Government Benefits – For The Unemployed

January 26, 2012

The government provides a range of benefits and allowances for those who are unable to support themselves financially, whether they are unemployed and looking for work, on a low income, ill, injured or disabled, bringing up a family, caring for someone or retired. The financial and practical support that you receive from the government will depend on your personal circumstances – there are various different options. This series of guides provides concise and practical information on nt, which will outline how you’ll go about finding a job and what support you’ll receive in order to do key government benefits. In this guide we look at benefits available to those who are unemployed and looking for work.

Jobseeker’s allowance – unemployed people who are of working age and are actively looking for work, or people who work less than 16 hours a week, can claim jobseeker’s allowance. It will be calculated either on your income or on your national insurance contributions, according to your circumstances, and the amount that you will receive will be a flat weekly rate. £57 is the current rate for single adults, although you’ll receive less if you have savings of over £6,000. You won’t be eligible to receive any jobseeker’s allowance if you’ve got more than £16,000 of savings. You can apply by either going to your local job centre or by completing an online application. Once your application has been received, you’ll have a meeting with an adviser. They will explain the allowance to you and together you’ll draw up a jobseeker’s agreemeso. This agreement will be reviewed regularly, and you’ll need to return to the job centre every two weeks to confirm your claim for jobseeker’s allowance. Those claiming jobseeker’s allowance are eligible for free NHS dentistry and prescriptions, and may qualify to receive assistance with housing and council tax.

Job grant – if you’ve been claiming jobseeker’s allowance, income support or incapacity benefit for at least 26 weeks and you’re about to start a full-time job (at least 16 hours per week) that will last five weeks or more, you may be eligible to receive a one-off tax-free payment known as a job grant. You may also qualify if your benefits stop because you have a partner who has recently started working over 24 hours a week. If you and your partner have no children, you’ll receive £100, or if you have a family you’ll get £250. The grant is tax-free and isn’t classed as income so it won’t affect any other benefits. You don’t need to apply for it – you should automatically receive it after telling your jobcentre plus that you’ve got a job.

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January 24, 2012

Toronto Realtor Fanny Lee ’s Customer Testimonial : Tim Tang, an Entrepreneur (English Translation) TheTeam: Hello Tim, would you share with us your working relationship and experience with Fanny? Tim: Ok. To me, Fanny is not only a realtor. We have known and worked with each other for quite a while. She has been taking care of my mutual funds, insurances, real estate transactions and investment. Tim: Fanny is hardworking. She always tries her hardest to solve my problems: working out numbers (I bought and flipped houses); fulfilling tax requirements; and even getting mortgages. For issues that she is not sure, she will call, search and do what she possibly can to find out. Tim: Therefore, I suggest: if you need help, not only on real estate, you can reach her. So far, I have been very satisfied about our every project, every transaction. It has been perfect. TheTeam: Thank you, Tim. Tim: Ok, sure. presented by Fanny Lee (FannyLee.ca & TheTeam) Sales Representative Living Realty Inc / Brokerage Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Osama Was Killed Because He was Going to Spill the Beans About USA Officials Involvement In 9-11?

January 9, 2012

USA SEALS Were Ordered to Kill Osama to Keep Osama From Spilling the Beans about USA Government Officials Involvement In 9-11? (this should be the real title but I couldn’t fit it in the title and I also left the “s” off “officials” in my video. Note this is just a QUESTION I am posing) —————————————————————————————————– Foreknowledge Main article: September 11 attacks advance-knowledge debate See also: US military response during the September 11 attacks and United States government operations and exercises on September 11, 2001 It has been claimed that action or inaction by US officials with foreknowledge was intended to ensure that the attacks took place successfully. For example, Michael Meacher, former British environment minister and member of Tony Blair’s Cabinet until June 2003 claims that the United States knowingly failed to prevent the attacks. Author David Ray Griffin alleges that the 9/11 conspiracy was considerably larger than the government claims and that the entire 9/11 Commission Report “is constructed in support of one big lie: that the official story about 9/11 is true.” An FBI supervisor involved in the investigation into Zacarias Moussaoui sent a message in August, 2001 to his superiors in Washington that he was “trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing into the World Trade Center.” Some of the FBI agents involved in that investigation felt they were being thwarted by

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January 7, 2012

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Who Has the Best Medicare Supplement Insurance?

January 6, 2012

When you start to shop around for the best Medicare Supplement insurance, you can quickly feel overwhelmed by all the different plans available.  But enlisting the help of an expert can make the process a whole lot easier.

Medicare supplement, or Medigap policies have were standardized by the government several years ago.  They are lettered A – L, and are designed to cover things that Medicare doesn’t cover.  Plan A is the most basic and least expensive plan.  Plan J is the most comprehensive and expensive plan.  But plan F is the most commonly purchased and most popular plan.

It’s All The Same

When you talk to different brokers who are selling these policies, you just need to be aware that no matter what insurance company its from, the plans all have to offer identical benefits.  In other words, a Plan F from company A is identical to a Plan F from company B, or C, or D.  Don’t let an agent fool you into believing that his plan F is somehow better than the one you already have.  However, the insurance companies can charge whatever premiums they want to.  So in a sense, it becomes a price shopping game.

Independence Is Best

Now you still need to be sure you’re dealing with a reputable company, with strong financial backing, great customer service, excellent claims paying history, etc.  But  assuming you have all those things, it does come down to price.  For this reason, it’s very important that you work with an independent broker who can represent several different insurance companies.  If you’re talking to just one insurance company directly, the only thing they can sell you is their own product.  Of course they will say that they have the best Medicare Supplement policies.  An independent broker will have many companies to choose from.

Insurance companies change their rates each year, and they usually means they go up.  However, large insurance companies will often buy other companies and have new products available because of those acquisitions.  Many times this means that they have newer, lower cost policies available to you.  The big insurance company is not going to proactively offer you a lower cost product, this would cost them money!  But a good independent broker can show those to you during an annual review of your policy, and then help you switch over and save money.

Medicare Advantage

Another benefit of working with an independent Medicare specialist is that they can educate you on the differences between Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans (or Private Fee-For-Service plans).  It may be that for you, a Medicare Advantage plan is the best way to go.  These plans work differently from using regular Medicare and a Medicare Supplement policy.  With these plans, you pay a small co-pay each time you see the doctor or go into the hospital.  For this reason, costs can be a little more unpredictable.  But if you’re the type of person who is relatively healthy, and you don’t go to the doctor that often, you could save a lot of money with one of these plans.

If you would like to get free, no obligation quotes from an independent Medicare specialist on both the best Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans, visit www.great-financial-planning.com/best-medicare-supplement.html

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