Lone parent benefit help

hazeyjewel

my best mates daughter is pregnant, and has just split up with her boyfriend and has come back to live at my mates.My mate is on a very low wage, and obviuosly can't afford to support her.Any idea of what benefits she is entitled to,she is ringing welfare rights tomorrow, but any ideas would be great tonight.:D

dmg24

Assuming she is not going back to work at anytime soon, once baby is born she will be entitled to:

Income Support
Child Tax Credits
Child Benefit

If she is working more than sixteen hours, she will receive:

Working Tax Credits
Child Tax Credits
Child Benefit

She may also receive a Maternity Grant, and SMP/ Maternity Allowance.

Also, if she gets her own place, she may be entitled to LHA and CTB, depending on income.

To get an idea of figures, if you enter some details at www.entitledto.co.uk, this will give you a good idea. For more details of the relevant benefits, enter them into the search engine at www.direct.gov.uk.

hazeyjewel

dmg24 wrote: »

Assuming she is not going back to work at anytime soon, once baby is born she will be entitled to:

Income Support
Child Tax Credits
Child Benefit

If she is working more than sixteen hours, she will receive:

Working Tax Credits
Child Tax Credits
Child Benefit

She may also receive a Maternity Grant, and SMP/ Maternity Allowance.

Also, if she gets her own place, she may be entitled to LHA and CTB, depending on income.

To get an idea of figures, if you enter some details at www.entitledto.co.uk, this will give you a good idea. For more details of the relevant benefits, enter them into the search engine at www.direct.gov.uk.

Thanks so much for that info, i will pass it on to her:D

elektra-2007

If shes over 6 months preggs and unemployed she should go onto income support instead of job seekers allowance. She should go to her local job centre