income support

maka_2

evening
does anyone know if there is a income support calculator anywhere on the net.
i work 30hrs a week and my wife is a fulltime student we have 2 children, mortgaged property. I spoke to someone at the income supprt office and they told me we are not entitled to income support because i work 30.
I just want to know what we could be entitled to if i reduced my hours because i would love to spend more time with my kids

cheers

LL30

Are you claiming WTC + CTCs? And do you realise how little income support is? Tbh with only working 30 hours a week, surely there's plenty of time to spend with your children. I cannot in my right mind think why someone would chose to go on IS.

maka_2

no i have no idea hence why i wanted a calculator. 30hrs is only 7hrs under full time so not really alot of time to spend with the kids if you factor in school.

sunnyone

maka wrote: »

evening
does anyone know if there is a income support calculator anywhere on the net.
i work 30hrs a week and my wife is a fulltime student we have 2 children, mortgaged property. I spoke to someone at the income supprt office and they told me we are not entitled to income support because i work 30.
I just want to know what we could be entitled to if i reduced my hours because i would love to spend more time with my kids

cheers

You will never be entitled to IS because you are not in a group that can claim it.

maka_2

sunnyone wrote: »

You will never be entitled to IS because you are not in a group that can claim it.

Group? explain please

LL30

It's around £105 a week, but anything you earn is deducted pound for pound (there's a small amount disregarded, don't know what that is for couples) Not sure what criteria it is for couples either, pp seems to think you don't meet it, I honestly don't know. Are you claiming tax credits?

suelees1

They mean you won't meet the conditions for IS. In general terms you either have to be a carer, a lone parent with a very young child or someone who is already receiving this because they are incapable of work. Even then your income would have to be low enough to be awarded it which means less than £115 pw. It's an absolute no-goer.

maka_2

LL30 wrote: »

It's around £105 a week, but anything you earn is deducted pound for pound (there's a small amount disregarded, don't know what that is for couples) Not sure what criteria it is for couples either, pp seems to think you don't meet it, I honestly don't know. Are you claiming tax credits?

hi thanks for the reply we only get child tax not working tax

maka_2

suelees1 wrote: »

They mean you won't meet the conditions for IS. In general terms you either have to be a carer, a lone parent with a very young child or someone who is already receiving this because they are incapable of work. Even then your income would have to be low enough to be awarded it which means less than £115 pw. It's an absolute no-goer.

ok thanks it just my OH uni said if we are student parents we should be entitled to it

LL30

maka wrote: »

hi thanks for the reply we only get child tax not working tax

Suspect you'd be a lot worse off then! Seriously, IS sucks, you don't want to go there! Maybe once your wife has finished her qualification and gets a job you could cut your hours?

maka_2

LL30 wrote: »

Suspect you'd be a lot worse off then! Seriously, IS sucks, you don't want to go there! Maybe once your wife has finished her qualification and gets a job you could cut your hours?

lol i plan on that just have to wait 7yrs