does anybody have an answer?

gloryer

I didnt ask for parenting skills advice. All I wanted to know is are there any benefits which I am entitled to as very soon I will be a married person living with unemployed spouse. Both will be over 50 and I work 24 hours a week and we will have no dependants. Spouse has no income or benefit entitlement.

needahome_2

gloryer wrote: »

I didnt ask for parenting skills advice. All I wanted to know is are there any benefits which I am entitled to as very soon I will be a married person living with unemployed spouse. Both will be over 50 and I work 24 hours a week and we will have no dependants. Spouse has no income or benefit entitlement.

ignore these people who find it so easy to moralise when they are not in the position me and you are in.

essential your stuffed. because you work 24hrs a week you cant get income support.

if you wern't you could probably claim the following on income support.

couple rate £100.95

depending on your husbands ill health

disability couple rate: £39.15
enhanced disability couple rate: £19.30
carers premium: £29.50

plus housing benefit and council tax benefit, free health treatment etc.

i'm on £25K and in the same position and the figures don't stack up (see my thread), so there is no way they will in your situation.

first thing is get the DLA sorted out for you husband, wether on benefits or working, your husband is entitled to this if he is ill. this money will be on top of your wages or your benefits out lined above regardless.

if your husband gets middle or higher rate DLA, then you can pack in work and become his carer. also haveing the middle/rate DLA will let all those income support premiums above to kick in.

LizzieS_2

needahome wrote: »

ignore these people who find it so easy to moralise when they are not in the position me and you are in.

I fail to see how some-one on £144pw is in the same postion as some-one on 25K a year

essential your stuffed. because you work 24hrs a week you cant get income support.

On £144pw net she can't get IS anyway, even if she was to reduce to 23 hours pw - the 24 hours relates to minimum wage which the OP is not on!

if you wern't you could probably claim the following on income support.

couple rate £100.95

In other words, less. Neither will it avoid the new proposed rule changes where both claimant and partner are expected to look for work!

depending on your husbands ill health

disability couple rate: £39.15
enhanced disability couple rate: £19.30
carers premium: £29.50

depending being a very big word!

plus housing benefit and council tax benefit, free health treatment etc.

You've missed the mortgage issues

i'm on £25K and in the same position and the figures don't stack up (see my thread), so there is no way they will in your situation.

Hmmm

first thing is get the DLA sorted out for you husband, wether on benefits or working, your husband is entitled to this if he is ill. this money will be on top of your wages or your benefits out lined above regardless.

'ill' does not automatically equal various benefits, and certainly you shouldn't be giving what could be a false hope and disastarous decision.

if your husband gets middle or higher rate DLA, then you can pack in work and become his carer. also haveing the middle/rate DLA will let all those income support premiums above to kick in.

If!!!!!!

Your advice is dangerous in the very least, unless of course you know the Op's situation in more detail than anyone else :rolleyes:

Oldernotwiser

needahome wrote: »

if your husband gets middle or higher rate DLA, then you can pack in work and become his carer. also haveing the middle/rate DLA will let all those income support premiums above to kick in.

It might help if you'd read the thread! OP's husband doesn't receive any benefits (presumably not severe enough) so none of this applies.

OP you're right that 24 hours work is unlikely to be enough for two people to live on. If your husband is too ill to work then there will be a benefit he can apply for but, if he's not eligible, he needs to get some sort of a job. If you're both happy for him not to do so then the answer is for you to work more than part time hours. I really don't know why you would expect the benefits system to subsidise two people in this way.

seven-day-weekend

ONW's sensible post is the correct advice - if it is your choice for only one of you to work, or your husband is not entitled to Benefits, then either he will have to get a job or you will have to get more hours or a second job.

Maybe something like a twilight shift at a supermarket, would do? Or maybe bar work would fit in? There may be work in these areas for you AND your son.

You may be entitled to claim Council tax Benefit if your income is low enough, but it is means-tested. And maybe Housing Benefit/Local Housing Allowance if you rent - again, this is means-tested. Other than that I do not think there are any other benefits you can claim for.

I suggest you see a Benefits Advisor at the CAB who will be able to advise you more fully based on your actual circumstances.

Hope you have some success.