Lost £400 per month

lukeg81

my wife and i have lost around about £400 per month, they have stopped her jsa and she now gets alot less since our youngest turned 1

is this right? she can't work raising 2 children and i because i earn over 16k and work more than 24 hrs we're told we can get nothing else!

wish those damn tesco vouchers would comeback, i missed the boat i think

thanks

and hello btw

alwaysonthego_2

Sorry you are not very clear in your post, so I will make an educated guess.

She was claiming CBJSA which has now stopped.

Your CTC have reduced.

You can not claim IBJSA as you work too many hours and earn above the threshold.

What did you want to know?

lukeg81

sorry, new on here! yes you are correct. what i want to know is if there is nothing else we can do we are literally better off breaking up! this can't be right surely? does the government manipulate it so they break up marriages and families then?

this is'nt going to happen, i'm just saying i can't believe this is how it works if this is the case and there is no other help or support!

itsnotfair_2

lukeg81 wrote: »

my wife and i have lost around about £400 per month, they have stopped her jsa and she now gets alot less since our youngest turned 1

is this right? she can't work raising 2 children and i because i earn over 16k and work more than 24 hrs we're told we can get nothing else!

wish those damn tesco vouchers would comeback, i missed the boat i think

thanks

and hello btw

But you will get child benefit for 2 children, working tax credit and child tax credit?

flea72

if her JSA has stopped, then your tax credits should go up. but as you say, now baby is over one, they also reduce it a bit

depending on your income, you might get help towards council tax, but if you own your home, then there is little other benefit you will get

however, you dont say how much over £16k you earn, as this would have the greatest bearing, on tax credits

F

alwaysonthego_2

lukeg81 wrote: »

sorry, new on here! yes you are correct. what i want to know is if there is nothing else we can do we are literally better off breaking up! this can't be right surely? does the government manipulate it so they break up marriages and families then?

this is'nt going to happen, i'm just saying i can't believe this is how it works if this is the case and there is no other help or support!

If you are having marital problems you should go to Relate.

Do you have debts?

Do you rent?

lukeg81

flea72 wrote: »

if her JSA has stopped, then your tax credits should go up. but as you say, now baby is over one, they also reduce it a bit

depending on your income, you might get help towards council tax, but if you own your home, then there is little other benefit you will get

however, you dont say how much over £16k you earn, as this would have the greatest bearing, on tax credits

F

thanks for that, i will have to make sure i tell tax credits that the jsa has stopped!

i earn 22k and yes im a homeowner

thanks for all your comments, just wanted to make sure i was'nt missing anything as i find myself without a penny a week into every month

lukeg81

itsnotfair wrote: »

But you will get child benefit for 2 children, working tax credit and child tax credit?

ixnay on the working tax credit and child benefit is hardly anything

we'd be much better off breaking up because of this stupid system

NOT going to happen, just stressing the point

lukeg81

alwaysonthego wrote: »

If you are having marital problems you should go to Relate.

Do you have debts?

Do you rent?

lol :rolleyes:

skint-student-nurse

check out entitledto.co.uk - enter your details on the site,and it should give you a rough estimation of what you should be entitled to, it takes a few mins and you should find it helpful

lukeg81

skint-student-nurse wrote: »

check out entitledto.co.uk - enter your details on the site,and it should give you a rough estimation of what you should be entitled to, it takes a few mins and you should find it helpful

thank you nurse :beer: