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Actually there are other personal reasons which i'd prefer not to go into right now why i'm not working full time at the moment, although i have been trying to increase my hours for some time now, and just to let you know i am not crying poverty just enquiring if i was entitled to help which at the moment i could do with0
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Actually there are other personal reasons which i'd prefer not to go into right now why i'm not working full time at the moment, although i have been trying to increase my hours for some time now, and just to let you know i am not crying poverty just enquiring if i was entitled to help which at the moment i could do with
yes of course there is, just a coincidence that now the benefits have stopped you're able to work more hours
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I think the rules are already flexible by allowing 30 hours week rather than the normal 37.5 full time hours. That means that you can still claim tax credits whilst having a day off a week. I personally would say that unless you work full time, you shouldn't be entitled to anything. These benefits should go to those who work full-time but don't earn much. Oh and that should be the rule from the time the children are in secondary school and can look after themselves.0
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Lady_gaga, Thankyou so much for your input, really good of you to take time out of your day to make me feel worse than i did already, cheers!0
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Hi
You won't be entitled to tax credits, but you should be entitled to help with rent and possibly council tax. Obviously the amount you get will depend on your income. The Turn2us link above will help you work out what you might get. Good luck with the job search!
Are you sure you won't owe some tax credits back? If your son started university in September you wouldn't be entitled to tax credits after end of August.0 -
Thankyou "karent" for your reply, not too sure if i'll owe tax credits back, he started uni end of September and was 20 couple of weeks later, thanks for your encouragment0
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