Please help

sassy666

Hi,

Ihad a baby 10 weeks ago and was looking to return to work when he was 6 months. I have been looking into child care and both my partner and myself have decvided we would be better off if i stay at home to look after him. I was therefore wondering if anybody knows what benefits, if any, i would be able to claim if i did not return to work.
Just thought i would add that i currently live with my partner in his parents house.

Thanks for any advice x

Zara33

sassy666 wrote: »

Hi,

Ihad a baby 10 weeks ago and was looking to return to work when he was 6 months. I have been looking into child care and both my partner and myself have decvided we would be better off if i stay at home to look after him. I was therefore wondering if anybody knows what benefits, if any, i would be able to claim if i did not return to work.
Just thought i would add that i currently live with my partner in his parents house.

Thanks for any advice x

sassy can you give us a little more info?

income/wages etc.

sassy666

Well, my partner is self employed and works 40 hours a week. He earns £300 a week after tax e.t.c and if i returned to work i would work 37 hours and earn £900 a month. Hope that is a little more detailed x
We both have a lot of outgoings between us aswell, loans, credit cards e.t.c

karenx

CB and TC and WTC if your partner works is all I think you will be entitled too. No income support as your not a lone parent.

notlongnow_2

karenx wrote: »

CB and TC and WTC if your partner works is all I think you will be entitled too. No income support as your not a lone parent.

Hi, I have read somewhere that you can claim IS if your partner works less than 24hours per week. Is this not the case?

edit..found link.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018708?cids=Google_PPC&cre=Money

alwaysonthego_2

notlongnow wrote: »

Hi, I have read somewhere that you can claim IS if your partner works less than 24hours per week. Is this not the case?

As karen as rightly said you will have no entitlement to IS as you do not fill the criteria.

notlongnow_2

alwaysonthego wrote: »

As karen as rightly said you will have no entitlement to IS as you do not fill the criteria.

Thanks. I think the info on the link is pretty vague tbh. My partner phoned up to enquire for himself last month and he wrongly said I work over 24hrs per week, which I dont, I work 22.5. The adviser told him he wasnt eligible as I work 24hrs and if I worked less/dropped hours then to phone up and claim. We havent applied because we decided we can manage.

alwaysonthego_2

notlongnow wrote: »

Thanks. I think the info on the link is pretty vague tbh. My partner phoned up to enquire for himself last month and he wrongly said I work over 24hrs per week, which I dont, I work 22.5. The adviser told him he wasnt eligible as I work 24hrs and if I worked less/dropped hours then to phone up and claim. We havent applied because we decided we can manage.

What criteria do you think that you fit?

Who is eligible?

You may be able to get Income Support if you're aged 16 to 59 and any of the following apply:

• you're a lone parent
• you're registered sick or disabled (new claims ESA)
• you're a student and either a lone parent or disabled
• you're caring for someone who's sick or elderly
• you’re pregnant and your baby is due within the next 11 weeks, or you have given birth recently and your baby was born within the last 15 weeks (new claims ESA)

Zara33

notlongnow wrote: »

Thanks. I think the info on the link is pretty vague tbh. My partner phoned up to enquire for himself last month and he wrongly said I work over 24hrs per week, which I dont, I work 22.5. The adviser told him he wasnt eligible as I work 24hrs and if I worked less/dropped hours then to phone up and claim. We havent applied because we decided we can manage.

It isn't vague though. None of these options are applicable to your situation.

• you're a lone parent
• you're registered sick or disabled
• you're a student and either a lone parent or disabled
• you're caring for someone who's sick or elderly
• you’re pregnant and your baby is due within the next 11 weeks, or you have given birth recently and your baby was born within the last 15 weeks

and the following apply:

• you don't have savings of £16,000 or more
• you're not working, or work on average less than 16 hours a week

You need both section of the equation to make it all add up.

notlongnow_2

alwaysonthego wrote: »

What criteria do you think that you fit?

Who is eligible?


You may be able to get Income Support if you're aged 16 to 59 and any of the following apply:

• you're a lone parent
• you're registered sick or disabled (new claims ESA)
• you're a student and either a lone parent or disabled
• you're caring for someone who's sick or elderly
• you’re pregnant and your baby is due within the next 11 weeks, or you have given birth recently and your baby was born within the last 15 weeks (new claims ESA)

It was lower down the page, er...'you arent eligible if...' or something like that. And it mentioned you arent eligible if you have a partner who works over 25hrs per week, so does that mean if you have a partner who works LESS than 25hrs thenpeople *may* be entitled?. Forgive me if i have errors as I dont have the link open at the mo. He phoned really as an enquiry as he is reg disabled and someone mentioned to him why was he not claiming IS,. As I say, It was more of an enquiry, I have no intention of lowering my hours and would snap up more if they came along and I did think it was quite wierd that he may be able to claim whilst I work and we live in the same house.

Sorry OP for going off topic.

alwaysonthego_2

notlongnow wrote: »

It was lower down the page, er...'you arent eligible if...' or something like that. And it mentioned you arent eligible if you have a partner who works over 25hrs per week, so does that mean if you have a partner who works LESS than 25hrs thenpeople *may* be entitled?. Forgive me if i have errors as I dont have the link open at the mo. He phoned really as an enquiry as he is reg disabled and someone mentioned to him why was he not claiming IS,. As I say, It was more of an enquiry, I have no intention of lowering my hours and would snap up more if they came along and I did think it was quite wierd that he may be able to claim whilst I work and we live in the same house.

Sorry OP for going off topic.

How many hours do you work?

How much is your income?

Do you have children?

What benefits does your DH claim?