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What benefits would a single mother get?

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  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    plum2002 wrote: »

    ALERT NEWBIE - MSE requests you give new posters a chance! Please be especially nice.'

    hmmm, not from what i've seen

    That doesn't give newbies a bit@h pass. i.e. It doesn't mean they expect us to be nice to new posters who are rude to other posters.
    RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
    Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.


  • plum2002
    plum2002 Posts: 1,009 Forumite
    MissMoneypenny wrote: »
    That doesn't give newbies a bit@h pass. i.e. It doesn't mean they expect us to be nice to new posters who are rude to other posters.

    where was the op rude?
    Love many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe.

    “Don’t have children if you can’t afford them” is the “Let them eat cake” of the 21st century. It doesn’t matter how children got here, they need and deserve to be fed.
  • plum2002
    plum2002 Posts: 1,009 Forumite
    krisskross wrote: »
    Perhaps as a newbie you shouldn't immediately start misunderstanding posts and being so trigger happy with the abuse button.

    i don't have a newbie flag, the OP does
    Love many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe.

    “Don’t have children if you can’t afford them” is the “Let them eat cake” of the 21st century. It doesn’t matter how children got here, they need and deserve to be fed.
  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Just one thing to add, dont rely on the CTB for too long, there are big changes on the horizon.
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    plum2002 wrote: »
    where was the op rude?


    Havnt you got any homework to do?
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    edited 2 November 2012 at 10:16PM
    plum2002 wrote: »
    i don't have a newbie flag, the OP does


    10 days post joining makes you an old hand and an expert?

    However I am going to assume that the 2002 in your username is your year of birth so I'll forgive you.
  • MissMoneypenny
    MissMoneypenny Posts: 5,324 Forumite
    plum2002 wrote: »
    where was the op rude?

    I'm sure you are clever enough to work out that it wasn't the OP who was rude: it was you.
    plum2002 wrote: »
    i don't have a newbie flag, the OP does

    Your username started 10 days ago.

    The OP has come on here because she is worried. She had been given the correct advice and she will be ok for finances.
    RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
    Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.


  • weeble3
    weeble3 Posts: 51 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    princessdon wrote: »
    Her post was factual.

    OP should have been panicking if no children or only 1, but with 3 she will get enough in benefits to tie her over. I could very easily run my 5 bed home and pay my mortgage (admitedly it is small) on that amount of money. Add the SMI and CTB and £284 pw is a lot of money for a family of 4. This is because she has children.

    2 adults would give £111 pw - it may have been blunt - but the fact reamins that lone parents are given more in benefits that singletons. You have read nastiness into a post that wasn't there. The poster may be sarcastic (as thinks that benefits are too high) but is wasn't personal to OP or being argumentative, merely saying don't worry as you have kids you'll be OK.

    She should NOT resign though and needs to get an agreement from her employer on grounds of redundancy to avoid sanctions.


    thankyou,,,,been fretting like mad.....yes they are trying to get me to give notice so I dont know how i can leave unless they make me redundant.
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 12,998 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    plum .....

    newbie or not ....i'm sure the OP doesnt need anyone to be ofended on her behalf.

    if it were me, id find it incredibly patronising and condescending ....

    and notice the OP hasnt complained about mara's comment.
  • weeble3
    weeble3 Posts: 51 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    weeble3 wrote: »
    thankyou,,,,been fretting like mad.....yes they are trying to get me to give notice so I dont know how i can leave unless they make me redundant.

    I am new.....I used to post under a different name but then found out someone could access all my info id been putting on...so changed it xx so new but not that new if you know what i mean
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