Moving in with GF who claims Tax Credits

scotty1971

i personally think the goverment make it near impossible for couple to both work until their child/ren are at school,the price of childcare is horrendous.and i should know my partner is a childminder,for example.one of the mothers who has childcare provided by my partner:

pays £120 per week for two children,tax credit pays the most of it.
her wages £101 per week,childcare is more expensive than what she earns.

she has a partner but it is not fianancilly possible to move in together,she would loose her childcare benefit.
i think the op should stay where he is,until times are better

Katykat

wow Blakey, they say love conquers all. Obviously it doesn't conquer the hurdle of £80 a week. I'm glad my OH didn't take this line when we got married.

scotty1971

Katykat wrote: »

wow Blakey, they say love conquers all. Obviously it doesn't conquer the hurdle of £80 a week. I'm glad my OH didn't take this line when we got married.

did you have children when you got married?

Blakey1982

petrolhead you have it correct according to what the CSA told us. They told us the father's contribution would drop if i moved in as they would take my salary into account and they also said if the father moves in with a new woman one day and she has a child then CSA to his biological child would drop as they would deem it that his salary is looking after his new womans child.

make sense? Not sure if all these are case specific but this is certainly what they told us


Scotty1971 is in a similar position to me then. good to know.

LOL at Katykat - she is on a moneysaving website encouraging someone to make a their life, their partners life and a childs life financially worse off........worst person.

dmg24

Katykat makes an excellent point - the value of having a stable family life is worth so much more than money.

Blakey1982

not when it sends all parties in poverty surely?

dmg24

Blakey1982 wrote: »

not when it sends all parties in poverty surely?

Don't be so dramatic, a little budgeting is all you need.

Blakey1982

i'd encourage you to read the complete thread but i thank you for your post.