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Benefits affected by son becoming an apprentice?
hum_lovely
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My son will be 16 shortly and is applying for an apprenticeship. The hourly rates are very low and I was wondering whether this income would be included in the calculations for housing and council tax benefit which I currently claim....?
Also I am assuming child benefit and child tax credit will stop for me for this son (although I have younger children) - is this the case does anyone know?
Any other things to consider that I might have forgotten about....?
Also I am assuming child benefit and child tax credit will stop for me for this son (although I have younger children) - is this the case does anyone know?
Any other things to consider that I might have forgotten about....?
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Yes and no. Child tax and cb end for him, his income isn't counted BUT a deduction is applied to you as a none dependant for housing is living in the home.0
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You will lose all the child related benefits you received for him because he is working. I am sure your son will be making a contribution out of his apprentice wages that will help offset this loss.
You will not however have a non-dependant deduction for either Housing Benefit or Council tax benefit, see link below.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/specialist-guides/technical-guidance/rr2-a-guide-to-housing-benefit/what-you-can-claim-for/non-dependants/"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0 -
princessdon wrote: »Yes and no. Child tax and cb end for him, his income isn't counted BUT a deduction is applied to you as a none dependant for housing is living in the home.
As he is an apprentice there is no non-dependant deduction for either HB or CTB."You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0 -
Oh i thought apprenticeships had to comply with min wage? My cousins son is doing one he gets slightly more than min wage i think and pays £300 board to his mum0
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Oh i thought apprenticeships had to comply with min wage? My cousins son is doing one he gets slightly more than min wage i think and pays £300 board to his mum
Apprentices have a different minimum -
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
£300 would be nice but I doubt I will get £10 a week from my son!0 -
ah didnt realise, he gets slightly more than national minimum wage0
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hum_lovely wrote: »Apprentices have a different minimum -
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
£300 would be nice but I doubt I will get £10 a week from my son!
That's your choice but you can't really expect benefits to fund it.0
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