can anyone help me

tea690

first off im looking for a rough idea..i have applied for an 18 hr job..if i get it what would my working tax be...i have four children one of which needs child care which is roughly 100 a week....i am married but my hubby does volenteer work...so does not get an income...if i get the job and im quite hopeful what roughly would i get a wee..at the mo i get..180 tax credits..100 a week jsa and 46 child benifit....

thanx in advance

moomoomama27

Go to www.entitledto.com and input all your details, it gives a very accurate guide to what benefits you are entitled to.

tea690

thanx so much for that...turns out ill def be better of working then sitting on jsa...yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Macro_3

You realise that your husbands voluntary work would not 'count', so you would not be able to declare him as working and get childcare paid? He would have to be in remunerative work - ie paid, and for 16 hours or more per week.

Oldernotwiser

Only one person in a couple needs to be working 16 hours to claim tax credits. However, I don't see the need for childcare if the husband isn't working, nor to I think that it would be paid for.

Macro_3

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Only one person in a couple needs to be working 16 hours to claim tax credits. However, I don't see the need for childcare if the husband isn't working, nor to I think that it would be paid for.

That's what I was getting at really - they would get working tax credits but not the childcare element of child tax credits, meaning that the OP would lose £102.75 JSA, and £100 on childcare. She would gain £earnings plus working tax of around £150/week. If she only earned minimum wage, they would only be £50/week better off. If you factor in a possible reduction in housing and council tax benefit they may well actually be worse off.

If her husband could also find remunerative work or look after the child (or is incapacitated) it would be different.

Oldernotwiser

Macro wrote: »

That's what I was getting at really - they would get working tax credits but not the childcare element of child tax credits, meaning that the OP would lose £102.75 JSA, and £100 on childcare. She would gain £earnings plus working tax of around £150/week. If she only earned minimum wage, they would only be £50/week better off. If you factor in a possible reduction in housing and council tax benefit they may well actually be worse off.

If her husband could also find remunerative work or look after the child (or is incapacitated) it would be different.

But why would anyone pay for childcare with one parent not employed? She'll actually be 150.00 pw better off by your calculations.