not sure its worth claiming hb and ct

fizzel81

i went back to work 2 weeks ago (did have another thread cannot find it)

anyway i got my working tax credits the next week and yesterday had 2 weeks of the back to work credit thingy that you get for a year at £40 a week) just waiting on the job grant


anyway

ive got the hb and ct forms come through but im now wondering if its worth me claiming?

im doing well at wrk that i now do 4 day/ 28 hours a week (so still part time) this is from next week so need t ring tax credits again as they have me down for 20 hours a week

i also get dla for 2 of my boys and im sure this is classed as income which is now making me think that i wont get hb and ct as they will take into account all the dla and therefor award nothing iykwim

my ctc and working tax includes the money for childcare and for that i get 531 odd a week

can anyone shed any light into what they acoount for when i send the froms back

lil_me

I don't know what you'd be entitled to if anything but have a saying I use, if the worst they can say is no, it's worth asking

Have you tried using one of the calculators?

Great to hear things are going well for you x

tip_top

Im sure DLA is not means tested so your income is separate to that because they get it for their disability not on an income basis.

fizzel81

ok thank you

guess i should just do forms and see what happens frm then on

yes thank you lil_me im enjoying work more than i thought i would, i do miss the boys and the fact someone (well the childminder) has them in the day but this seems to be working well for us so far, most is sorted now its jut these forms from the council and that should be it

allydowd

I would say "apply, apply, apply". Remember that being on Housing Benefit/CT Benefit will also make you automatically eligible for other things! For example, if your pet gets ill the PDSA maybe able to provide you with free treatment if you can't afford it:

http://www.pdsa.org.uk/petaidpractice_2.html

This is just one small example. You may also get free insulation for your house, free school meals for your children and clothing grants for your children.