Benefits after having a baby?

skylight

To lie, cheat, steal and de-fraud the system is NOT what most people do.

Not a good post. Bad advice and a stupid thing to suggest to someone.

liney

Yes commit benefit fraud and get prosecuted. Thats a great idea...

rich_in_norwich

>Yes commit benefit fraud and get prosecuted.

It is not fraud. There is nothing fraudulent about choosing to live in separate accommodation, and many hundreds of thousands of households choose to live their lives in this manner nowadays.

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

Would the op not be eligible for income support then? i'm sure I've heard of stay at home parents claiming this.

Mags17

Charlotte664

Had a baby girl in September and has the same problem. We eventually decided on Aoife. Pronounced "eefa"

Good luck

krisskross

Miss_Penny_Pincher wrote:

Would the op not be eligible for income support then? i'm sure I've heard of stay at home parents claiming this.

Not while her partner earns £27,000.

black-saturn

Becles wrote:

Sorry to hear that it didn't work out, especially when you were so excited about your forthcoming wedding Take care.

I think you've got the wrong end of the stick. I'm still getting married in 2008. What I meant was my partner doesn't contribute to the household as he doesn't live with me yet. He lives 150 miles away. I'm still very much with my boyfriend and still excited about the wedding.

kelly_jo_2

Thanks for all of you're replies. Whilst I know it seems that my partner earns alot unfortunately just brought a house in London and it is the mortgage which is taking up most of the funds. I think I am going to look into childminding - great idea!

raq

A friend of mine decided on the childminding thingy as she had no other way out. Her mortgage alone was over a £1k.

We manage better now I am out of work then when I was working. My husband salary is £15k and I have benefits up to £7500.00 a year. We have cut back in a huge way but I will be honest there isn't anything we have missed. The kids come first and that's it.

Cost me more to go to work. If I do ever go back to work myself and husband has worked it out I would go in the evening .

Becles

black-saturn wrote:

I think you've got the wrong end of the stick. I'm still getting married in 2008. What I meant was my partner doesn't contribute to the household as he doesn't live with me yet. He lives 150 miles away. I'm still very much with my boyfriend and still excited about the wedding.

Ooops sorry - I did get the wrong end of the stick