what benefits if any

minxthelinx

My daughter (19) was due to go to college but has found out she is pregnant and does not want to continue onto college. she has been getting JSA over the summer break but needs to sign off for college. what benefits will she be entitled to if she does not go to college. She will be still at home and I am on benefits due to being a carer.

mildred1978

minxthelinx wrote: »

My daughter (19) was due to go to college but has found out she is pregnant and does not want to continue onto college. she has been getting JSA over the summer break but needs to sign off for college. what benefits will she be entitled to if she does not go to college. She will be still at home and I am on benefits due to being a carer.

Support from the father, for one.

kingfisherblue

If she isn't going to college, then presumably she is still seeking work and will continue to claim JSA.

I can't think of any other benefits that she would be entitled to until after the birth.

mikey_bach

She then go on to claim I.S eleven weeks before her baby is due, then can continue the claim as a lone parent.
When the baby is born she can CTC and CHB for the baby

mildred1978

mikey_bach wrote: »

She then go on to claim I.S eleven weeks before her baby is due, then can continue the claim as a lone parent.
When the baby is born she can CTC and CHB for the baby

The OP didn't say that her daughter will be a lone parent.

sarahg1969

minxthelinx wrote: »

My daughter (19) was due to go to college but has found out she is pregnant and does not want to continue onto college. she has been getting JSA over the summer break but needs to sign off for college. what benefits will she be entitled to if she does not go to college. She will be still at home and I am on benefits due to being a carer.

When is the baby due? Could she not go to college to get at least some of the year's work completed, or see if there are any shorter courses that she can join? The only other option until 29 weeks is JSA.

If she did start her college education, then she could continue once she's had the baby, and will have some qualifications under her belt.

McKneff

So you have never, ever claimed any benefits, ever???

You will sometime in your life.

mildred1978

McKneff wrote: »

So you have never, ever claimed any benefits, ever???

You will sometime in your life.

I'm getting £20 a week child benefit, which I top up to £100 a month and it goes straight to my 2 year old son's account. It's the only benefit either of us has ever ever claimed.

That's after more than 18 years of work for both me and OH, and well over half a million quid paid in tax over that time between us.

Does that seem a good deal to you?

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Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy!
Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy!

This board is here for help and support for those on or looking to claim benefits, not for judgement.

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It's here to help people find out what they are entitled to under the current system, and to help them get it.

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mazza111

As I stated on a previous similar thread. Would it be worth while your daughter going to somewhere like Right Track or a similar training course, although I think these are only for 16-18 year olds, but it's something she could do while pregnant and get a training allowance for it. I think I'd also be trying to encourage her to stay on in some sort of education until it's time to give it up or even find a part time job, assuming that all's going well with the pregnancy.

McKneff

mildred1978 wrote: »

I'm getting £20 a week child benefit, which I top up to £100 a month and it goes straight to my 2 year old son's account. It's the only benefit either of us has ever ever claimed.

That's after more than 18 years of work for both me and OH, and well over half a million quid paid in tax over that time between us.

Does that seem a good deal to you?

My post wasnt directed at you personally, M1978, it was one of the posters who made a nasty comment and has been around long enough to know better.

Ive been paying tax and NI for 47 years, my OH too.
and you are now paying for my state pension, for which I say to each and every one of you, 'thank you very much';):)