working hours help please

DEPTFREE2010

i have posted before about now being a single parent of a 10 year old.

ive filled out forms for hb, ctb and tax credits but my quesion is would i be better off drpping my hours

at the moment i work 33 hrs a week and take home 1050 a month, get cb and 53 tax credits if i dropped my hours to 18 a week would i get more help.

i work a day job and an evening job for the council so its classed as one job but i can cut out my evening job then i wouldnt need ex hubby to be coming round everynight and taking the p*** (using cooker washing machine, internet ect plus leaving me with his dirty food plates:mad:)

many thanks jenny

NASA_2

You would get an increase in tax credits, I think, but why get an increase in benefits when you have the ability to earn the money yourself?

Why is your ex-husband coming round related to your job?

DEPTFREE2010

because he has to look after his daughter thats why he is always around.

it was just a thought as i work school hours and then 6-10 in the evening and thought my daughter may need me at home more now her dad has p***** off

i have never claimed a penny off the state like loads of other people so this is all new to me

Soubrette

NASA wrote: »

You would get an increase in tax credits, I think, but why get an increase in benefits when you have the ability to earn the money yourself?

Why is your ex-husband coming round related to your job?

Looking after the child whilst the OP works the evening job.

Sou

LondonDiva

How much child support is your ex providing and also is he contibuting to the expenses?

sp1987

If you dropped the evening job how much would you earn? I'm sure somebody could expand more if there were some approximate figures, or use entitledto.co.uk to see how the amounts earned change your entitlements.

There is no substitute for a child being cared for by a parent, but you say whilst you are working her father is ready and willing to take care of her? For your differences as an ex couple, you have to be quite pleased that he is still being there for your child and taking good care of her. He may be a useless husband but he is a better father than many ex partners. My dad would not want to have sat and cared for me 6-10 each night on his own even when they were together and he was great with me, he just did not like the worry of it, lol. Do not underestimate how good it must be for your daughter to get to see both mum and dad on a regular basis though at a confusing time for her. As much as it may annoy you to have him around, it is nice that both of you get to spend quality time alone with her. Also, less hassle from him for contact as he is getting the contact, no childcare issues for you. Can you just ask that he leaves the house how he finds it regarding plates etc and provides a little extra money for your daughter to cover used facilities e.g. buying extra items she needs (so he is not giving the money direct to you, but saving you spending out for it)?

You need to properly work out the amounts to see how much better/worse off you would be with just the day job.

ohreally

jennysandercock wrote: »

my daughter may need me at home more now her dad has p***** off

Your daughters dad is there for her - as he should be. I'm not sure what the issue is.

DEPTFREE2010

the thing is its only been 3 weeks that he has had to look after her and when he asked what i was working this week(same shiifts for 6 years lol) he was moaning about weds evening and that on friday he wont be able to look after her either. i thought that he would be great looking after her for me but im now doubting that in the long term he will.

if i drpped the evening job i would take home 700 a month he doesnt give me any money as yet as he says " ive paid septs rent" plus he isnt working either so cant rely on any money from him.


and the 3 weeks since he left he has had to look after her twice as id already had the other shifts booked off as we were due to go on holiday

sp1987

jennysandercock wrote: »

the thing is its only been 3 weeks that he has had to look after her and when he asked what i was working this week(same shiifts for 6 years lol) he was moaning about weds evening and that on friday he wont be able to look after her either. i thought that he would be great looking after her for me but im now doubting that in the long term he will.

if i drpped the evening job i would take home 700 a month he doesnt give me any money as yet as he says " ive paid septs rent" plus he isnt working either so cant rely on any money from him.


and the 3 weeks since he left he has had to look after her twice as id already had the other shifts booked off as we were due to go on holiday

Put your details into entitledto.co.uk using the £700 if you did not work to see the possible result if you did give up the hours....

As far as his caring for her is concerned I guess only time will tell....

Your priority needs to be finding out what the best social/financial situation you can achieve for you and your daughter. It may be that you get a bit of local housing allowance working less hours. You do not want to give up your job until you know exactly what money you will be getting, especially if he is not working/it would be difficult to get a decent sum from him. I would pop to the CAB myself and get somebody to take me through what I could do next, especially regarding the issue of maintenance as you really do need to establish getting something from him as soon as possible. If he is on benefits I read somewhere the csa will take £5/week from it for you (correct me somebody if I am wrong?), try the child support forum.

DEPTFREE2010

thanks for the replys

ive decided that im giving up my evening job as of last night as my daughters dad is being a real b****** now, he even wants to take his sofa he bought. ive not thought about this lightly but feel i can no longer trust him in my home we were supose to be friends like we talked about when he first left but now its getting hurtful to me even though it was him who walked out not me.

im not bothered about claimimng benefits and will manage