Which benefits should I claim?

sally877

I hope someone can help.
I am a newly single mum of a 1 year old as my husband (unemployed but was providing childcare while I worked) has gone to live with family.

I work part time 20 hours at the moment and also freelance from home and get child and working tax credits but that's as a couple, so I need to ring them and tell them I'm single. There are no childminders around here that I've seen and I'm happy with, so I think I will have to give up my office job and just do my freelancing (this is 20 hours per week as well). I don't earn much freelancing, should I just give it up and claim income support?
I have a mortgage I can't afford to pay and am not sure what to do, I know I can't get help with the mortgage until I've been on income support 3 months?