what can i claim, low income family.

Oldernotwiser

Really, your partner needs to get a proper job because obviously "getting a business up and running" isn't working out, which is hardly surprising during a recession. Unless he can work for at least 16 hours a week he can't even claim working tax credit.

*star.86*

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Really, your partner needs to get a proper job because obviously "getting a business up and running" isn't working out, which is hardly surprising during a recession. Unless he can work for at least 16 hours a week he can't even claim working tax credit.

so carpentry n joinery isnt a proper job then and hes meant to just give up an throw away 4 years of college to get a job in a supermarket or something wich i doubt hed get as he has no experience in anything! i think not because in the long run the carpentry n joinery will be what gives our child what she needs all i am askin for is a bit of advice in what i can claim in the mean time until it picks up, there are alot of family buisnesses struggling atm because of recession, have u actually tried to get a job atm wen u have no expeirence. hes doing his best for the family in the long run by sticking at it

thorsoak

Well for the moment, I would say yes! He can always drop the job once his own work picks up!

*star.86*

thorsoak wrote: »

Well for the moment, I would say yes! He can always drop the job once his own work picks up!

but if he had a different job he would be turning away his carpentry work, his work will build up threw word of mouth n it hes turning ppl away because hes doing something else how will that help

Oldernotwiser

*star.86* wrote: »

so carpentry n joinery isnt a proper job then and hes meant to just give up an throw away 4 years of college to get a job in a supermarket or something wich i doubt hed get as he has no experience in anything! i think not because in the long run the carpentry n joinery will be what gives our child what she needs all i am askin for is a bit of advice in what i can claim in the mean time until it picks up, there are alot of family buisnesses struggling atm because of recession, have u actually tried to get a job atm wen u have no expeirence. hes doing his best for the family in the long run by sticking at it

There's no reason to get shirty!

The fact of the matter is that you have a baby on the way and your husband is only working 11 hours per week. Plenty of people with degrees are having to work in supermarkets at the moment, much less someone who's done carpentry.

In addition, most people when going self employed (rather different from setting up a business!) do some kind of employed work alongside their self employment and drop this when/if the self employment takes off.

I'm afraid that you're being far too inflexible for your current situation. You want to be a SAHM and you want your husband to do nothing except work for himself and you're expecting to get all this paid for by benefits! The system doesn't work like that, however much you might wish it did!

Bogof_Babe

Why would taking another job mean turning work away? Even if he was carpenting full time he'd still have to schedule jobs in so they didn't clash with other jobs.

MissMoneypenny

I would kill to get a tradesperson to do work in the evenings or weekends.

Becles

*star.86* wrote: »

but if he had a different job he would be turning away his carpentry work, his work will build up threw word of mouth n it hes turning ppl away because hes doing something else how will that help

I worked two jobs when I was getting established as self employed. I was on reception and did admin work for a company in the mornings, and then persued the self employment in the afternoons, evenings and weekends. I was a single parent at the time and it was too much of a risk just doing the self employment until I knew I could make enough money to live on from it.

If he takes on a part time job, at least you know you have some money coming in each week which will help you budget, and I think if he works over 16 hours in total from both jobs, you'll be able to claim WTC.

It might not be exactly what you or he wants, but it's the best solution to keep you going until the joinery work picks up. We all have to do things we don't want. I'm a mother of three and I'd rather not work at all, but I need to work part time so we can live the lifestyle we want.