Helping my mum out with finances

Taz174

I'm 18 and one of 2 children mum has at home. We get no support from my dad at all, and haven't done for the majority of our lives (mum has 3 kids with the same dad, 1 has moved out now). We have a house larger than our requirements, and the mortgage ends next year and it looks like we'll be moving out.

My mum is under a lot of stress, and I've tried to move away from that by being the most organised in the house. She claims as much as I think she can, but I'm just wondering whether there is anything else to support her that I can find for her? She does a few hours of volunteering a week, a couple of hours paid work, but is still worse off since the government brought in the 16 hour rule. For a number of reasons she wouldn't be able to work up to this.

There are things that need work on the house, the bathroom is beyond repair and being a student I shouldn't be responsible for the up keep of the house, although I try to do as much as I can without spending money.

Any advice would be useful, I don't know the system well enough to be able to do it all myself.

Taz

Taz174

blondebubbles wrote: »

How old is the other child at home?

Are you in education and if so what kind?

What does she currently claim?

You may want to use a calculator such as entitledto or turn2us

Well 2 children in education and I know she gets money from that, she has money put towards council tax and the mortgage (I believe), working tax credits. Anything else I wouldn't be sure on

tomtontom

She should not be getting working tax credits, do you mean child tax credits? Is there a reason she cannot work, is she disabled?

Morglin

The OP has already said that his mum cannot work 16 hours per week.

Lin

tomtontom

Morglin wrote: »

The OP has already said that his mum cannot work 16 hours per week.

Lin

But has not said why - until we know the reason we cannot establish what benefits they should be claiming.