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ESA(IB) and national insurance credits

Anybody out there know if you are on a joint claim for ESA(IB) that you BOTH get national insurance credits for pension purposes Thanks

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Tax credits / working tax credits.

Hi, my husband has a new job about to start, I have done the direct.gov calculator but never trust it and also dont understand it, is there a way of finding out a more realistic sum of entitlement, or...

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DLA - keeping mobility?

My daughter is in a neuro rehab facility. She is eligible for higher rate care and mobility. I received a letter from DLA today about moving to PIP in the future. In the letter it said that she might...

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Br tax code

plasea can you help why has my tax code chaged to BR i dont have two jobs:(

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Help with Tax credit threshold for 2013/14

Hi I'm looking for some advice on the thresholds for 2013/14 please. Somehow I cannot seem to find a definitive answer to this anywhere on the net and I've already wasted an hour on the phone today...

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Potential Tax Credit Fraud

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has found themselves in a similar situation as I am in now and can offer their advice. I received a letter from a debt collection agency looking to confirm my whereabouts...

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Housing benefit???

Please help, after reading everything on my local council Website regarding Housing benefit i am very confused. (Stockport Council). At the minute i am currently lodging here there and everywhere...

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being accused of housing benefit fraud :(

I recently received a letter asking me to attend an interview under caution about possible benefit fraud. I was unsure what i had done so I attended thinking it was a mistake. During the interview they...

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Bedroom Tax Rent Arrears Rant

I have a three bedroomed house,when I moved in I had two children.The last one left home last month.I got a job last year which I only bring home £940 a month.Due to my council and housing benefit...

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53 pay weeks

Hi all, I wonder if some one could help me or give me some advice i recieve chil tax cridits and working tax i gave my estimate last year calculated by wekly pay of 52 weeks however i just realised...

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Bedroom Tax for 13 months?

Hi, I'm just wondering whether, in the expert opinion of the forum posters here, I might have any case for appealing for discretionary payment of housing benefit for the next 13 months. My...

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Legal aid and JSA

Hi, we are at divorce process at thd moment with my wife. And I really struggle with legal costs. As legal aid is comming to its end in march, I really hope to get legal aid but everyone is just giving...

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Can u claim WTC over the phone?

I have been given extra hours and now in a position to apply for working tax credits. I know you don't do it on line anymore and have to ring for an application pack. Couldn't get through yesterday...

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Employers and Benefits

Hi Guys, This might not be the right place, but hopefully you can help or point me in the right direction. My husband if off work due to illness and we have been advised to claim help towards our rent....

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Bedroom Tax Query

Am I right that you only get hit by the tax if you are unemployed and claiming HB, if you are working part time, you wont be?

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What counts as savings for benefits

Hi all, I am potentially about to be unemployed for the first time in a long while. I am looking at benefits and what I could claim. I am looking at council tax benefit in particular (not going to...

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90% maternity pay for 6 weeks - underpaid or not?

Hi there Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I am currently on maternity leave from work where we receive the statutory 6 weeks at 90% and the remainder at £135 or whatever it is. I got paid...

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Rent refund

I get £121 housing benifit paid a week for my £525pcm home I rent from private landlord through a letting agency also I pay £41 to top it up every 13th of every month, but as calculated over 12 months...

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Carers allowance and working.

I have made the decision that what would be best for my son would be for me to give up work and care for him. I am currently on unpaid leave as he is not in school, he is going through another period...

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Breakdown of benefit money

I know when you get benefits on the letter it states the amount of money the law says you need to live on, is there anywhere I could find a break down on how they work it out, e.g. How much for food,...

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