what benefits, if taking a part time job?

brightonman123

I have seen a part time job (20-22) hours, that looks interesting as close to home, staff seem friendly etc,,

though worried if i could actually live on the wage offered (little more than min.wage)..

what top up benefits would i be likely to be able to claim? I have no clue re working tax credits, etc.

rapunzelz86

Do you have any children?
If you do, then there will be working tax credit of around £60 a week (thats assuming its minimum wage or not much higher), as well as ctc and child benefit.
If you dont, you can only get working tax if you are over 30, and then i think its quite low, maybe £30 a month though im not sure of this.
There will also probably be some housing benefit depending on the wage. You can do a rough assesment online here https://www.dwpe-services.direct.gov.uk/portal/page/portal/ba/lp


Or, for a more accurate result, your jobcentre advisor will be happy to do the "better off calculation" when your in next - they can do it based on you assuming you have the job, and play around with it for different hours etc.

dmg24

sadeelisha wrote: »

If you dont, you can only get working tax if you are over 30, and then i think its quite low, maybe £30 a month though im not sure of this.

Bad advice. Single people aged 25 and over can claim WTC but must work thirty hours per week, and the award can be far higher than £30 per month.

brightonman123

no kids, no ailments, no dependants.

single white male. i'm boogered, then!

rapunzelz86

dmg24 wrote: »

Bad advice. Single people aged 25 and over can claim WTC but must work thirty hours per week, and the award can be far higher than £30 per month.

As i said i wasnt sure. However, you replied to another thread saying they dont need to be single to recieve it, they can be living with a partner so long as that partners income doesnt affect?

cmw1212

Op you might be entitled to some housing and council tax benefit.

dmg24

sadeelisha wrote: »

As i said i wasnt sure. However, you replied to another thread saying they dont need to be single to recieve it, they can be living with a partner so long as that partners income doesnt affect?

If they lived with a partner, they would be assessed on their joint income as with other means tested benefits.

Dawning

OP, I'm single, no children, over 25. I earn approx £480 gross per month. I'm not entitled to Council Tax or Housing Benefit. If I worked more than 30 hours per week I would be entitled to Working Tax Credit of £52.08 a week. But I only work 25 hours a week (not by choice - I'm unable to find more work right now) so I don't get that. It's a little bit frustrating to know that if only I could find another job of 5 hours a week, working in a bar for one night a week for example, I would be more than £200 a month better off!
Just posting this to give you an idea of where you may stand.
I found the site Entitled To (cant post links yet) to be very helpful.

emilyteach1

Dawning wrote: »

OP, I'm single, no children, over 25. I earn approx £480 gross per month. I'm not entitled to Council Tax or Housing Benefit.

Why? Do you live in a relative's home? If not, I'd make an appointment with a relevant person within your local authority to asses/re-assess your eligibility.

Also, if you're working 25 hours per week, every week, you should be earning more like £600 gross per month as a bare minimum [assuming you're an employee, and not self-employed].

And, WTC can be claimed through a combination of employment and self-employment. Is there anything you could do for a proven 5 hours per week? Note that you would be expected to register as self-employed and file an annual tax return [whether you make any money or not], and that only work that you are paid for or realistically expect to be paid for is eligible.

DCFC79

Dawning wrote: »

OP, I'm single, no children, over 25. I earn approx £480 gross per month. I'm not entitled to Council Tax or Housing Benefit. If I worked more than 30 hours per week I would be entitled to Working Tax Credit of £52.08 a week. But I only work 25 hours a week (not by choice - I'm unable to find more work right now) so I don't get that. It's a little bit frustrating to know that if only I could find another job of 5 hours a week, working in a bar for one night a week for example, I would be more than £200 a month better off!
Just posting this to give you an idea of where you may stand.
I found the site Entitled To (cant post links yet) to be very helpful.

have you tried pubs, restaurants for part time jobs,

Dawning

emilyteach1 wrote: »

Why? Do you live in a relative's home? If not, I'd make an appointment with a relevant person within your local authority to asses/re-assess your eligibility.

Also, if you're working 25 hours per week, every week, you should be earning more like £600 gross per month as a bare minimum [assuming you're an employee, and not self-employed].

And, WTC can be claimed through a combination of employment and self-employment. Is there anything you could do for a proven 5 hours per week? Note that you would be expected to register as self-employed and file an annual tax return [whether you make any money or not], and that only work that you are paid for or realistically expect to be paid for is eligible.

Self employed, yes I know about tax returns ! and work for that price because if I didn't, I would have no work at all. The 25 hours I quoted includes time I spend looking for more work, seeing prospective clients, doing my invoices, etc
I've been looking for something, as I said, bar work just one night a week, but not found anything yet.

I live in my own house, I checked my positiion on entitled to (cant link yet as I'm newly registered), and there was no council tax entitlement. Do you think it's worth my while to contact the council to see if there is any more help available?