Benefits, Tax Credits & Permitted Work - useful links

The Action for ME website has an information sheet, "a guide to benefits", including sections on Jobseekers Allowance, Tax Credits and Permitted Work. It can be found at:http://www.afme.org.uk/res/img/resources/A%20guide%20to%20benefits.PDF

And there are more information sheets on related issues which can be purchased for £1 each. For the publications list see: http://www.afme.org.uk/res/img/resources/Publications%20list.pdf

The Jobcentreplus website has an outline of Incapacity Benefit, including a section on Permitted work, at:http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/dev_008025.xml.html

and an A-Z list of benefits and allowances at:http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/WorkingAgeBenefits/Dev_007956.xml.html

The HMRC website has a tax credits section at: http://www.taxcredits.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/HomeNew.aspx

If any of these links stop working, or you have other links to suggest, please drop me a line (network@wellies.me.uk)

Anne-Marie

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Re: Benefits, Tax Credits & Permitted Work - useful links

by JRT on Fri 20 Oct 2006 11:09 BST | Profile | Permanent Link

I have a question! I have been off work for over ten months now, and had no help from my employer so have had to rely completely on the benefits system. I recieve Housing Benefit, but they will not pay all the rent because I am on Incapacity Benefit, which is not means tested. This means I am at a £50 loss each month. I have been finally feeling a little better recently (hoooooray for that!!!) and considering doing some permitted work from home to fill the increasing hole in the bank, but I just found out that if my income increases, my housing benefit decreases, so if I did the full amount of permitted work I would only take home a fraction of what I struggle to earn. Am extremely frustrated! Does anyone have any experience of this? How do you cope? Cheers J

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Re: Re: Benefits, Tax Credits & Permitted Work - useful links

by AMG on Wed 28 Mar 2007 03:31 BST | Profile | Permanent Link

This sounds like one we should e-mail round the network. Are you on the e-mail group? If not, would you like to join it?
Anne-Marie

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Re: Re: Re: Benefits, Tax Credits & Permitted Work - useful links

by JRT on Wed 28 Mar 2007 12:38 BST | Profile | Permanent Link

Hi Anne-Marie

I'm on the network, plese do circulate, it's Johanna :) Since I posted there have been a couple of developments to my situation.

Firstly, my IB went up on to long term, which filled in a little bit of the shortfall. Secondly, I was visited by a Welfare Advice Officer from the local council who completed an application for a Discretionary Housing Grant. I managed to get it, and it topped up my Housing Benefit, but it only lasted 6 months.

I have to re-apply over 6 months and it is discretionary. As for work, I have been told I am allowed to earn £20 per week that would not be taken away from either benefit. However I have not put this to the test as yet!

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