New SOA for DMP (help please)

Sparkles87

dancingfairy wrote: »

I think you need to do the SOA as if it's October so if you are counting 2 children you should put in the benefits you will be getting for the 2 (I understand 1 is not quite here yet)
Also the childcare. If you are not working do you need the childcare? It might be worth doing various SOAS one for this month (if you feel you need to), one for when the baby is here and you get more benefits, and then presumably one for when you go back to work and you get money from work but different benefits, and need childcare.
Mobile phone - can you cut the tariff on this? I get unlimited texts and minutes for £18 a month.
In terms of a car, I'm not sure if you can afford one, just the cost of getting one, getting it taxed and insured, petrol, and maintenance and that's before repaying any other debts. I assume the £45 is for buses that's in there at the moment?
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The difficulty is, I have no idea what I'll get, I could go with the rough figures that entitledto gives?
I have no idea what I'll be doing next year, I have nine months of MA and no job to go back to or housing past that point possibly, so it's going to have to do for now!

The childcare tops my LO up from 1.5 days to 2 days a week and her lunches both days. The HV has suggested that it continues until at least Christmas given my health currently and the likelihood of a section being required for birth of LO2 and the toll that's going to take. If any creditors argue, then my GP and HV are prepared to write letters to state it is necessary.

My parents owed me £1500 for a car, which thankfully I've managed to get one for today. I'll update the SOA with the costs after LO is in bed but it's actually more affordable than trying to use the bus and paying my mum petrol money and insurance I've found.