Income Support

munchings-n-crunchings

Hello Folks!

Would I be entitled to, or would I be financially better off claiming income support.
I am normally just less than a pound over the limit, but wonder if things have changed.

I receive £60.02 CSA
Carers Alloweance
1 Child DLA MRC LRM
1 Child DLA HRC LRM
CHB £33.20
CTC £200.29

If I do qualify, it will only be pence, but may be better off.

Regards

Munchie

The_walrus

Ayup M. At the current time you are £2.32 over Income support level

zappster1966

The_walrus wrote: »

Ayup M. At the current time you are £2.32 over Income support level

I agree.

Although come April you might be entitled to £0.68 p.w. Income Support ...

Personal Allowance £64.30
Carer's Premium £29.50
Applicable Amount = £93.80

less CSA (£20 dis) - £40.02
less CA - £53.10

Balance = £0.68

The_walrus

Spot on Zappster - may be worth a claim at that time.

munchings-n-crunchings

Thanks Walrus and Zappster!

It's all worth bearing in mind.

My ds turns 19 in August, and so I am expecting my finances to all change then, I'm assuming the CHB and CSA will stop, but he will stay in college at least till December when his present course will finish.

Regards
Munchie

zappster1966

You might get child benefit after August, Munchie, depending on his course ....

"If your child goes into full time education or training

We can carry on paying Child Benefit up until the age of 20 if your child goes into relevant education or training. Your child would need to have either been accepted, enrolled or started on the course before the age of 19.
We cannot pay Child Benefit if your child is doing:

• any other type of education or training
• relevant education or training that is provided by an employer or as part of a job contract

You can still get Child Benefit after your child turns 16 if they're in relevant education or training. We'll usually keep on paying it until they reach 20 as long as they were enrolled or accepted onto the course before their 19th birthday. If your child leaves relevant education or training before they're 20, Child Benefit payments usually stop.
What counts as 'relevant' education for Child Benefit?

Your child will need to be in full-time, non-advanced education. They would need to have enrolled or been accepted onto the course before their 19th birthday.
By 'full-time' we mean an average of more than 12 hours a week in term time is spent on:

• tuition
• practical work
• supervised study
• taking exams

It doesn't include breaks for meals and homework.
'Non-advanced' education includes the following:

• GCSEs
• A levels
• NVQ/SVQ level 1, 2 or 3
• BTEC National Diploma, National Certificate and 1st Diploma
• SCE higher grade or similar

This isn't a complete list. If you're not sure whether your child is in relevant education you can contact the Child Benefit Office for further advice.
Courses that don't count for Child Benefit

We can't pay Child Benefit if your child is doing an 'advanced' education course. Examples of advanced education courses include:

• a degree
• Diploma of Higher Education (DHE)
• NVQ level 4 or above
• BTEC Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND)
• teacher training

This isn't a complete list. If you're not sure whether your child is doing an advanced education course you can contact the Child Benefit Office for further advice."
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/further-ed-train.htm