Going back to work!!

merlin68

Your parents must be rolling in it to be able to give you £900 a month, or are they trying to reduce there savings. My MIL only lives on £800 a month.

cosmic-dust

HappyMJ wrote: »

She said it was for the child's expenses and to pay for a loan. If that's what was said to who ever wanted to know then it is ignored. Anyone can help pay for the child it doesn't have to come from the NRP.

You can of course supply a link to this wonderful law...I await...no doubt a long time, because it just isn't true.

pizzle84

You other thread a while back was an interesting read! Glad to hear the slipped disc and depression is better now [/QUOTE]

That has nothing to do with this. Yes the back is better after medication and the depression is sorted now iv left work.
Dont be cruel when you dont understand my health issues.

I thought this forum was for help and advice not to be attacked?!?!
I asked a simple question and apart from a few peoples helpful advice i think the rest of you get a buzz from causing others aggrevation.

Thanks to the people who have helped and made me see a few points clearer to the others i suggest you dont judge people so harshly.

HappyMJ

cosmic-dust wrote: »

You can of course supply a link to this wonderful law...I await...no doubt a long time, because it just isn't true.

DWP link go down to Other income http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/technical-guidance/rr2-a-guide-to-housing-benefit/working-it-out/income-and-capital/

Other income is all the other money you have coming in apart from earnings from employment or self-employment. It is sometimes called unearned income. [HB 40 Sch 5, HB(SPC) 27,28 & 29 Sch 5; CTB 30 Sch 4, CTB (SPC) 17,18 & 19 Sch 3]
In some cases none of your unearned income is counted. Sometimes part of it is counted, in other cases it is all counted.
Any income paid to a third party in respect of you or a member of your family will be treated as your income if the money is used for any of the following:

• food
• clothing
• footwear
• fuel
• rent
• council tax
• water charges.

Any amounts which are not for these maintenance items will not be counted as your income (for example, money for a child’s education).
Any money you or a member of your family get on behalf of someone outside your family will be treated as your income if you keep or use that money or if it is used by or on behalf of any member of the family.

pizzle84

As i said before i did write the £900 on my form and they then gave me the benefits im on.

LL30

pizzle84 wrote: »

You other thread a while back was an interesting read! Glad to hear the slipped disc and depression is better now

That has nothing to do with this. Yes the back is better after medication and the depression is sorted now iv left work.
Dont be cruel when you dont understand my health issues.

I thought this forum was for help and advice not to be attacked?!?!
I asked a simple question and apart from a few peoples helpful advice i think the rest of you get a buzz from causing others aggrevation.

Thanks to the people who have helped and made me see a few points clearer to the others i suggest you dont judge people so harshly.[/QUOTE]

Depression is awful and it's good to know that you're getting better now. I'm just wondering if you'd benefit from learning how to budget and address your spending accordingly. Sometimes when you've been suffering from mental health problems, budgeting goes out the window and it leaves you prone to getting in debt and mishandling money - and you definitely seem to be getting through a lot! Just a thought

HappyMJ

pizzle84 wrote: »

As i said before i did write the £900 on my form and they then gave me the benefits im on.

I think a few people here would also like an extra £900 a month on top. It is OK. You have declared it and it's purpose.

jetplane

Im currently a single mum that doesn't work, my little boy has just started school so id love to go back to work. Im currently getting my rent and council tax paid and income support. If i go for this new job (which is my all time perfect job) i'll obviously lose my benefits as its a full time job. This would mean i'd be getting £400 less a month and i cant live off that, i wouldn't be able to afford my rent. Is there any other help out there for single working mums???

I think this question has been answered it will not be working that causes you to be £400 a month worse off it will be losing your subsidy from your parents that will do this. And we have told you what help available to single parents. You could still claim the DHP I mentioned in my first post.

And to jetplane i am not dim thankyou, iv only been on these benefits for 4 months and obviously i dont fully understand every detail of them. Im sorry for maybe being nieve and not up to scratch with my info but i dont appreciate being called dim.

Sorry if you are offended but I don't think I actually called you dim I also said you might be rather clever but I don't think you're naive.

Im off to have my dinner yum yum

FBaby

pizzle84 wrote: »

Hiya im new here and would love some advice please

Im currently a single mum that doesn't work, my little boy has just started school so id love to go back to work. Im currently getting my rent and council tax paid and income support. If i go for this new job (which is my all time perfect job) i'll obviously lose my benefits as its a full time job. This would mean i'd be getting £400 less a month and i cant live off that, i wouldn't be able to afford my rent. Is there any other help out there for single working mums???

Thanks for the help

Going back to your OP, this is what I don't understand. Are you saying that unless you are left qith over £1500 disposable income, you can't have a decent life???? You sound like a nice person, but I can't see how you could be struggling with anything less than that unless you enjoy a very nice lifestyle indeed. You say that part of the £900 is to repay your loan, but then you say you only pay the minimum repayment. No child cost £900 a month without chilcare costs, so clearly you are spending your money on yourself somehow.

Anyway, the question: is there anymore help for single mothers? No, nothing more than all what you would already be entitled to, and why should there be?

lovetowinacar

I would say if it is your dream job then take it since the help you currently receive from your parents is not going to last forever.

On another point does your ex partner still work 50+ hours per week? If he does then he should also be contributing by way of child maintenance.

Good luck with the job