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What benefits can I get when working part time?

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  • ElleWoods
    ElleWoods Posts: 427 Forumite
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    I never thought of phoning the Inland Revenue, so will give them a ring to see what I'd be better off doing. Thanks for that suggestion.

    I fet 80% of my childcare costs covered with the Childcare element of WTC and a bit of CTC.
  • ElleWoods
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    BTW, Crispeater - how come you can claim HB and Council Tax Bens? Do you work very few hours? Sorry I'm being really nosey, but just wondering!
  • crispeater
    crispeater Posts: 1,072 Forumite
    i work 20hours a week over 3 days. my house is private rented (landlord is my mother!) so of course because its rented i can claim HB ;) its not nosey its just inquisitive as i say
    It only seems kinky the first time.. :A
  • ElleWoods
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    Oh right, I see. Have to say that's one bad thing about having a mortgage - you aren't allowed to claim HB. Bummer.

    Thanks for the info!
  • milkydrink
    milkydrink Posts: 2,407 Forumite
    zoezoe wrote: »
    Why should it cover the childcare ??? Its means tested and even the childcare element does not cover the full 100% !!

    I'm just surprised that its doesn't even cover her childcare.
    The government are susposed to help single parents back to work, they are always promoting it.
    There are loads of single parents only too happy to raise their children from the cradle to adulthood on the DSS.
    If mothers want better & want to work, they need help while their children are young.
  • mummymania
    mummymania Posts: 203 Forumite
    I only work 18 hrs, earn just under £8k p/a, rent my house, have a child in nursery, 2 at school, but I don't get hb or ct benefit!!
  • liney
    liney Posts: 5,122 Forumite
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    They do get help - upto 80% child care paid.
    "On behalf of teachers, I'd like to dedicate this award to Michael Gove and I mean dedicate in the Anglo Saxon sense which means insert roughly into the anus of." My hero, Mr Steer.
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