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Change of hours

chris1804
chris1804 Posts: 115 Forumite
edited 18 February 2010 at 10:51PM in Benefits & tax credits
HI ALL


i do 34.5hours a week i pay full rent and CC tax
my monthly wage is about £850 and i get working tax and all that

im thinking about going down to 16 hours a week for a few reasons
1 i dont get to see my son as much as i would like to,
2 , im working for nothing doing 34.5 but if i was doing 16hours i would not be paying as much rent and CC tax and ill get a higher pay in woking tax and child tax therefore i would be better off, ive been on the benafits website and typed in i do 16 hours and the out come was £219 a week

and i would only have to pay £105 rent a month £7 CC a month

so all in all me doing 34.5 hours i have about £400-£500 for my family to live on

doing 16 hours i also worke out i will have £400-£500 to live on, anybody have any info or experiance in this???

many thanks
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  • sunnyone
    sunnyone Posts: 4,716 Forumite
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    chris1804 wrote: »
    HI ALL


    i do 34.5hours a week i pay full rent and CC here is a brake down
    my monthly wage is about £850 and i get working tax and all that

    im thinking about going down to 16 hours a week for a few reasons
    1 i dont get to see my son as much as i would like to,
    2 , im working for nothing doing 34.5 but if i was doing 16hours i would not be paying as much rent and CC tax and ill get a higher pay in woking tax and child tax therefore i would be better off, ive been on the benafits website and typed in i do 16 hours and the out come was £219 a week

    and i would only have to pay £105 rent a month £7 CC a month

    so all in all me doing 34.5 hours i have about £400-£500 for my family to live on

    doing 16 hours i also worke out i will have £400-£500 to live on, anybody have any info or experiance in this???

    many thanks

    another one who wants to live of benefits and not work to keep themselves and young child.

    OP, didnt take long did it, how old your son again?

    Have a baby and one of you works the bare minimum and expect the state to keep you.

    Tax credits can disapear at anytime and them where will you be on a 16 hours wage?
  • sunnyone wrote: »
    another one who wants to live of benefits and not work to keep themselves and young child.

    OP, didnt take long did it, how old your son again?

    Have a baby and one of you works the bare minimum and expect the state to keep you.

    Tax credits can disapear at anytime and them where will you be on a 16 hours wage?

    The sooner the better.
  • i thought this site was about advice, you would understand if you was in shoes
  • chris1804
    chris1804 Posts: 115 Forumite
    edited 18 February 2010 at 11:16PM
    bunny999 wrote: »
    Perhaps because you are claiming benefits and have asked about working less and claiming more benefits!



    yes, ASKED FOR INFO, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS LIKE YOU LOT ALWAYS SAYING PEOPLE ARE LIVING OFF ME, LETS JUST GET ONE THING STORTED MY SON IS NOT A BENAFIT BABY, ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT GET ME MAD

    MY SON IS 10 MONTHS NOW AND IVE NEVER CLAIMED 1PENNY OF BENAFITS FOR HIM SINCE ME WAS BORN ITS ONLY NOW I HAVE CLAIMED, SO DONT SAY I WANNA LIVE ON BENAFITS
  • Given your partner doesnt work, you already get a huge amount of family time.

    Cutting your hours to the bare minimum so that tax payers fund you and the child you choose to bring into the world is plain wrong. Benefits are supposed to be there to support those unable to work not the workshy - the sooner we get rid of tax credits the better. Nobody should be able to choose to live at the tax payers expense.
  • chris1804 wrote: »
    yes, ASKED FOR INFO, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS LIKE YOU LOT ALWAYS SAYING PEOPLE ARE LIVING OFF ME, LETS JUST GET ONE THING STORTED MY SON IS NOT A BENAFIT BABY, ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT GET ME MAD

    MY SON IS 10 MONTHS NOW AND IVE NEVER CLAIMED 1PENNY OF BENAFITS FOR HIM SINCE ME WAS BORN ITS ONLY NOW I HAVE CLAIMED, SO DONT SAY I WANNA LIVE ON BENAFITS


    Apart from CHILD BENEFIT
    CHILD TAX CREDITS
    AND WORKING TAX CREDITS

    What is the little meal ticket called?
  • chris1804 wrote: »
    yes, ASKED FOR INFO, I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS LIKE YOU LOT ALWAYS SAYING PEOPLE ARE LIVING OFF ME, LETS JUST GET ONE THING STORTED MY SON IS NOT A BENAFIT BABY, ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT GET ME MAD

    MY SON IS 10 MONTHS NOW AND IVE NEVER CLAIMED 1PENNY OF BENAFITS FOR HIM SINCE ME WAS BORN ITS ONLY NOW I HAVE CLAIMED, SO DONT SAY I WANNA LIVE ON BENAFITS

    Your other posts beg to differ, you've applied for tax credits and CB and now plan to reduce your hours to the bare minimum in order to get more benefits - how is this not bring up a child on benefits / living on benefits.
  • bunny999 wrote: »
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    Apart from CHILD BENEFIT
    CHILD TAX CREDITS
    AND WORKING TAX CREDITS

    What is the little meal ticket called?

    Dont forget the council tax benefit and HB he plans to get as well. But of course, he's not living or bringing a child up on benefits :whistle:
  • chris1804
    chris1804 Posts: 115 Forumite
    edited 18 February 2010 at 11:26PM
    given your partner doesnt work, you already get a huge amount of family time.

    Cutting your hours to the bare minimum so that tax payers fund you and the child you choose to bring into the world is plain wrong. Benefits are supposed to be there to support those unable to work not the workshy - the sooner we get rid of tax credits the better. Nobody should be able to choose to live at the tax payers expense.


    you think i get family time, yea right, try doing the hours i do,

    monday -firday 11-30am till 8.30pm (my son goes to bed at 8)i see my son 2 hours before i go to work and when i get back hes asleep, so your telling me i get enough family time? why are people quick to judge folk when it comes to this,
  • chris1804 wrote: »
    you think i get family time, yea right, trying the hours i do,

    monday -firday 11-30am till 8.30pm why are people quick to judge folk when it comes to this,

    Nothing wrong with those hours, mornings free and every weekend off. The majority of men and women I know work far longer hours than 34 a week to support their families.

    Your OH could always work part time as well as yourself if this was truly about spending more time with your child, however given all your questions are about gaining more money from the system I doubt family time is your true motivation.
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