Daughter leaves colleg & benefits dropped

DaisyFlower

I agree re working full time if the youngest is 13 rather than 3 months. In a few years time your daughter will leave school and may not want to go to college - if you cant cope with the loss of benefits now what will you do then when you lose them all?

Awen

Thank you for all your replies, I was asking for benefit advice on this thread not advice on going back to work full time!
I choose not to yet as I don't believe in leaving children all day long in the school holidays, and before you ask there is no childcare available where I live or have family support.
But I will look into that in a few years time, sorry if you don't agree with me but thats how I feel.

Eldest has started working part time now....

Hammyman

Awen wrote: »

But I will look into that in a few years time, sorry if you don't agree with me but thats how I feel.

Good luck with that - the government have already said they're lowering the age which a parent can be expected to be able to look after a child without being expected to find work and it is way lower than 13. In short, if you don't look for work expect to have your benefits sanctioned.

Indie_Kid

Hammyman wrote: »

Good luck with that - the government have already said they're lowering the age which a parent can be expected to be able to look after a child without being expected to find work and it is way lower than 13. In short, if you don't look for work expect to have your benefits sanctioned.

That's for single parents on income support.

DX2

Awen wrote: »

Thank you for all your replies, I was asking for benefit advice on this thread not advice on going back to work full time!
I choose not to yet as I don't believe in leaving children all day long in the school holidays, and before you ask there is no childcare available where I live or have family support.
But I will look into that in a few years time, sorry if you don't agree with me but thats how I feel.

Eldest has started working part time now....

Children good grief one is 13 and the other is 19 time to cut the apron strings.

dmg24

Awen wrote: »

Thank you for all your replies, I was asking for benefit advice on this thread not advice on going back to work full time!
I choose not to yet as I don't believe in leaving children all day long in the school holidays, and before you ask there is no childcare available where I live or have family support.
But I will look into that in a few years time, sorry if you don't agree with me but thats how I feel.

Eldest has started working part time now....

It never fails to amaze me how many people have absolutely no childcare options!

Hammyman

sh1305 wrote: »

That's for single parents on income support.

Oh aye, so it is. So she gets Child Tax Credit and would get childcare paid for. I'm quite sure that grandma and grandad would love to see their granddaughter for a week as well..

annas1974

today I was shock, because someboy that I work with is leving because she is better off in benefit.
Since she has started working her council tax and rent have gone up. the think she is living in this country for 16 years and she has not bothered to improve her English.

DX2

annas1974 wrote: »

today I was shock, because someboy that I work with is leving because she is better off in benefit.
Since she has started working her council tax and rent have gone up. the think she is living in this country for 16 years and she has not bothered to improve her English.

:rotfl:oh the irony

lynzpower

dmg24 wrote: »

It never fails to amaze me how many people have absolutely no childcare options!

Why?

If I had a child now, Id have to pay to have the child looked after.

Everyone I know would!!