ESA start date.
Hi all, I have a quick question regarding the start date for a new ESA claim. I recently lost my job due to health issues and applied for ESA. The claim has now been processed and I am due to start...
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Hi all, my partner and I are in the unfortunate scenario whereby ESA has to be claimed. We did have some savings but these are gone, entirely. We are now choosing between food and medication, money is...
View ArticleSE Housing Benefit.
Hi, after a bit of advice please :) My husband and I are Self Employed, the business is in it's first 3 years, and we are paying off set up loans etc. Our JOINT income last year was £16,000, about the...
View ArticleHelp calculating benefits when you work and receive bonuses
Right im trying to work out what benefits me and my girlfriend would receive if i moved in with her and her (daughter 3 years old). I work offshore as a trainee engineer and still go to college 2 days...
View ArticleNot spending income - adds to inability to claim benefits?
My father received a redundancy payout over 20 years ago - about £30k. He lives a very frugal life, doesnt own his property, doesnt pay rent (he lives in tied accommodation which his old employers have...
View ArticleESA How Far Can We Challenge Report?
My husband had an ESA Work Capability Assessment in August last year. When we received the written account of the decision maker's reasons, it was so far off beam it was unbelievable. The discrepancies...
View ArticleWhat do I do Next...Some help please
Hi All I will make this brief as possible so not to bored you all. Have been off work since 2012 with lower back issue, pain is from the centre of my lower back and it radiating down the left and right...
View Article30 weeks pregnant income support?
Hi, I am 30 weeks pregnant but also disabled, low care , high mob on DLA. My husband works 15hrs a week @397.16 a month, the rest he cares for me and our kids. I do get child tax and child benefit, but...
View ArticleReturn to work and benefits?
Hi folks. Hoping you may be able to help and advise. For some time now, I've been living back at home while claiming income support with carers allowance. I have been offered a job and starting on the...
View ArticleSaturday appointment?
Hello. I'm on JSA and I got a letter today telling me I had to go in for an appointment with my advisor on Saturday :question: I knew that I had to be available at any point in the week for...
View ArticleHousing Benefit - Help for Brother please?
My brother lives in private rented property and gets hosing benefit. He was also in receipt of JSA. His family decided to go to abroad to cover travel costs he borrowed money from me and he is now...
View ArticleOne CHB for mum, one CHB for dad
Hi My ex partner and I have decided to have one child benefit each to reflect the shared care we have of our children. My question is, will we both get the eldest child rate? Mike
View ArticleESA cut yet I'm still on work programme?!
Hi everyone, I'm really confused about ESA. I originally got transferred from Incapacity Ben to ESA in 2012. I was told that I'd have to be in the work category and would need to attend regular...
View Articlewhen can i phone tax credits and estimate income for 2013/2014
will i be able to do it as soon as tax year starts ?or will i have to wait for renewal? just my husband got made redundant in december and has apllied for over 100 jobs and still nothing :( we will get...
View ArticleConfused :/ benefit calculator
Hi Just looking for a bit of help really, I have used 2 benefit calculators tonight entering the same details on both and got 2 very different answers :/ One was turn2us and one was the gov.uk one...
View Articleproblem with understanding tax credit
Hi everyone! I have a little problem with understanding working tax underpayment. My income for the year 2011/12 was 7389 pounds. I got 1850 working tax credit from revenue for 2012/13. Unfortunately I...
View Articlechildcare dilemma
mum of 2 kids (age 2+1) in january returned back to work fulltime. hours changed from 37 to 32 per week. since 2nd week in january im on 3 days (21hrs) currently im struggling to pay the nursery £800 a...
View ArticleHanding in Notice (Quitting Job) & claiming ESA HELP!
Help ! Basically My OH claims ESA, due to many mental health problems (Anxiety, Depression, Social Phobia, Stress etc.) Whilst I was unemployed we got the couple's rate of ESA When I started my job in...
View ArticlePension Credit overpayment?
First time poster, so this could end up anywhere... I'm currently receiving Pension Credit at the maximum level of £142.60pw (£570.60pm). As of February this year I am also receiving a small works...
View ArticleJSA to ESA = Housing Benefit Cut ?
My son, who is 24 and lives with me, has recently gone from claiming JSA to ESA and although he gets the same amount of ESA as he did JSA, my Housing Benefit has been deducted just over £14 a week....
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