Advise on UK Tax as living abroad
I have been living abroad for the last 6 years and buried my head in the sand when it came to sorting out our taxes. We rent out a property in joint names and the tennants pay slightly less than we pay...
View ArticlePIP Review.
I submitted a PIP form last September and finally got to see one of the Atos people face to face in February this year. I was awarded the low rate for personal needs. I have never claimed benefits in...
View ArticleMum is now Ill
Hoping that someone can give some advice. Mum recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the stomach, and at the moment we are waiting for consultant to confirm what the best treatment will be. Mum owns...
View ArticleDWP using Facebook messenger
Good afternoon all. I had a rather confusing experience last week.I received confirmation of receipt of my fit note from DWP via text (as per usual) and within a couple of seconds an unusual purple...
View ArticleUniversal credits - change of circumstances
Hi, Could you please advise how I inform the DWP that one of my children has ceased further education? When I logged into my UC account I couldn't see this option on the 'report a change' page. I tried...
View ArticleLha rate divorced father with son
Ok it's a long story but basically I'm divorced twice. I have 3 kids with my first ex aged 14 16 18 I see weekends then after my last wife had a affair I moved out of our council home and see our son...
View ArticlePay rise causes loss in benefits
Hi, my husband was offered a pay rise, which he happily accepted. We claim housing benefit, child tax credit and council tax benefit. I knew our benefit would change but I stupidly thought we would be...
View ArticleNeed advice on benefit cap
Good morning...Im after some advice with regards to benefits and the cap....my wife gets ESA ( income related ) she lost her spa when failed pip assesment, we also get child tax and benefit for 3...
View ArticleJsa payment missing?
Hi guys just a quick heads up/ rant at dwp Basically I was on jsa previously and signed off as I was starting a new job. The job never came in end as I was kept waiting to go in and start date was...
View ArticleNew DWP claim help
Hi everyone Have just received my first letter back from DWP detailing my claim for my son who is autistic I have been granted middle rate care along with lower rate mobility Now I have 2 questions 1#...
View ArticleCouncil Tax Reduction Decision Notice Backdated Letters.
Hi All I was recently transferred has a single persons UC claimant and also applied for CTR.Today I received three letters from my council. Page 1 is talking about my dla benefit, and below my usual...
View ArticlePicking best date to start Universal Credit
First of all can someone just confirm this is right... When you apply for Universal credit, the date you apply is the start date of your first assessment period. Eg. if i applied today (4th August) the...
View ArticleHousing benefit overpayments
We are currently paying back an overpayment of housing benefit which will be cleared in January 2019. If we switch to Universal credit in the next few weeks or so, how is the outstanding overpayment...
View ArticleHousing benefit - moving areas and family premium
Hi there I would appreciate if anyone could help me. I rent my house and since 2012 have been claiming housing benefit. I have a daughter and receive the family premium. I am looking to move to a nicer...
View ArticleWages overpayment
Hi. My daughter changed jobs and her last employer paid her a whole month's too much money. As a result her new universal claim was stopped. She realised when she saw her payslip and has put the money...
View ArticleQuestion on child benefit entitlement
Hi, I'm just a bit confused about how the calculator works which looks at how much you are entitled to claim for a child. Basically, myself and my partner are expecting a baby in December and I was...
View ArticleBenefits when coming back to UK
My sister left the UK in Jan 2016 to move to Turkey, she got married to a Turkish man (they'd been together a while before she moved), and had a baby. She was unable to work in Turkey due to the type...
View ArticleWill HB use net or gross pay rise
Hi, Im getting a pay rise at work through promotion. My income currently is £12,250 per annum part time 24hours, my new income will be £16,000 32 hours a week so a little over the 2500 income disregard...
View ArticleAnother HB question!
Hi there I have put in previous post I am considering moving to a different local authority so would have to cancel my claim and put new one in with new local authority. I am currently paid HB 2 weeks...
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