(UC) forced to look for work.

WelshY1987

kay0601 wrote: »

You're definitely not a slave, you're a leech. Leeching off your partner's income and trying to leech off the taxpayers. Stop making excuses and as was pointed out earlier, look into term time work. No childcare to pay for. If you are unqualified to earn large sums of money then you'll have to settle for minimum wage. Unless you do training which incidentally, would also take place during term time before you start claiming you're too busy for that too...

A_Nice_Englishman wrote: »

You'd rather your kids went hungry and saw even less of their mother because she has to work even more hours than she does already to keep you?

my partner loves her work reason I'm stuck looking after our kids if she was more flexible and found another job to fit my work schedule in 35+ then there wouldn't be a problem, but that is not the case. I don't see how I'm a leech as we work as a household I do all the cooking cleaning and take care of our kids and take them out very often whiles she in work so hardly lazy. the money she earns pay bills and what is left is hers and whatever she does with it. it's not right that they force both parties into work on pennies. yes soon kids older look after them self i be in full-time work. just at this moment it not worth the hassle to work for it.

kay0601

Assuming you're two years younger than me due to your sign in. Irregardless, if you're adamant you're not going to work at the moment then you won't be entitled to the uc top up for housing. That's as it should be imo. Also, while you're kids are at school I highly recommend you consider taking some English classes to improve your written skills to help with your employability further down the line.

A_Nice_Englishman

WelshY1987 wrote: »

my partner loves her work reason I'm stuck looking after our kids if she was more flexible and found another job to fit my work schedule in 35+ then there wouldn't be a problem, but that is not the case. I don't see how I'm a leech as we work as a household I do all the cooking cleaning and take care of our kids and take them out very often whiles she in work so hardly lazy. the money she earns pay bills and what is left is hers and whatever she does with it. it's not right that they force both parties into work on pennies. yes soon kids older look after them self i be in full-time work. just at this moment it not worth the hassle to work for it.

That's your call. The bottom line is that if you want more money you have to work for it (or at least look for work) if you are able to.

Fanstown_girl

WelshY1987 wrote: »

it, not my choice if it paid good money for me to work I would be jumping on it. but 5x5 at min wage 195.75 i be lucky to take home £80 time I'm taxed paid childcare full rent ctax and what other effect it might have on working/child tax. yes it's £80 more but would you work 31p hour

Umm How did you work that out? According to the HMRC calculator you would pay no tax and only £4 per week NI. That's a take home amount of £192.

ssparks2003

I reckon that if you put in as much effort to getting a job as you have put into coming up with excuses why you can't work you would soon be on 100k a year

FBaby

my partner loves her work reason I'm stuck looking after our kids

Ha ha, so much for the whole 'I want to be there for my kids' when you consider doing so as being 'stuck'!

You seem to live in fantasy land (but that's what happens with a culture that encouraged people with children to be work shy) where you think those who do work hard for peanuts should pay for you to have the same lifestyle than them not working. Thankfully, this is slowly stopping, so people like you have to accept that they will have to work, even for peanuts, or accepts that luxuries are not for your family.

The saving grace is that it is only for another year or two, after which your kids will be old enough to be at home on their own until you get back from your 9to5 job that will pay you all that income that you'll be able to keep for yourself. That will be many treats for your family.

marlot

WelshY1987 wrote: »

...we have 2 young children age 8-10 our claim for HB (housing benefit) was stopped ... now there is a break in the claim of HB council has said we gotta claim UC (Universal credit) to get a small amount of help of HB.

That seems reasonable to me. Your children are no longer toddlers, and most people I know who have children that age work.



If it's only a small amount of HB, then you don't have to claim it, but why shouldn't you work? You've had a fair time using benefits to top up your family income. Maybe its time to bring in the money?

pmduk

Having heard some of these excuses, some of my dislike for DWP sanctions is dissipating. Some people are asking for them.

DCFC79

I see 5 options here

Move to a cheaper property.
Your partner gets a job that pays more.
You apply for temporary work.
Or as mentioned you go self employed and you choose your hours

Or you do nothing and continue coming up with excuses.

JReacher1

WelshY1987 wrote: »

my partner works, 6am-4pm 11am-6pm 2pm-12am 11-am-12am where do they expect me to find work that fit around her hours and still be there for the kids. what happens during school holidays. weekends. what employer is going to give this flexibility i know my partner employer want. so she can do it. and if it unsettles our finance it put the strain on the household that will cause a bigger effect on the system if we split/lose her job.

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