Benefit entitlement for parent of work based apprentice

tashawoods

Hi,
My daughter has an interview at our local vets for a work based apprenticeship to become a veterinary nurse, She will be paid around £100 per week. I am a single parent currently earning £320 before tax as a temp. I dont think i will be entitled to tax credits or child benefit any more but can i claim housing/council tax benefit?

BigAunty

Correct, your daughter is no longer classed as a dependent so you will not get child tax credit or child benefit for her.

You may be entitled to council tax/housing benefit if you have sufficiently low income and there will be a modest deduction for the now non-dependent.

http://www.tmbc.gov.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=235

Run your figures through the Turn2us online benefit calculator.

Dognobs

You could also ask her for rent!? I have told all my kids I want 25% of what they earn that way it is fair and on a sliding scale.

leveller2911

Dognobs wrote: »

You could also ask her for rent!? I have told all my kids I want 25% of what they earn that way it is fair and on a sliding scale.

Not enough lol, When I did my apprenticeship I had to pay 50% of my wages for keep...........

Jeez, 25%? kids today have it easy.....;)