Husband Wants To Leave Us

Carmina_Piranha_3

yorkshirepudding wrote: »

re access, we have agreed on every other weekend and 2 evenings during the week.

well he'll find out that being a single parent isn't a bowl of cherries then, let's hope he's more pleasant when he discovers that you don't just sit around on the computer all day!

Penelope_Penguin

SSB wrote: »

Remember that any maintenance offered will be deducted from the benefits

Though maintenance isn't taken into account for Tax Credits. It's seen as not being a stable form of income :rolleyes:

Hope life works out for you, Yorkshire Pudding.

Penny. x

yorkshirepudding_4

I'm a bit confused now... think I might need a bit more help, thought I had it all sorted, husband was going to continue paying me a wage from our business to cover our living cost, I'm classed as employed so can claim working tax credit childcare cost etc, are you saying I would be better to claim the same wage off him as maintenance instead (it will make no difference to him?) would this increase my benefits? If they don't count it as income then I would declare my income as £0 wouldn't I? If I wasn't classed as working would I have to be seeking work to get benefits/go through the hassle of going on sick/disability, I really am in no position to work at the mo.
please help me out someone, I have spent all morning on the phone sorting out council tax, benefits etc don't really want to divulge anymore to any official bods about just how flexible my income/working situation is (for tax credits purposes I am classed as working 35 hours a week)
em-no he hasnt always been like this, my mum used to be so jealous, how I had ended up with such a perfect guy. It turns out he knew as soon as we got married (2002) that it was a mistake but hoped that things would get better and thought it was a great idea to bring a child into that. Most of his friends are settled down but none of them have really grown up much.

skylight

Big HUgs


Try www.entitledto.co.uk - input different scenarios and it will let you know how much you are due.

Penelope_Penguin

From CAB AdviceGuide:

Who can get Child Tax Credit

You can get Child Tax Credit if you are 16 or over and you are responsible for at least one child. This means a child under 16, or a young person up to the age of 19 who is in full-time education up to A level or equivalent, or on certain approved training courses. (You can also get it for a young person aged under 18 who has registered with the Careers Service, if they have left school within the last 20 weeks.)

The amount of Child Tax Credit you get will depend on your circumstances and your income. You can get it on quite high gross incomes, including incomes of over £50,000 a year. If you live with your partner, your incomes will be added together when your claim is assessed. Gross income means what your income is before tax and national insurance are deducted. Savings do not affect your entitlement directly, but if you are getting interest from your savings this is counted as income and will affect the amount of Child Tax Credit due. Some of your income will not be taken into account when your Child Tax Credit is being worked out. Child Benefit, maintenance payments, Maternity Allowance will be disregarded together with most Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay.

If you're caring for your daughter, you may be entitled to Income Support which doesn't require you to be looking for work (rather than JSA, which does).

I'd strongly advise you to go and seek advice from the likes of CAB (link at the top of this page) who can look in detail at your circumstances, assess your options, and work out what will be financially most beneficial.

HTH, Penny. x

yorkshirepudding_4

hi guys i checked out entitled to, but it didnt seem to work right, it basically said i would get council tax benefit and child benefit, but was asking me to put in my own figures for ctc and wtc, which was what i was wanted to find out. we currently get both plus childcare cost as i am classed as working, but i am cautious about getting advice from anyone official as i am basically needing to know "will i be better off taking a wage from the business, or taking it as maintenance" they can't really advise me on that because since i don't actually work for the business they can't advise we to draw a wage can they?

Penelope_Penguin

CAB is a charity. It's independent, impartial and confidential. Not linked to the *authorities* in any way. What you're asking for is known as *better-off* calculation, and is something we do often.

Your call, though, of course.