Any support?

james81

Hello,

Is there any help or benifits for a working couple who rent housing?

mealone

How old are you both, what do you both earn and are you both abled bodied?

james81

both 22 i work part time at the mo and she works full time. Total around 22,000. Both able bodied

healy

james81 wrote: »

both 22 i work part time at the mo and she works full time. Total around 22,000. Both able bodied

I would doubt you would get anything with that income unless you live in a very expensive area. You could check with your local council.

mandij30

Its worth checking on your local council website, on there is a LHA online calculator, which you tap in your earnings / benefits and it will tell you what you could claim.

As you don't have children they will assess you on number of bedrooms needed. Its worth looking into, you never know you might be entitled to something

bestpud

I agree it is very unlikely you will receive any help as that wouldn't be classed as a low income even if you had a family.

Have you had a look around the boards to see if you can trim your outgoings?

james81

bestpud wrote: »

I agree it is very unlikely you will receive any help as that wouldn't be classed as a low income even if you had a family.

Have you had a look around the boards to see if you can trim your outgoings?

Thankyou for all the replies, I have been reading the boards, guess I need to try harder!

Thanks

BeenieCat

Could you apply for working tax credit?

bestpud

BeenieCat wrote: »

Could you apply for working tax credit?

They are well over the limit for wtc, with or without any dependents.