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Single, pregnant. Some advice would be appreciated :)
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There is such a thing as compassion. It would appear this lady has had a loss in her life and is trying to do the best she can, cut her some slack.0
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I don't think that was what Arg was talking about.katiesmummy wrote: »If you look back further in the thread I think you will find that the father is no longer with us.
Under the current rules any child support that a parent with care gets doesn't affect their benefits, so why should a NRP pay.....:silenced:*SIGH*
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because a lot of NRP actually want to help support their children and want them to have the best start in life as possible, even if they aren't in a relationship with the other parent anymore.I don't think that was what Arg was talking about.
Under the current rules any child support that a parent with care gets doesn't affect their benefits, so why should a NRP pay.....:silenced:0 -
However no one was aware of this until post #14, I'm pretty sure if people were aware of the situation in the opening post the responses would have been different.There is such a thing as compassion. It would appear this lady has had a loss in her life and is trying to do the best she can, cut her some slack.*SIGH*0 -
:rotfl::rotfl:Looby so if this was the case there would be no reason to have the child support agency.because a lot of NRP actually want to help support their children and want them to have the best start in life as possible, even if they aren't in a relationship with the other parent anymore.*SIGH*0 -
I think that the horror stories of NRP trying to avoid paying a penny towards their child/rens up keep are probably on par with the horror stories about single mothers only getting pg to get a council house and benefits.:rotfl::rotfl:Looby so if this was the case there would be no reason to have the child support agency.
It does happen, but not as often as the media would have you believe
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I was speaking from personal experienceI think that the horror stories of NRP trying to avoid paying a penny towards their child/rens up keep are probably on par with the horror stories about single mothers only getting pg to get a council house and benefits.
It does happen, but not as often as the media would have you believe *SIGH*0 -
This maybe available unclear if it is means tested
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Bereaved/DG_10018848AKA: PC
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Rest in Peace Fred the Maddest Muppet in Heaven
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I don't think the OP is eligible as she did say "partner" in one of her posts so I'm assuming they weren't married?Princess_Coupon wrote: »This maybe available unclear if it is means tested
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Bereaved/DG_10018848*SIGH*0
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