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kelly-v
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Posted - 28 August 2009 :  22:19:53  Show Profile  Visit kelly-v's Homepage  Reply with Quote
does benefits that i am in reciept of count as surplus income?

sjbyron
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Posted - 28 August 2009 :  22:54:26  Show Profile  Send sjbyron an AOL message  Click to see sjbyron's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
It depends on the benefits, things such as Incapacity Benefits, Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance are counted whereas Jobseekers allowance isnt.

Stu J Byron
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veale_kelly24
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Posted - 29 August 2009 :  13:37:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
we have housing benefit, child tax credit, working tax credit and child benefit??
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mick1972a
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Posted - 29 August 2009 :  16:39:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Child and working tax credit are counted but child benefit is disregarded

Mick
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debtinfo
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Posted - 30 August 2009 :  20:05:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Child benefit is no longer discounted, but the more important point for the poster is that if all the income is from benefits then no Surplus IPA will be sought
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veale_kelly24
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Posted - 30 August 2009 :  20:54:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
my husband is self employed at the moment and so will loose his income as we will loose the business so for a time it would be benefits. when he has got a job would it be looked at again??
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debtinfo
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Posted - 30 August 2009 :  22:18:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
if you have a change of circumstances during the bankruptcy it will be reassessed
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veale_kelly24
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Posted - 30 August 2009 :  22:23:04  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
as my husband will loose his income can we claim full benefits until he gets employment, we are already in reciept of partial housing benefit.
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Niobe
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Posted - 30 August 2009 :  22:27:34  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
That is something you need to sort out with DWP and other agencies.

Perhaps give CAB a ring so they can assist you.

The glimmer gets brighter all the time

Jan
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