BF has had his hours dropped, will he entitled to anything?

Becles

Is he still doing the merchandising job that you mentioned before?

If so, the skills from that will be able to get him work from other merchandising companies. If he wants more info on how to find this work, give me a shout!

black-saturn

Yes he is. Apparantly they have been bought out by Tesco. Thanks for your offer. I'll speak to him on the phone tonight and find out more.

I also work for the same company from home but havn't heard anything about my hours being dropped

Oldernotwiser

Spendless wrote:

As he's a single parent what about him finding a job for at least 16 hours a week OR a job for at least 6 hours a week to go with his 10 hours one (totalling 16 hours). Then he *could* claim WTC and CTC. Have a play with figures on this site www.entitledto.co.uk

I say could cos I wasn't aware CTC and WTC stopped once a child passed 16 I thought it was if they were in full-time education. But I'll have a google and see if I can find anything of relevance.

Why on earth would he want to work part time with a child of 16? It's hardly as if he's got any childcare responsibilities! Why doesn't he just get a proper full time job?

Spendless

Oldernotwiser wrote:

Why on earth would he want to work part time with a child of 16? It's hardly as if he's got any childcare responsibilities! Why doesn't he just get a proper full time job?

He may not want to work part-time at all. However he may not be able to find a full-time job in 5 weeks. My point is that since he is a single parent with a still dependant child he is entitled to tax credits as long as he works at least 16 hours a week.

black-saturn

Oldernotwiser wrote:

Why on earth would he want to work part time with a child of 16? It's hardly as if he's got any childcare responsibilities! Why doesn't he just get a proper full time job?

I'm sure he will take any job that comes along.

jellycat40

Aren't we all being just a little judgemental here, BS asked for advice and her BF is getting criticism which seems a little unfair as none of us knows him or his full circumstances.

The question was "will he get anything working 10 hours a week" - answer is probably not, He will need to work less for IC and more for CTC, if his child is in full time education then he is still entitled to claim CTC for her until she is 19 in full time study and she must be or she would not be getting full EMA.

Good luck to your BF BS.

Louise

Oldernotwiser

I'm not being judgemental of OP's boyfriend but of Spendless' post. Why should a grown man be encouraged to work part time and be subsidised by the state? Part time work is fine for people with childcare/caring responsibilities or those with health problems. Adults work full time and pay their own way. At least in my book they do.

Spendless

Oldernotwiser wrote:

I'm not being judgemental of OP's boyfriend but of Spendless' post. Which was information based on the rules of the current tax credit system

Why should a grown man be encouraged to work part time and be subsidised by the state? Part time work is fine for people with childcare/caring responsibilities or those with health problems. Adults work full time and pay their own way. At least in my book they do.

I don't make the rules. I merely told b-s what they were.

black-saturn

Well actually I don't claim the benefit I am entitled to so he can have mine

krisskross

black-saturn wrote:

Well actually I don't claim the benefit I am entitled to so he can have mine

So you keep saying. You obviously don't need it otherwise you would claim it. Presumably you earn enough to keep you and your family, no doubt with the addition of child benefit and possibly tax credits.This is how it should be.