reduced hours

emmysmum

Hoping for some help. My mil hours have been reduced from 39 to 32 a week. She is on the minimum wage. I checked before and she wasn't entitled to any benefits whilst working full time. Is there anything she can get now her hours have been cut? (company have done this to all employees to save money)
She hasn't had any payslips so I can't see exactly how much she's getting, but her hourly rate is def the minimum wage.
Many thanks in advance

McKneff

Vey unlikely.

At around £250 a week gross, very very unlikely. Could she get another small job somewhere to compensate, pub, restaurant for a few hours a week.

And it;s illegal not to supply wage slips to employees, she needs to request wage slips from her employer.

Serenity

It's ~£200 a week for 32 hours mind wage. Might qualify for working tax credits. Not much mind but you could fill out the qualifying questionnaire.

pmlindyloo

Pop her details into here:

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

Depends on whether she has a partner, children, renting etc etc

Might be eligible for working tax credits but would have to telephone as it is based on last tax year but you could explain her change of circumstances and see if they can do an estimate for this year.

Might be eligible for housing benefit if she's not eligible for tax credits.

Might be eligible for Council Tax support.

Caz3121

for tax credits she will have x months at 39 hours then the remainder of the year at 32.
Minimum wage increases 1st October and if she is going to give an estimate she will also need to consider if she will have any additional income eg overtime and include that
assuming
Apr - Aug @ 39 hours
Sept 32 hours @ £6.19
Oct - Mar 32 hours @ £6.31
she would have a total of around £11.300 which could give her about £12 a week WTC

emmysmum

McKneff wrote: »

Vey unlikely.

At around £250 a week gross, very very unlikely. Could she get another small job somewhere to compensate, pub, restaurant for a few hours a week.

And it;s illegal not to supply wage slips to employees, she needs to request wage slips from her employer.

If it was me, I'd try and get an extra job, but she physically struggles to do her job as it is, and is sixty. She wouldn't cope with a job more demanding than she has at the mo.

emmysmum

Thanks for replies. Because she has no payslips with her new hours, I can't work things out on turn2us. Should we just wait them until she gets some pay slips? Would asking citizens advice help speed things along?
Also, could I do this for her? She's artwork evey day, and while I'm on maternity leave I have time through the day that I could go?

pmlindyloo

emmysmum wrote: »

Thanks for replies. Because she has no payslips with her new hours, I can't work things out on turn2us. Should we just wait them until she gets some pay slips? Would asking citizens advice help speed things along?
Also, could I do this for her? She's artwork evey day, and while I'm on maternity leave I have time through the day that I could go?

I don't understand why you can't work out things on the benefit calculator. You know she is doing 32 hours at minimum national wage so 32x £6.31 per week. Do you know her rent and council tax yearly payment? Do you have her P60?

Why don't you just get the forms from the council and apply for housing benefit and council tax support as soon as you get a pay slip? Has she been issued with a new contract that you could use as evidence?

Also telephone tax credits and ask for an application from.

After all they can only refuse the applications.