Is Betterware a 'proper' job in the eyes of tax credits?

HappyMJ

wannabehermit wrote: »

I know it doesn't save the government money as they are paying a proportion of my childcare. I suppose the answer here is sit on your !!!! and do nothing. Don't try to better yourself and don't try to be a good example to your children. Go and get all the anti-depressants the doctors will give you (I wonder how much they cost compared to childcare?) Not working is crap. Some people love it, some people don't. I'm one of the latter ones.

You can do the Betterware as you said to do something. It makes no difference and you won't have childcare worries.

tori.k

I'd bear in mind the change to tax credits ahead, I work the opposit shift to my husband (him days) and i work night in a supermarket it's not ideal but we make it work and the childcare is sorted between us, by the looks of the changes the focus is very much on the income unlike the hours that it is at present, it would be easier to change shift's pattern or department then find secure employment again if you need too

mildred1978

wannabehermit wrote: »

Plus the main thing is it's not fair on my daughter. She's constantly ill through picking up bugs and it's not fair for her to be ill so much. .

Actually, hammering her immune system now will be better for her in the long run.

shedboy94

wannabehermit wrote: »

Because children need looking after whether you work 15 3/4 hours or 16 hours. Our wages don't cover childcare so I need to work 16 hours to be able to afford to go out to work.

Stupid I know that people who want to work are penalised for doing so, but I'm not in charge of HMRC & DWP and don't make up the rules. In an ideal world wages would be at a level that people can afford to live without claiming benefits, but that's not the case. At 15 3/4 hours a week it would cost me more to work than I would earn, so 16 hours is the magic number.

Believe it or not there are some people who claim benefits that don't want to do so, but due to redundancies and wage cuts there is no choice. There are people as well believe it or not who want to work but the only way they can do that is to claim benefits on top of their wages.

It's a no win situation really, if you don't work you're wrong for not getting off your backside, contributing to society, paying taxes, doing something with you life etc, but when you do go out to work, that's wrong because you're screwing the country over by claiming benefits.

So why the comments saying you have to pay for ccc when you are off work.......you don't, tax credits pay for your ccc.