working tax and child tax stopped

karent_2

My tax credits will reduce in September for the same reason(daughter will be living on student finance). My daughter will give me £40 per week to cover food and a contribution towards bills. She will no longer need me to provide clothes and travel money etc as I was before.We won't be any worse off. I think you need to sit down and talk to your daughter about the household finances. My daughter just asked me how much I would need, without prompting, as I have always been very open about my (tight) budget! As a household you really aren't going to be any worse off. If you can increase your hours I'm sure you will be better off. Put different scenarios in the entitled to website.

I saw it as a step forward, as I was less dependent on the tax credits, and I'm sure once you have a resolution you will too.

FBaby

Good on her for getting a job rather than going on benefits.

I had to pick up on this. Is this really what it has come to? People being congratulated because they are working limited number of hours rather than go on benefits?

MissMoneypenny

FBaby wrote: »

I had to pick up on this. Is this really what it has come to? People being congratulated because they are working limited number of hours rather than go on benefits?

It's worse than that! Some people who work, would rather claim benefits than work enough hours to keep themselves/their children i.e. they ask for the benefits such as Tax Credits, Housing Benefits, instead

MissMoneypenny

skintmacflint wrote: »

No offence intended to the original poster, as the system is what it is.

But how ludicrous is the welfare system, when someone doubling their working hours has to ask if this will actually result in them being better off or not?

This. white space

macaroni

Its not always easy to find a full time position!

Dovah_diva

macaroni wrote: »

Its not always easy to find a full time position!

No, it's not. However, the fact that the OP is asking whether it would be better for her to work 30 hours a week indicates that working full time has not previously been considered.

wildwestfan

macaroni wrote: »

Its not always easy to find a full time position!

2 part time positions perhaps?

Dunroamin

macaroni wrote: »

Its not always easy to find a full time position!

It's even more difficult when you don't look.;)

FBaby

macaroni wrote: »

Its not always easy to find a full time position!

It's not easy to lose weight
It's not easy to give birth
It's not easy to learn a foreign language
It's not easy to support a poorly family member
It's not easy to learn how to drive


Just a very few examples of many things that are not easy yet which people do successfully every day.How far would we go as a society if we only did those things that are easy!