Benefits & Tax Credits

A question about : Working Tax Credit Question

I get working tax credits and haved done the MSE benefit checker. It seems that the online checker doesn't take into account my payments towards my employees pension fund (Local government). Is is correct? If so I think I have been underpaid by the tax credit department. Thanks to anyone who is able to help

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A question about : Child Tax Credit

Have received child tax credit for a few years and do all the checking and form filling as required. When eldest went off to Uni, I told them so they could remove him from the entitlement and all was fine.
When the statements came this year rang them as our income for last tax year had exceeded the limits (Hubby given a bonus - unexpectedly, paid in March- just before tax year end).

A question about : Voucher For Glasses And Contact Lenses

I wondered if someone could help please. I'm sure I saw a link put on here somewhere by Martin to download a form for claiming back some costs towards glasses and contact lenses if you are on benefits.

Does anyone know where it is please or where I can get the form from please.

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A question about : Tax Credit Overpayments Inside Money

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Listener Faith Stanley joins Inside Money to find out if the tax credit system needs to be redesigned.
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Social Security Administration Act 1992
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A question about : owed child tax credit from 2001-2002

Has anyone heard about claiming child tax credits owed to them from 2001-2002. Apparently HMRC when they changed the system in 2001 didn't inform claimants that they should be claiming for child tax credit aswell as working tax credit. Have a look at Gladstone Brookes website for more info(they do however take a 25% cut from your successful claim). You can claim from £500-£1500 back. Must be done before 31st January 2008

A question about : Couple

Hi all,

As some of you with incredible memories may be aware, I am currently unwell, and I have been trying to set up a business working from home. The docs haven't figured out whats wrong with me yet, and I was considering going on the sick unless I could find a part time job somewhere close enough to home that the travelling to work didn't kill me.

A question about : Wife off work with back problems

My wife who works 15hrs a week has been off work since March 2005 due to severe back problems, for the first 28 weeks she was paid by her employer but this stopped in October.

She went to the benefits office who gave her the incapacity forms which we filled in and returned.

At the start of November she was sent an IB50 questionnaire to fill in and a request for a med4 note which were returned within 3 days.