Confused About Benefits Entitlement???

Seadogs_2010

Hi All
Thanks for taking the time to read this thread.
I am 28 and my partner is 25. We live together in a rented house in Bridlington which costs u 550 a month and our council tax is 144 a month.
I work full time and at the minute I work 35hours a week earning 6pounds a hour. I also get 40 tax credits a week.
My partner works for the council and earns 1000 a month but her contract is only a temp contract and this ends at the end of March.
She will 22weeks pregnant by then.
She is going to go on Job seekers allowance when her contracts ends.
What we were wondering is if we can get any help towards our rent and council at all? With me the only one bringing in a wage we will struggle to live on what I earn alone.
We do have an appointment at Citizens Advice in March but I was just wondering if anyone had any idea what we may get.

Thank you for any help

dmg24

Assuming your partner has been working for a while you should not be receiving tax credits. Have you declared that you are a couple?

sunnyone

dmg24 wrote: »

Assuming your partner has been working for a while you should not be receiving tax credits. Have you declared that you are a couple?

Yes she wasnt mentioned on this thread and it was a recent thread too, less than 28 days ago.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3020826=

Seadogs_2010

We have just moved in together and I rang the tax credits office and they said they are sending me out a form I must fill in and send back asap but I get tax credits at the min to top my earnings up

McKneff

You'll get child benefit weekly.

Seadogs_2010

With my partner not her contract with work renewed will we get any help towards our rent or council tax?

whispywillow

Why not use this to check what your entitled too:

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

Hope this helps

Seadogs_2010

thanks for that ill have a look