housinf benefit not gone in yet, due tomorrow

zoenryansmummy

i'm prob just worrying for no reason but my housing benefit payment is due tomorrow and normally is showing in my bank on a sunday avo. as yet this hasnt gone in. i'm panicking slightly as thanks to british gas taking 2 lots of £179.31 when i paid my gas bill online on thurs I have next to no money and 2 kids, one of whom needs calpol and nappy rash cream! i dont think i've had a payment due on bank hol yet so am not quite sure how/what happens!!! can anyone advise???

karenx

there will definatly not be a payment going in on a bank holiday. Will be Tuesday

zoenryansmummy

thought that may be the case. oh well, the nappy cream will have to wait til tue anyways as chemist not open, will slice open the tube i have and get the last lot out lol. thanks for replying hun x

nuttygirl1

not being funny but if its a housing benefit payment - should that not be paid to your landlord?

zoenryansmummy

thats ok, the council said they pay it to my bank account fortnightly and my letting agents take it from my account on the 20th of every month.

only_mee

Sudocrem is sold in any supermarket, and they generally do "own brand" calpol.

Tigsteroonie

nuttygirl1 wrote: »

not being funny but if its a housing benefit payment - should that not be paid to your landlord?

Not necessarily - you can choose to have HB paid to yourself and then pay the rent yourself.

nuttygirl1

it will go in tuesday then I reckon - its horrible living from week to week isn't especially when you have children - have you not got anyone that you can borrow the money from to buy some capol (hate to think of a little one being ill )

zoenryansmummy

i dont rate sudocreme, my son suffers from severe nappy rash when teething and only metanium seems to work. he was at his daddy's last night when it flared up and he seems to have gone a little overboard and used loads when you only need a little. hence the not a lot left. have found some tesco ibuprofen kids medicine in my cupboard so that'll help overnight til i can get to shop in town and get some more

zoenryansmummy

my mum and dad will lend me money without a doubt, especially if it's for their grandkids lol, i just hate asking as they've helped us so much since hubby walked out last year. I budget really carefully and have a spreadsheet with all my income and outgoings, but as i said british gas have taken an extra £179.31 out of my bank which has totally screwed my money situation. they said it will be back in my bank 'in 3-5 days' which is a great help!

welshmoneylover

zoenryansmummy wrote: »

i'm prob just worrying for no reason but my housing benefit payment is due tomorrow and normally is showing in my bank on a sunday avo. as yet this hasnt gone in. i'm panicking slightly as thanks to british gas taking 2 lots of £179.31 when i paid my gas bill online on thurs I have next to no money and 2 kids, one of whom needs calpol and nappy rash cream! i dont think i've had a payment due on bank hol yet so am not quite sure how/what happens!!! can anyone advise???

Isn't that what child benefit is for?

I'd imagine your HB payment will be paid on Tuesday, and with a bit of luck David Cameron will be Prime Minister on Thursday :j totally irrelevant I know but I can't wait for a change of government :T