Housing benefit going down, how will I manage?

stroodes

so parent with custody gets paid twice.............. tax credits and money from ex

bobajob_1966

stroodes wrote: »

so parent with custody gets paid twice.............. tax credits and money from ex

Absolutely, but that is not sex discrimination. If the parent without care wishes to change the situation, they have the right to challenge any custody agreement. 'Tis the beauty of living in a democracy!

stroodes

never did I say sex discrimination. Will argue with you later need to feed children just now (out our own pockets, and help from cb)

sueturnersmith

peggy89 wrote: »

i am looking for any sort of job, part or full time, but two jobs also means more income tax to pay.

It doesn't make any difference whether you have one job, two jobs or fifty jobs, you still pay income tax based on your earnings. If you earned say £20,000 a year in one job you would pay exactly the same amount of tax as you would if you earned £10,000 a year in each of two jobs.

Some of us have to pay tax in order to cover all the housing benefits that people keep claiming

jojo_2012_2

I don't know how long you have been seperated. Or out of work. But you're saying you have her 2-3 nights a week, and 7.5 full weeks a year during school time, when you go to work full time this will become very difficult due to your lack of entitlement.

I would suggest as others have, that you give up your bedroom when your child sleeps over. If you're looking for full time work this will only be for the meantime, so very soon you'll be able to pay full rent for a 2 bed. People like the idea of splitting benefits 50/50 but it won't work and it'll be your daughter that loses. You don't want that.

Wee_Willy_Harris

Marisco wrote: »

This just highlights the unfairness of the benefit system!! If a father has the child 50/50, then he should also be entitled to 50% of CB, CTC and HB for a 2 bed property. Then to pay child maint on top of getting nowt, even though he has her as often as the mother, just rubs salt into the wound!!

A families personal financial arrangements isn't something the state should get involved with any more than is absolutely necessary.

The parents of this child are both adults who should be expected to act in their childs best interests.

There is nothing preventing 50% of the child related benefits going to both parents, if that what they decide to do with it. But that is a decision for them to make, not the state.

Oldernotwiser

Mojisola wrote: »

It is very unfair. The resident parent gets access to benefits and help with rent for a separate bedroom for the child. The non-resident parent, who has the child for almost half the year, gets nothing.

You surely don't think that both parents should get the 2/3/4 bed LHA amount?

Marisco

Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »

A families personal financial arrangements isn't something the state should get involved with any more than is absolutely necessary.

The parents of this child are both adults who should be expected to act in their childs best interests.

There is nothing preventing 50% of the child related benefits going to both parents, if that what they decide to do with it. But that is a decision for them to make, not the state.

Oh I agree with you, it's just in this case, even if the mother handed over 50% of the CB, it still wouldn't help the op re a 2 bed flat. Some benefits opens up the gateway to other benefits, as someone said, if all is equal, why is the mother not expected to sleep on the sofa?

Wee_Willy_Harris

Mojisola wrote: »

It is very unfair. The resident parent gets access to benefits and help with rent for a separate bedroom for the child. The non-resident parent, who has the child for almost half the year, gets nothing.

Are you sure you are really ready to pick up the tab?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366073/Serial-dad-Keith-Macdonald-fathers-11th-child-16.html

(Sorry it's the Mail)

Wee_Willy_Harris

Marisco wrote: »

Oh I agree with you, it's just in this case, even if the mother handed over 50% of the CB, it still wouldn't help the op re a 2 bed flat. Some benefits opens up the gateway to other benefits, as someone said, if all is equal, why is the mother not expected to sleep on the sofa?

If she decides to give her child's father half of her benefits, she may well have to. But I fail to see why the state should be expected to fund 2 bedrooms for 1 child with the housing pressures we are currently experiencing. Many children don't have even 1 bedroom.