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  1. Hi, my contract with 3 comes to an end on 22 October 2011. I have contacted 3 on a few occasions to clarify this. Today I contacted them again and they told me that in order to end my contract which comes to an end naturally I have to give them 30 days notice that I am going to end the end of the contract!!! Steam is coming out of my ears sorree. They have never mentioned this to me when I have spoken to them before, nor have they advised me that the end of the contract is near etc. Anyways as I am already 'late' with this 30 days thing what will happen if I cancel now? Will they try and charge me for another month or will they try and tie me to another long term contract? Helllpp please
  2. Hi again, I hadn't realised that the link I provided has been edited out. So I have asked for help and once I know what I can provide to you as evidence for my statements I will give you all the details. Lv lite n har money
  3. Hi Mikey Did you go to the site I mentioned? The changes occurred on 1st April 2010. In my scenario I will lose the IS top up - £2.50 in my case - after earning £20, but everything else will remain in place in full, i.e. benefits I receive now of IB, HB and Community Tax, is not affected. But an overall gain of £91 and a gain of self esteem is a good exchange in my view.
  4. Hi, and thanks to everyone who posted a reply. After a lot of hard work and considerable digging, I have found the answer to my question and confirmation of what I had understood from various sites. The problem was that none of it was clearly stating my understanding. However, I now have the answer to my own dilemma. It is a very complex situation so I do not want to raise anyone else's hopes without first checking their personal circs. But it is now possible to work for less than 16 hours per week, earn up to £93 (net) and still keep the money earned (less any income tax if relevant) and full illness benefits and full housing benefit (if you were already receiving it) and full community tax (if you were already getting it). As I say the rules are very complex (when are they not? :-| ) But the site that has clinched it for me is this one http://socialfirmsuk.co.uk/ They have an online test and a pdf file that goes thru it all in a really easy to follow visual chart, covering what appears to be all angles. Hope this will help anyone who needs it. If I could dance without harming myself I would . Lv lite n har money to all
  5. Hi, wonder if anyone can help? I receive Incapacity Benefit, with a small top-up of Income Support. I would like to see if I could do some work. I have read in some places that from 1st April 2010 it is possible to earn £93 net, doing permitted work for less than 16 hours and still receive full Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefits. However, I cannot find this information on the Direct Gov site. I have found the information on the Workways site, local government sites for Southampton and Newcastle and a Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefits Circular. But it has taken some digging. And of course we have changed govt since Any ideas or comments greatly appreciated
  6. Hi, Thanks for the information in the last but one thread, as I have received a text and 2 letters from these people addressed to Owner/Occupier. I have a debt with my utility supplier and am paying them as per our agreement. However, since this agreement was put in place, I still get letters from debt collection agencies (7 different companies so far). I write to them and explain the situation. I get no reply from them, but then another company writes to me roughly 4-6 months later! So it looks as though each company knowing that the debt has been managed, just sells it on to another agency trying to recoup some money. Honour amongst thieves? More like poetic justice! In reply to the very last post, may I just point out that no-one knows if anyone else has left behind a debt, ..... ever. Or whether someone has come up with a new [problem]. And I would not trust a debt collection agency or a company that cannot even be bothered to search the electoral roll for the name of the occupier. And I certainly would not do their job for them. Also I find it very difficult to believe they cannot get this information quite easily.LCS got hold of my mobile number, and asked me to 'phone them on a premium rate number. I certainly didn't give it to them and had never heard of them until today. Which means they did do some research and so must have my name somewhere. I lived in a property for 10 years and was on the electoral roll there for all of that time. Out of the blue and after 8 years I received a letter from a similar company, addressed to another person. This person - they said - was supposed to have lived at my address, ordered something and collected it from my address and hadn't paid for it whilst I was living there! I made the mistake of phoning that company to inform them that they had made a mistake and was treated to the most awful phone calls saying that I had to prove to them that I was not the person in the letter!! All I would say is tread cautiously and check facts before judging.
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