help regarding 16 hrs and working tax credit

[Deleted User]

Hi there
I have removed the best part of this as it was making me feel like a crap parent

CIS

My question is - do housing and council tax benefits have a system to cope with a wage / hours that are not the same every week ?????

yes but you have to advise them of the wage each time it changes in order to ensure its accurate.

Dognobs

Strange how you now decided to get a job because you have to sign on now!

bloomingflower

Dognobs wrote: »

Strange how you now decided to get a job because you have to sign on now!

I can't believe what you just said! it's shocking!

I felt sorry for you as you say in your signature that you have dyslexia but you are also downright rude with it too!

The OP has just asked for some help and all she got was your reply! This forum is meant to help people who need help,not to be attacked!!

And I also can't believe someone has actually given you a 'thank you' for your 'useful' post!

Bloody disgusting.

AimeesMum_2

I actually completely agree with Dognobs. We are seeing all to often on these boards people claiming that there is no work out there but as soon as their youngest turns 7 - a wee job just pops out of nowhere

Spendless

There was no requirement on the OP to look for work till now! She's already pointed out she has a son with ADHD and no suitable childcare for him, something that affects many people with a child who has a disability. What did you want her to do???? At least now he's around secondary school age she knows that he can be left for a few hours in bed and has found something suitable to fit.

mummyof5 is there any additional job you could do for 4 hours per week to make it up to 16?

midnight_express

AimeesMum wrote: »

I actually completely agree with Dognobs. We are seeing all to often on these boards people claiming that there is no work out there but as soon as their youngest turns 7 - a wee job just pops out of nowhere

Not surprising when she's got a 40" tv, a smart phone and a car all paid for out of benefits.
Maybe people wouldn't have so many kids if they had to support them themselves.

HappyMJ

mummyof5 is there any point in working. If you did get work for 16 hours at minimum wages you would earn £97 a week. Out of that you have to pay the costs of getting to/from work and have to pay for childcare although you get 70% of the cost of that back will you actually be better off? I would be entering figures into the benefits calculator on the turn2us website to see just how much better off you would be. Do you claim carers allowance for your son?

copa_feela

I am concerned - your son is not safe/ able to go to a play scheme, but is safe to be left alone for over four hours at a time? :eek:

emsywoo123

mummyof5 wrote: »

leave the ADHD son in bed as he regularly sleeps til lunchtime anyway .
(in school holidays I mean ).

,

:eek: really?

copa_feela

mummyof5 wrote: »

it is not that he is unsafe or unable , he just refuses point blank to go.
he has been before and they are not very understanding of his funny little quirks and other kids tend to pick at him.
my 2 teenagers will be around on and off as well and like i said he tends to sleep til lunchtime and i will be contactable by phone.

the job centre says i have to be available to work so this is my only option unless i am lucky enough to secure term time only work again (which is unlikely as i am a level 2 and now 99% of jobs advertised insist on level 3)

Plenty of time before Easter, why not work with him to encourage him to go? The child is not in charge, you are.