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to send the tax credit numpties a cactus with a message saying, "sit on this"?

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onlyjoking9329 · 27/06/2008 11:19

I may be being a little unhinged unreasonable but thought I would check with mumsnet before I smack phone tax credits and listen to their plinky plonk music for half an hour whilst they sup tea and chat about whatever whilst I am left on hold.
I phoned them on 18th June to tell them that Steve had died so he would have to be removed from existing claim, when "sandra" took a break from chewing her gum, she asked to speak to Steve to verify the changes.
so I explained again using shorter words with heavy emphasis on certain words until she seemed to understand that she couldn't speak to Steve.
so gave her all the info and she filed her nails the info said it was all sorted no problems hope you have a nice day type stuff.
today I got a letter....
dear mrs oj thankyou for your phonecall on 18th about the death of mr oj.
please accept my apologies not for having to write to you at the time.
the claim for tax credits that you made with mr oj has been
ended, you may however want to stick pins in
your eyes make a new claim and I have arranged for a new form to be sent to you separatly.
so they have stopped our money.
I think there is a typo on the letter because it is signed. E Walker and I think it should have been... A Wanker.
if you got this far thankyou, I needed to get that off my chest.

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ivykaty44 · 29/06/2008 19:58

Sorry ignore above - he is DWP sorry

expatinscotland · 29/06/2008 20:00

Let's see, who's the one for HMRC then? The tax credits come out of there.

bearmama · 29/06/2008 20:08

OJ how shit for you, hope you get the result you need.

If it helps at all, geo number for Tax Credits is 01355 359007.

onlyjoking9329 · 29/06/2008 20:18

Thanks for that letter Lewis you are a star it is very well written and i will use it,
my mate trcey is coming tomorrow to help me wade throu all the crap paperwork.
there are a few things i need to sort, i can't get widowed parents allowance as i dont get child benefit, steve used to get child benefit it made sense as he was stay at home dad,so i have to make a new claim for child benefit. i can't remember which benifit it is but one of the booklets i skimmed throu today said you can get it when you are 45, so what happens when you are 43 then
tomorrow i am going up to pay for the funeral and then i will get some back once the paperwork is done, the funeral place have some donations to pass on to me for the hospice.
i have to take the kids to school in the morning and wave them of on there residentail trips, the girls will be away til thursday and elliot will be away til friday, it will be a very quiet house, i am so going to miss them.

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milliec · 29/06/2008 22:31

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Alambil · 30/06/2008 00:39

Good that you've got someone with you tomorrow to help OJ, and I think it's good in a way that the kids are away for a few days. You can cry with the pressure and anything without worrying they'll spot you or become distressed by it.

Hope everything goes smoothly as possible

Thinking of you x

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