Taxman fails to tell 300,000 families about changes to child benefit

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd January 2013 09:35.

*......that could see them lose their subsidies * The taxman has failed to inform around a third of all families set to lose child benefit...

I recieved a solicitors letter today saying that they have issued court proceedings for possession of the house. Last Christmas we were in total 3 months behind in the payments. We hadn't missed them all at once it had been three separate occasions when there had been a few pounds short in the bank...

One million to get child benefit letters next week cutting the amount higher earning parents receive

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th October 2012 09:05.

More than a million families will receive letters next week asking them how they want to surrender their...

Taxman urges parents to sign away Child Benefit

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 20th September 2012 17:53.

*The taxman will be sending out letters this Autumn asking people to sign away their child benefit or have it clawed back through the tax system. ......

I was wondering if for I&E's i had to disclose partners incomes and benefits we get in her name at all.

Things like Tax credits Child benefit.


Seeing as the debts are mine could i not just tell them my income (currently JSA) and that has to go towards Rent Arrears,...

Hi, we have received letters from HMRC, one stating we had an overpayment of £500+, the other stating amount still to be confirmed for an overpayment of £1300+ and amount already recovered £400. I have always religiously updated HMRC when any changes have occurred (that's something I have always...

Have a predicament and thought l would ask the wise people their opinions!

One of my daughters recently started her first job, it is only part time earning about £120 per week (does have opportunity for overtime of a least a few hours a week)

A) Should l ask her to contribute...

Treasury considers taxing state pensions at source in 'mark two granny tax'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th April 2012 17:07.

More misery lies ahead for older people under plans to tax the basic state pension at source in a proposal that has been labelled...

Received my water bill in the door this morning, crikey it's gone up lots.

Although I expect others will be paying more than me so I shouldnt really grumble really.
What I would like to know is, does the actual bill go on your own individual household itself?


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Emailed and been ringing everywhere, still waiting for emails for the last week or more, and can never get through and when I do its the wrong information!! I did however receive an email this morning back from just one of those I emailed last week/in regards of Employment Support Allowance (ESA). I...

Hi, just after a bit of advice if possible please.

I’m 35 years old, married (no financial ties at all) & with no children.
I would very much like to have a baby, but currently live in a 1 bedroom appartment which is totally inpractical with a baby & also time/my age...

My son turned 17 a few days ago, and have been registered with Careers-Wales since ending education, and a course was previously set up for him within the IT dept, but as they could not provide him with the support he required it did not go ahead. (He was to have one to one)!

So as you...

Last month I let the Child Benefit know that my son is registered with Careers Wales and set up to do approved non paid training through them. This should therefore continue to be paid.

As we all know once they reach 16, it ends by 31 August.
So the last payment received was on the...

Hi all

I have searched the forums for anyone else who may have posted regarding this subject but cannot find anything, so I thought I would post what happened to me as a way of warning others.

I found out last week that suddenly my benefit had stopped. (Child Tax Credit)...

Back in 2007 we remortgaged, our deal with Chelsea came to an end a year earlier.
As we had a big secured loan as well with Nemo Finance, the settlement figure was £66K alone, so that was also added to the mortgage.

Back in 2003 we taken out a mortgage through right to buy, so...