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Stay at home dad, are we due any benefits?

DaveEMac
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Hi,
I'm a stay at home dad with a one year old daughter. My oh earns around £37k. Is there a chance we are due any benefits or tax credits. I've checked the hmrc website and government websites but just find them a bit confusing. I'm kind of thinking I'm not entitled to anything, but thought I'd ask on here.
I'm a stay at home dad with a one year old daughter. My oh earns around £37k. Is there a chance we are due any benefits or tax credits. I've checked the hmrc website and government websites but just find them a bit confusing. I'm kind of thinking I'm not entitled to anything, but thought I'd ask on here.
Challenges
Jan 2014 make £5 a day £4/£125
Jan 2014 make £5 a day £4/£125
Goals
Own Home by 2024
Own Home by 2024
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Possibly not as your oh is on quite a high wage but its worth checking on http://entitledto.com/0
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Child benefit
Make sure that the Child Benefit comes in your name so that you will get credits towards your state pension.
https://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/start/claiming/protect-pension.htm0 -
Imagine if you both worked 2.5 days a week and earnt 37K between you. You'd be £2K better off from a tax point of view (I think)0
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Make sure that the Child Benefit comes in your name so that you will get credits towards your state pension.
I never knew about this. I may try and get the child benefit changed so it is in my name rather than my oh.Challenges
Jan 2014 make £5 a day £4/£125
Goals
Own Home by 20240 -
I never knew about this. I may try and get the child benefit changed so it is in my name rather than my oh.
Definitely do look into it.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/start/claiming/protect-pension.htm#4If my posts have random wrong words, please blame the damn autocorrect not me0
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