Breakup and single parent benefits?

caz1965

My marriage is breaking up!
It is complicated.
If I claim benefits, as a single parent, not working, with 2 children, how long will it take, before I get my payments sorted, if anyone knows please?
I literally have no one to help me, so I need to be prepared.
I cannot just borrow money from family, my parents died years ago.
I will be staying in this rented house (housing association)
I have no savings, so am going to really struggle, if it takes ages to get some money, and my rent and c tax paid.
I need to make sure I have food and a bit of money first!
Thanks for any help!

moggins-revisited

caz If you can get all the information you will need to fill in the forms then they can get it done quite quickly. They had mine sorted within 7 days.

caz1965

Thanks, I can manage a week when you hear of people waiting ages for money, it is frightening. I won't be getting anything, off my soon to be ex!
I don't have a credit card or an overdraft, that would help.
So it has to be planned .
I do have 2 lovely kids, 2 loyal dogs and the pc, he is not taking my pc!

Thanks again.

Zara33

Hey Caz,

You should be entitled to Income support, Child benefit & Child Tax credits also housing benefit & Council tax benefit, put a claim in for child support.

They are generally pretty quick tbh.