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Started 3 days, 9 hours ago (2009-12-14 14:23:00)
by amberspy
hi guys im posting for friend who no acess to computer at this time she gets paid off work next week her hubby works thou they were worried about bills etc so told them try entilted to co .uk seems they get help more with child tax credits and work tax and also housing and council tax this was based on his earnings and tax credits etc but when we tryed local housing and council tax ...
Started 1 week ago (2009-12-10 13:11:00)
by Strike_Team
I've been through various battles with my astonishingly incompetent council's benefit office. My benefit's recently gone down quite a bit, I've requested an explanation of exactly how they came by the figure, but they've yet to reply. It's easy enough to determine, for example, income tax liability or incapacity benefit entitlement, but I've yet to find a clear set of rules for calculating ...
Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-12-08 00:16:00)
by Kate W(203)
Wondered if anyone could awnser my question? My ex has agreed to pay me a set amount of child maintenance each month directly to my bank account which we have agreed privately between ourselves. Does child maintenance affect the amount of housing benefit or council tax benefit I receive? I am about to claim for the 1st time and move into rented accomodation. Such a worry knowing if I will be ...
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-12-05 05:06:00)
by flasharry
I wonder if anyone can help me..... I am at the moment frauding the local benefits office... I am a 68yr old single man living on pension credit, my youngest son (25yrs) lives with me. He lost his job at the end of 2008. my local council gave me housing/council tax benefits. my son got a new job in May 2009, I should have told the benefits office immediately, I didn't. Early in June 2009 I had ...
Started 2 weeks ago (2009-12-03 16:49:00)
by meames123
Hi all, just wondering if anybody can help me. As we are really struggling to make ends meet at the moment I have been through everything cutting costs as far as I can and the only thing left is council tax. Every 'can you claim' thing I fill out tells me I should either be paying no council tax or reduced council tax. Getting rather excited I checked it out on the council's website and the...
Started 2 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-12-02 20:52:00)
by emmhan05
Hi there, Im new to all this and have a question that I cant seem to find an answer anywhere. I have just realised that we are entitled to Council Tax Benefit and would of qualified for it since April 09 however when I was at the benefits office they said my reason of 'I did not know we qualified' was not good enough, I then also added the fact I had just had a baby was stressful, but ...
Started 3 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-11-25 09:41:00)
by MicheH
Morning, I have had my application for housing and council tax benefit confirmed from the council offices. We were never eligible for any help but since the rules about not counting child benefit in the benefit calculations changed on Nov 2nd we found that we could now access the help. My worry was that if we then got this help it would push us over the £99 surplus resulting in an IPA, ...
Started 3 weeks, 6 days ago (2009-11-20 14:41:00)
by barbie59
My parents are currently going through a really messy divorce . We all still live together until they sort out finances etc. My dad contributes nothing towards bills etc and recently has all of this extra money from nowhere. I have just found a letter to him from council tax benefits asking him to send proof that I no longer live in our house so that he can get benefits, but I do live there!...
Started 4 weeks, 1 day ago (2009-11-18 01:50:00)
by Ross2452
Hi guys, I'm 19 and pretty unsure when it comes to benefits so I'm here for a little advice. Ok, ill start from the beginning. I dropped out of college last summer and have been desperately looking for a job since (i can only do certain work due to a dodge ankle). Anyway, my flat mate went into the council tax office to register as a student. At the same time the lady told him that she ...
Started 1 month ago (2009-11-14 22:17:00)
by countrygirl27
I am trying to apply for council tax benefit. I live with my mum who is a pensioner and on a low income. we have been on the entitledto and local council website and think that we would be entitled to a reduction in our council tax. I started filling the council tax benefit form but I am a little confused. It doesnt seem to have a space for people who own their own houses? It asks lots of ...
Started 4 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-13 18:33:00)
by DX2
Quote: Originally Posted by fluffymovie 1 - Work out your applicable amount (basic amount the Govt state you can live on, e,g, £640.30 pw for single person over 25) Don't you love typo's
Started 3 days, 2 hours ago (2009-12-14 20:55:00)
by hippy-chicy
Like has been already said entitled to is a VERY rough guide. I find that a lot of the time it isn;t very accurate at all. With regard to the HB/CTB the loacl LA's calculator will be the more accurate of the two. If your unsure call up the HB dept and ask them to do a quick calc with you.
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-12-09 11:33:00)
by jqinfo
Hi Trudy B Just a wee note, you could try getting hold of a copy of the Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook! It is from CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group), it should be in the local reference library and it has a telephone number in it where you can order a copy. Benefit claimants get it at a reduced rate of approx £8-9.00? It has lots of usueful information, especially on earnings ...
