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Teens and summer jobs

My husband works and we get CTC, WTC and child ben. We have twin girls that are 16 and will be continuing their education at college in September but they want to get jobs for the summer.
How many hours are they allowed to do and will it effect our money regarding tax credits or housing benefit etc? Thanks

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  • sammyjammy
    sammyjammy Posts: 7,995 Forumite
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    It won't affect any money that you get for them in benefits. Restrictions on when and how they can work are listed in the link below.

    https://www.gov.uk/child-employment/restrictions-on-child-employment
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  • xapprenticex
    xapprenticex Posts: 1,760 Forumite
    I've got twins, one's 12, the other 14.
  • LilElvis
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    I've got twins, one's 12, the other 14.

    Quite possible with IVF - embryos created at the same time but implanted 2 years apart.

    A friend has daughters born 5 years apart, but the youngest was actually born from an embryo that had been frozen for a decade, so if you were to age a child from conception she would be the oldest.
  • xapprenticex
    xapprenticex Posts: 1,760 Forumite
    LilElvis wrote: »
    Quite possible with IVF - embryos created at the same time but implanted 2 years apart.

    A friend has daughters born 5 years apart, but the youngest was actually born from an embryo that had been frozen for a decade, so if you were to age a child from conception she would be the oldest.


    Nice :beer:
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