MSE Parents Club Part 4

MrsTinks

If you put the voucher in Lloyds you get £20 Boots vouchers... might come in handy for nappies?

BTW I haven't decided what to do with Alexandra's yet either...

And yes I too thought Sami was on about knickers and not kickers at first glance

My_Fathers_Daughter

It just goes into my account and gets mixed in with the rest Elle. No point in baby having a ton of cash if we can't pay the mortgage


Once I was older, my mum used to give me my child benefit as a clothing allowance...but I had to buy all my own clothes (not shoes or school uniforms) with it.

But I guess that mum and dad were doing alright for themselves at that point.


Actually - am I right in thinking that Child Benefit can't be paid into an account in the name of the child?

searching_me

money_maker wrote: »

right, everyone is different with this, and I think it depends on your household income. For me personally, we struggle with Chris not working, and the money is paid to me to help bring up my children, so it goes into the bills account and used to pay for everything - ie mortgage, food etc ...
I do however have a standing order of £15 a month that goes into a separate account that has been used to buy school uniforms and things like that, and also my mum has an account for them that all birthday money etc... goes into and that is theirs for holidays and the like.

i have 4 accounts 1 is mine for every day to day 1 each for my kids for xmas or clothes or uniform or whatever they really need and 1 savings account for me for xmas or just incase a unexpected big bill comes in ... im like you im the one with all the income (what little there is of it) so this is the only way things work for me

money_maker wrote: »

see this is my point, child benefit and tax credit IS NOT the childs money !!! It is the parents money to bring up the child

totally agree i generally use my SMP and tax creds to pay for the household and kids and i use CB to get by day to day

elle_gee wrote: »

I got £50 a month of my CB from being 15.. maybe I was spoilt

i never saw my CB growing up my mum was to busy putting it in the sloth machines x

searching_me

oooo mrs t forgot to ask have you been to aqua aerobics??? (sorry i cant remember when you said you were gonna go ) x

MrsTinks

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Actually - am I right in thinking that Child Benefit can't be paid into an account in the name of the child?

I don't know - I've had a search and a good nose on the gov site but it doesn't say anything about having to be paid into your account... I guess it would have to as YOU have to claim it for the purpose of looking after the child etc?
I can't remember what the form said tho... just assuming.

My_Fathers_Daughter

MrsTine wrote: »

I don't know - I've had a search and a good nose on the gov site but it doesn't say anything about having to be paid into your account... I guess it would have to as YOU have to claim it for the purpose of looking after the child etc?
I can't remember what the form said tho... just assuming.

I thought it said on the forms?

Elle??

elle_gee

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Actually - am I right in thinking that Child Benefit can't be paid into an account in the name of the child?

Yes, you are right. The notes say "we cannot pay CB into an account held in the child's name or an account that is in your name and a child's name".

Still got the notes handy from filling the form in the other day

ETA:
Also says, "The account can be:
1. in your name, or
2. in the name of your partner, or
3. in the names of both yourself and your partner, or
4. in the names of both yourself and the person acting on your behalf, or
5. in the name of someone acting on your behalf."

Krystaltips

All money we get goes into my account and promptly disapears... Any birthday/christmas money the girls get goes into their savings accounts and it's their money not to be touched... I also set up a standing order of £2 a week into Aimee's account as pocket money when she turned 5 (she also has the opportunity to earn up to £2 cash in hand if she behaves herself, but has only managed the full amount twice so far...)

My_Fathers_Daughter

elle_gee wrote: »

Yes, you are right. The notes say "we cannot pay CB into an account held in the child's name or an account that is in your name and a child's name".

Still got the notes handy from filling the form in the other day

Thanks Elle
:T:T

My brain does still work occasionally.

Anybody fancy doing my web-conference for me?? I am working at 8

Actually, Benjamin usually wakes up as soon as he sniffs a web-conference but he has been in bed for an hour without a wimper. He is still a little bit under the weather and is sleeping loads bless him.

elle_gee

8pm?! Why?!