Income support help or advice

dmg24

flight747 wrote: »

You can't claim Income Support if you are look for work, You should claim JSA instead. As you say you are look for work mean you got to claim JSA instead.

That is wrong - those on IS are actively encouraged to seek work, but are not compelled to do so.

Newly_retired

As long as you are a lone parent with a child under 7 you don't have to look for work.

dmg24

Newly_retired wrote: »

As long as you are a lone parent with a child under 7 you don't have to look for work.

If their child was seven they would not be claiming IS anyway.

LindseyandMatthew

thanks you everyone for your replies, I know we will be ok just need to be strong

flight747

LindseyandMatthew wrote: »

thanks you everyone for your replies, I know we will be ok just need to be strong

You cannot have IS because your 1st child already 9 years old, they won't accepting it as it won't count your other child as a 2 years old because your 1st child is 9 years old. Bad news, you can't claim IS.

sunnyone

flight747 wrote: »

You cannot have IS because your 1st child already 9 years old, they won't accepting it as it won't count your other child as a 2 years old because your 1st child is 9 years old. Bad news, you can't claim IS.

total utter rubbish, you are a lazy sponger who refuses to try and work at all, the OP can claim IS because she has the younger child.

kingfisherblue

Sunnyone is correct, IS entitlement as a lone parent is based on the age of the youngest child.

zagfles

AimeesMum wrote: »

I believe the rate is £65.45 per week x

And if you get IS you'll get max CTC which is £99 a week with 2 kids, £109 from April.

DX2

flight747 wrote: »

You cannot have IS because your 1st child already 9 years old, they won't accepting it as it won't count your other child as a 2 years old because your 1st child is 9 years old. Bad news, you can't claim IS.

Bad news, you don't have a clue what your talking about.
No surprises there then.