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As long as you are a lone parent with a child under 7 you don't have to look for work.0
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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.Gone ... or have I?0 -
thanks you everyone for your replies, I know we will be ok just need to be strongBABY SOPHIE BORN 14/08/08Cross Stitch Cafe member No:37
Matthew born 09/07/2001 (7 weeks prem)
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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.0 -
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.0 -
Sunnyone is correct, IS entitlement as a lone parent is based on the age of the youngest child.0
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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.
No surprises there then.*SIGH*0
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