Benefits after having a baby?

Becles

raq wrote:

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.

Can I be rude and ask how you claim £7,500 in benefits a year with that salary?

I don't want to go back to work after my baby is born, so I'm keen to make sure I'm not missing out on anything.

Spendless

Becles wrote:

Can I be rude and ask how you claim £7,500 in benefits a year with that salary?

I don't want to go back to work after my baby is born, so I'm keen to make sure I'm not missing out on anything.

Tax credits perhaps Becles

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raq

I have just had my third baby and they are paying out £115.00 for the week, plus my £163.50 child benefit.

My husband salary will change this year as he is in a higher position but not loads more.

When I was working we where really struggling. Some weeks we only had £25.00 to spend on food . I worked part time on £110.00 a week. Our bills aren't particulary high and our mortgage is about average. We also had to pay child minder fees and wasn't entitled for this payment out.

I also worked for 23 years and was able to claim jsa contribution . I will be doing this once the baby is about 10 months old. Although I can claim is now I actually got to be fit and well and willing to look for work.

raq

I have just had my third baby and they are paying out £115.00 for the week, plus my £163.50 child benefit.

My husband salary will change this year as he is in a higher position but not loads more.

When I was working we where really struggling. Some weeks we only had £25.00 to spend on food . I worked part time on £110.00 a week. Our bills aren't particulary high and our mortgage is about average. We also had to pay child minder fees and wasn't entitled for this payment out.

I also worked for 23 years and was able to claim jsa contribution . I will be doing this once the baby is about 10 months old. Although I can claim is now I actually got to be fit and well and willing to look for work.

raq

I have just had my third baby and they are paying out £115.00 for the week, plus my £163.50 child benefit.

My husband salary will change this year as he is in a higher position but not loads more.

When I was working we where really struggling. Some weeks we only had £25.00 to spend on food . I worked part time on £110.00 a week. Our bills aren't particulary high and our mortgage is about average. We also had to pay child minder fees and wasn't entitled for this payment out.

I also worked for 23 years and was able to claim jsa contribution . I will be doing this once the baby is about 10 months old. Although I can claim is now I actually got to be fit and well and willing to look for work.

raq

sorry sent them 3 times.

Don't forget to also check with your water company. We where also able to apply for a small rebate if you are claiming benefits. i.e. tax credits and so forth.

Also check with your gas and electricity company. It was only with this excellent site that I knew about these rebates.

good luck

liney

rich- in - norwich

It seems you were suggesting that the OPs fella move out and 'visit' as you put it, ment that he wouldnt actually leave, just say he had. This would be fraud. No apostrophies would be neccesary if you really ment visit.

Becles

raq wrote:

I have just had my third baby and they are paying out £115.00 for the week, plus my £163.50 child benefit.

Thanks - will check my sums again. Hubby is on a little more than yours, but I got a huge amount less when I checked tax credits. Will have to play around some more with figures.

I'm self employed so wouldn't get any JSA.

Can't decide whether to be a full time stay at home Mam or still do a few hours work a week. My Mam has offered to have baby in the mornings if I'm do work where I need to go alone, but I don't fancy working every morning. If I do mystery shopping and covert auditing, baby can go on jobs with me though.