
Hi guys, Just need a bit of advice i'm currently living at home with my mum and sister. I receive carers allowence as i am caring for my sister who is disabled. I am looking for a job but at the moment...
View ArticleApplying for Tax credits
I have just started working 24 hours a week, as my husband has lost his job. I call tax credits and I am unable to get anything until after April due to husbands earnings this year. They have sent me a...
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