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Starting university with a child under 1
Does anyone know what I will be entitled to starting first year uni with a child under 1? E.g student finance/benefits/grants, living by myself on low income etc.
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Paying child maintenance and applying for a mortgage
Has anyone any experience of applying for a mortgage while paying ex child maintenance. I believe this will result in any mortgage offer being a lot lower and was wondering if anyone has any tips on a way around this?
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School dinner costs
Hi all quick question, me and my partner have seperated and have agreed child maintenance away from the CSA. We have both agreed an amount and I pay this monthly However, on a few occasions she has asked me to pay for their school dinner. The amounts are not huge and I would never let my kids go without but shouldn’t this…
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School Fees
Hi, my child is in a private school and we have been offered a place in another private school which is much closer to my other childs Secondary school. We have no issue with the current school, we only want to change as we moved area and she has been late a lot due to dropping my secondary school child off first. It’s the…
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When does csa payments stop?
hi all My son is 17 and has landed an apprentiship at mcdonalds.he will be working 30+hrs a week and attending college part time.do my payments stop? Any answers would be appreciated. Ian
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CMS payments when child turns 18?
Looking for some advice from anyone that might have been in the same situation.I haven't seen my daughter for a number of years now who turns 19 this year I have been paying CSA/CMS ever since she was 2. I know she recently passed her A levels at college this year and is moving onto Uni next year. I have been given some…
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Child Maintenance while living off of Savings
Hi all, I don't have any children, and I am always careful, but I am curious to know how child maintenance would be worked out if someone was living off of their ISA savings and not working? For example, someone who has retired early and has just enough money to get them to an age where they can access their pension? This…
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CMS- No Annual Renewal Yet?
Hello Posting on behalf of my brother who is not happy to post his own posts but is happy to let me do so! My brother has a son who he does not see, his mother doesn’t allow it and no matter how hard he’s tried, the son has not wanted to see him either. Son was 18 last November. Brother and ex wife do not get on, he used…
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Childcare costs while on furlough
I am a working mum, I am currently furloughed, I have been furloughed since March, we have a childminder for my son and I have been paying for his childcare since lockdown and the childminder isn’t allowing him into the setting while I am furloughed, should I be paying for the fees or is there any way I can claim back any…
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Is Scotland different when child starts college.
Hi my daughter who has just turned 18 is due to start college soon. I have an agreement with my ex that an agreed sum should be paid monthly, this has been ongoing for 6 years and I have never missed a payment.My daughter works part time now also, I don’t know if this would affect my payments. I don’t want CSA involved and…
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600hours AND tax free childcare??
Hi We are in Scotland and our daughter will soon turn 3 and be eligible for the current 600 hours free childcare (was meant to be going to 1140 hours in August but delayed due to Covid). However she attends nursery full time so we will still have to pay the unfunded hours. Currently we pay her nursery via HMRC Tax Free…
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Child care curiosity
Hi, this is a general question, not really my situation, what a woman is supposed to receive with a babe? I mean, she doesnt' have any income, so I suppose the government sends money for the rent, bills, food (for both) and other things. But looking online, I don't find anything as such, does someone know anything about it?
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Child Maintenance Question
I have recently split up with my partner of almost 10 years. We have 2 children together. Ages 6 and 4. I understand and I'm perfectly willing to contribute towards the costs and I'm just using the child maintenance calculator as a ball part figure. My ex partner has sole use of the car, that I still pay for, and that I…
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Child Benefit Question - 3 children.
Hey, I wondered if you could help me. I have tried looking on various websites, including gov.uk but I can’t seem to find a definite answer (although, I may just be being a little thick lol). My wife and I are expecting our first child together (yay!) and she already has two wonderful children who live with us (7 and 11).…
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Newborn
My daughter has just had a baby but cannot register him yet, how will she be able to claim child benefit
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Full time student - is it true I have to pay MORE for childcare when I'm not earning anything??
I'm about to begin a one year non-salaried PGCE as a mature student (aged 41). We have a two year old who will be eligible for free childcare in January 2021. Student finance have said I can't get any childcare support as my husband's earnings are over the bracket (he is by no means high-earner). I have worked my whole…
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Child Maintenance
Hi everyone, to give you a bit of back story I split with my ex in January 2020. The house we were renting together is £450 a month and with me being 22, and my ex being 23 we needed a guarantor so my parents opted to help out however the year contract on the tenancy ends in December 2020. My ex gets the full £450 a month…
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Tax Free Childcare eligibility if partner now a full time student with bursary
Can anyone confirm if my family will still be entitled to Tax Free Childcare if I am working, but my previously full time working husband is now a full time student for 1 year in receipt of a monthly bursary whilst he retrains? I can't find clear guidance from the Government on this. My husband is employed by the company…
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Au Pair & Tax Free Childcare
I am thinking of getting an Au Pair. Can I set her up / she set herself up, so I can pay her through my Tax Free Childcare account? I am a full-time working, single parent and desperately need the childcare flexibility an Au Pair can bring but, financially, a 20% discount would be a lifesaver. If this is possible, How…
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CSA and second casual job
I’ve been paying £350 consistently for almost 4 years And never once missed a payment. I even had to take a second job to survive and I’ve previously worked with step change to arrange my financial hardship. My oldest daughter is almost 19 and no longer in college and I helped her set up universal credit (her entitlement)…
