pregnant can i carry on claiming income support?

lovetowinacar

gorgeousgeorge wrote: »

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

This will be able to help you see what you can claim as a 'single' parent or as a family

Thank you George for providing useful advice -and apologies to other genuine people, I just get so mad at these individuals who think benefits first to provide and themselves to provide second -and will only consider providing for themselves if they don't lose out in benefits, they are not really the vulnerable in our Society at all.

I should try to sit on my hands or stop reading the thread - there are so many of them out there it amazes me

Jomo

Your new boyfriend must have known you had a kid...makes me laugh when these blokes start up a relationship with someone who already has a kid but isn't prepared to take on that extra baggage....

I, personally would not want to start up a relationship with anyone who would not accept me with any baggage I may have!

But this case seems even more disgusting given the fact that a new baby is involved with your boyfriend being the father. I would seriously be questioning any future with this man now because the level of commitment being shown to you right now is pretty poor.

Loopy_Girl

KeaneFan10 wrote: »

Good luck coping with the DWP looking in to benefit fraud in your case, you have a 'Partner' as you call him he earns 30k a year and yet you still claim Income Support, it makes me mad to be honest i came off income support and my partner earns 15k a year with top ups we get 23k a year and yes we pay full rent and council tax and i have twins aged 12 one is disabled, you are pregnant by him so of course the dwp will be suspicious come off benefits before they take you off them

Didn't it 'make you mad' when you were committing benefit fraud then?!:rotfl:

Way to go with the moral high ground when in fact you were worse than her as your partner was living in the same house.

Instead of judging her (which is what you asked not to happen to you in your thread) maybe you could give helpful advice and warnings about how it's not worth it since you have been through the process.

Talk about people in glass houses:eek:

viktory

happygirl5 wrote: »

How do you know I've been on benefits for the last 9 years!.

Erm, you told us...

happygirl5 wrote: »

I had to revert to benefits as I found myself on my own with a toddler.

happygirl5 wrote: »

I am currently in receipt of income support but am due to either go onto Employment Support Allowance (ESA) as I had a recent op on my foot, or JSA as my daughter is nearly 10yrs.

happygirl5

Yes, I did go on benefits when she was a toddler it doesn't me i was on it continuously until she is nearly 10! To be honest I'm fed up of reading these comments and having to justify myself I am doing nothing wrong and will not in the future either. I have noticed by looking at other boards a lot of people on here seem like they all like getting on the 'bandwagon' and slagging people off or pre-judging, instead of giving advice which is what these boards are here for. Of course there are people who take advantage of the system and know what they are doing, but I can assure you I'm not one of them, and if I need personal relationship counselling on whether my boyfriend is right for me or not I will seek advice from the relevant place/person not that I do have any worries there anyway.

Jomo

happygirl5 wrote: »

and if I need personal relationship counselling on whether my boyfriend is right for me or not I will seek advice from the relevant place/person not that I do have any worries there anyway.

Well in that case...why are you on here worried about your benefits if your man is there for you!!

If he is...you are wasting everyone's time!!

scootw1

happygirl5 wrote: »

Yes, I did go on benefits when she was a toddler it doesn't me i was on it continuously until she is nearly 10! To be honest I'm fed up of reading these comments and having to justify myself I am doing nothing wrong and will not in the future either. I have noticed by looking at other boards a lot of people on here seem like they all like getting on the 'bandwagon' and slagging people off or pre-judging, instead of giving advice which is what these boards are here for. Of course there are people who take advantage of the system and know what they are doing, but I can assure you I'm not one of them, and if I need personal relationship counselling on whether my boyfriend is right for me or not I will seek advice from the relevant place/person not that I do have any worries there anyway.

I personally find it annoying that you have come on here asking whether you would be better off staying by yourself or letting your boyfriend who is earning 30K support you and then to moan when people tell you you are doing wrong. Do you not see this is inherently wrong? You ask a question like that then you are bound to get the sort of comments you have had. The right thing to do is to move in together to look after the child and to hell with what benefits you lose. You are looking at things the wrong way is all people are saying

happygirl5

There is nothing wrong with getting advice on what financial help you may get as a couple or being in the worst scenario of being on my own with 2 children. I have found out if you don't ask you don't get, so I like to find out what is available to support me and my family. I thought that is what this site was here for, to give advice whether people like giving it or not.

Jomo

There is nothing wrong with expecting the father of the child to support you regardless of money you may lose out on in benefits. Seems you don't have much faith in this relationship either...you talk of being on your own with two kids. Surely you would get child maintenance from both fathers? You should be rolling in it...

happygirl5

To be honest I am wary of any relationship with a man after my 1st real relationship, which is maybe why I am looking at both scenarios, i.e. together or on my own. I would love to be in a happy family relationship but I seem to always look at the worst scenario,so I am prepared. We have a fantastic relationship now but I am worrying about how things may change if we start to live together with a new baby, just bad past experience, and with regards to child maintenance - I get nothing from the father of my 1st child so no I'm not rolling in it.