A very sticky situation

Pipichka

I'm just looking for a bit of advice really and it is all a very long story. In early December I was offered a job, as manager of the company that I was working for, lovely. I then found out that I was pregnant and was told it was totally fine to carry on with the job, in fact one of the decisions to go ahead with everything was that we were going to be nice and financially stable.
Fast forward a month and it transpires that the offer shouldn't have been made, as the resigning managed has not SIGNED anything, or made anything official. The result of which being that she changed her mind and the job for me no longer existed. As the hours there are seasonal it is so quiet there now that there is no work for me. So I am now pregnant and unemployed.
We have recently applied for housing benefit and council tax rebate, just to try and tide us over whilst I struggle to find any work. As it stands I have been to a job trial, to no avail as I am now starting to look pregnant. I applied for income based JSA (as I have been at uni for 4 years and have no contributions)...we were told that my partner earns too much. He earns 500 a month, on a part-time salary, our rent itself is 400. So I really and struggling to see how even with the help of council tax and housing benefit we will be able to afford food/gas/electricity and all of the bills which we are now tied in to (phone bill which we cannot cancel).
I have also tried to apply for healthy start vouchers to help towards grocerys so I am at least eating something healthy for baby, but the application appears to be dependent on the receipt of other benefits. JSA which I am not entitled to Working tax credits, which we cannot claim as my partner works LESS than 30 hours a week. We seem to have fallen through a gap and I don't know what to do next? I don't seem to be considered a priority even though I am pregnant because I am living with my partner
Please Help!

RAS

Hi

You need to go to https://www.turn2us.org.uk.

Your OH's salary is just above the couple's rate for income based JSA but you should get much of your rent and Council tax paid.

What is the LHA rate for a 1 bed and 2 bedroom property for your area?

Pipichka

I think its 90 a week, although no 100% sure.

embob74

you could be entitled to maternity allowance from week 29 (or around then) of pregnancy. This is dependent upon your national insurance contributions and the minimum earning level being reached. Might be an idea to check it out to see if you could claim.