What wage to earn but still get help with rent

aayush

Hi can some pleas advise if there is limit what I can earn and thus still get help with rent and council Tax as Have son which need to be picked and dropped from school and as all aware child care cost are over the top for is given thus wife not able to go to work or look for work

Alter_ego

Why can't wife pick up son from school?

aayush

Alter_ego wrote: »

Why can't wife pick up son from school?

wife does pick up child thus save on chil d care but if both worked one salary go towards child care thus what the use as pay taxes and then not get full rights when time comes

haras_nosirrah

How old is the child?

If we are talking young primary school then that is a completely different scenario to age 10+

Lioness_Twinkletoes

aayush wrote: »

Hi can some pleas advise if there is limit what I can earn and thus still get help with rent and council Tax as Have son which need to be picked and dropped from school and as all aware child care cost are over the top for is given thus wife not able to go to work or look for work

You have a child therefore you need to earn enough to keep your family. So I would suggest a job working around 40 hours a week. You won't need to rely on benefits then. How marvellous!

Your wife can also work part time, evenings or weekends perhaps, while you look after your son. Hell, she can even work full time. Your child can go to an after school club or child minder for a few hours after work. You'll be able to afford it as there will be two full time wages coming in.

aayush

haras_nosirrah wrote: »

How old is the child?

If we are talking young primary school then that is a completely different scenario to age 10+

4 years old

tanith

Part-time work while your son is at school or an evening/weekend job while you are home would work if you looked after the child.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

aayush wrote: »

4 years old

Then you can easily work full time and your wife can work part time.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

aayush wrote: »

wife does pick up child thus save on chil d care but if both worked one salary go towards child care thus what the use as pay taxes and then not get full rights when time comes

I note you've added to a previous post. My response

1) Your wife can work part time thereby negating child care costs. When the child is a little older she can work full time.
2) Having a child is expensive - part of that expense is making sure the child is well cared for when you are at work as well as YOU (the parents) making sure s/he has a roof over their head and food in their tummies.
3) Paying taxes does not give you the 'right' to work as few hours as possible in order to maximise benefits. Taxes are not savings for you to draw on as and when you choose.

Besides which, if you decide you want your wife to be a full time, stay at home Mum, why can't you work full time? Do overtime if necessary, get a second job. Do whatever it takes to keep the child you decided to bring into this world. Don't expect the taxpayer to pay for it.

Hope that helps

aayush

ok so lets say i not get full time work but part time work say 2 days week

aayush

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