Under occupancy and student.
I'm just checking I have my facts right when advising a friend. Her husband is disabled and she is his full time carer. They have a son who is at university until summer 2014. They live in a two bed...
View ArticleTax code errors if you get WPA
I would strong recommend that anyone who receives Widow Parent Allowance checks their new Tax code. A number of us have discovered that HMRC have been told we are receiving almost double the amount and...
View ArticleGrey area with Tax credits - Desperately need advice
Hello. Last year i received for my son the 20 week run on for tax credits as he left full time education and once the child benefit stopped along with the tax credits in August 2012, my son claimed JSA...
View Articlehousing benefit advice!!!!
hello me and my partner are just moving into a 2 bedroom property at 550 pcm i claim job seekers and my partner is currently unemployed and not claiming benefits. would we be entitled to housing...
View ArticleWhy did I receive a "limited capability for work" questionnaire?
My DLA isn't due for renewal until at least Oct 2015 so why am I getting an assessement to convert IS to ESA? If I fail this assessment will it affect my DLA? Is there different rates of ESA? What are...
View ArticleRoad fund tax exemption DLA404
Had to ring the DWP for a new one of these as have managed to lose my one sent last year. Anyway - from now on they are computer generated and you must get a new one each year in order to tax your car...
View Articlein work credit - anyone with experience of this please as need help
hi all Ive just signed off from JSA today as will be starting work on monday, i was over joyed but that was short lived. im doing 6.45 hours per week as a midday assistant so is term time only, but am...
View Articlerecorded message from DWP?
Just answered the phone to a recorded message that was so quiet I could barely hear it, although I am hard of hearing anyway. The only words I could make out were "Department for Work and Pensions" and...
View Articleim sick off worrying over esa
Hiya So as u all no im awaiting reply from dwp Iv rang atos over 2 weeks ago they say no need for medical So I asked the outcome he said it looks like there putting me In a surport group only iv been...
View ArticleLeaving work and going self employed?
I'm thinking of leaving my job due to stress/anxiety. There is no way of changing things in work as it's the nature of the job. Do any of you know how hard/easy it is to go self employed? I'm thinking...
View Articledeliberate deprivation pension credit
I have recently been made redundant -( Dec 28th 2012). I am now 61 -( Jan 2013 ), I have not signed on for JSA & am living on my severance pay . I am however looking for work but with no joy as...
View ArticleTax credits - £2500 income disregard question
Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help me with this as I can't seem to find the answer on the tax credits website. Our income went down drastically this year as my husband had to stop working. I reported...
View ArticleTax credit overpayment from 5 years ago, advice needed
Hi I received a letter from the HM customs 4 weeks ago demanding that I pay £2700 as I had been overpaid tax credit. I called straight away only to be told that the overpayment occurred 5 years ago as...
View ArticlePossible Housing Benefit Overpayment
I got a letter today which confused me. It says that from the 1st of April 2013 : I'll be getting a Council Tax Reduction (presumably this is the new name for CTx Benefit?) which is equal to the full...
View ArticleBack to work sanctions - The government time machine.
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/...documents.html This legislation reteroactively changes the rules, and means that though the back to work schemes were not actually legal at the time, and...
View ArticleConflicting benefits advice - please help!
I would be really grateful if someone could give me some advice on a complicated benefits situation. (I apologise is this should have been posted in the disability thread, I wasn't sure) To cut a long...
View ArticleSickness benefit - part time workers
Im confused about the Gov uk website says that SSP is £85 and I do earn more than £107 a week, but only work 25 hours a week. So am I paid pro rata? I called them to ask, but tbh the girl didnt seem to...
View ArticleForget bedroom tax - what about Council Tax Support..?! (CTS discussion only..)
So, seeing as my other post got hijaked by people who were not wanting to discuss my question, I've set this one up so we can perhaps chat about Council Tax Support. Not who is blind, what someone uses...
View ArticleCarer's allowance and ESA
Hello, I'm very confused about this - hope someone can help! I'm on ESA, in the WRAG group, and I get DLA low rate care and high rate mobility. My son (who's 5) was also awarded DLA, at middle rate...
View ArticleBudgeting Loan
I applied for a budgeting allowance I got the acceptance letter today and it said we will take the repayments from your job seekers allowance . However I am not on jsa im on income support/incap and...
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