please help unsure

davenkirst

i have a 5 year old and a 6 month old just put a claim in for income support as a lone parent what does it equate to a week in total?? One of my choldren (my eldest gets 10 per week maintenance) my second child is in my name and i get nothing??

NASA_2

You get £60.50 on IS.

You'll need to claim tax credits too if you havent already.

davenkirst

Is that in total per week?? for both children and i?? What does CTC pay per week then for 2 children??
Does IS still supply milk tokens??

NASA_2

Thats in total per week.

CTC will pay somewhere around £90 I think.

cw18

If you have no other income in the tax year other than your IS, then CTC will pay £52.59 per child as I understand it (that's the same as the rate if you have an old IS claim with the money for the children also coming that route). But if you've had a job for part of the year it will be based on that as well !!

£10 maintainance will be ignored for IS, but not sure about CTC or LHA/CT.

cw18

Milk tokens are no longer milk tokens - they're now Healthy Start vouchers

davenkirst

wow they dont give much for people tp live on do they? Still i have always worked so guess anything other than a monthly salary would look like a small amount... thankyou all so much for your help

NASA_2

davenkirst wrote: »

wow they dont give much for people tp live on do they? Still i have always worked so guess anything other than a monthly salary would look like a small amount... thankyou all so much for your help

Its not alot but if they paid a living wage for being on benefits then who in their right mind would work.

davenkirst

ESA wrote: »

Its not alot but if they paid a living wage for being on benefits then who in their right mind would work.

Very true i guess ( those with any pride would i guess ) I understand paying low amounts to single people on JSA as its an incentive for them to look for work, but for people with children (especially ones under the age of three ) i dont understand it as for example i am breastfeeding so therefore i cant really go back to work until this has finished. My daughter who is 5 years old i worked from when she was 5 months old until i fell pregnant with my 2nd (who is now 6 months old)
I mean nappies alone is £10.00 per week!!! At lease we are lucky enough to have a benefits system, just seems like a very small amount

Auzelia

you also have your £32.20 per week to use for nappies

plus your CTC for 2 kids and your IS.

davenkirst

Auzelia wrote: »

you also have your £32.20 per week to use for nappies

plus your CTC for 2 kids and your IS.

I thought of that after i had posted my last reply.. Guess just feels od going on IS when ive worked all my working life