Quick question

calcotti

kimp22 said:

I know I just want to know weather the partner if he's working and claiming work tax credits then can she claim child tax credits as well separately. 

They cannot claim separately. Tax Credits are one benefit comprising Working Tax Credits and Child Tax Credits and would be claimed as a couple. It would be a case of adding a child to the existing Tax Credits claim.

kimp22

He doesn't want a relationship with us just his birthday and Christmas money off us and earlier then his birthday for clothes. When these other people had told the social worker that when the money come through they would get. Hes walking around in shorts and t shirts.  I am not interested in them at all.

Sal

poppy12345

kimp22 said:

 Hes walking around in shorts and t shirts.
Sal

Really? so when he lived with you he had no other clothes either?

kimp22

I took his clothes around to him and in September when he had to go but to school apparently he didn't go back in the first few days because none of his clothes fit him any more. I got him 3 pants 2 top a jacket and underwear in April all new and he had his clothes from before them. So he did take a lot with him but wear none of the pants. Apparently the mother had to but him a pair of jogging pants from asda to go to school in a pru you only wear the schools top and jumper. So I don't know what has happened to his clothes but he's not wearing them and the social worker wanted me to buy him some in early September for school. 
 A few weeks ago he rung me asking for his old school clothes he said the pru was trying to put him back into mainstream I gave them to him then school told me they wasn't and a week after his Facebook pictures where of him in the school clothes at a hotel with his girlfriend in the clothes. 
The thing is social services knew he had no clothes he had apparently grown out of them and the people he's living with said they would get him some when the benefits came through and yet they haven't. 
Sal

KxMx

Is this you as well? 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6176799/benefits-for-15-year-old-who-moved-out/p1

kimp22

Yes but had change son to a daughter in case they are on here. Then I couldn't log on. 

Sal

elsien

kimp22 said:

He doesn't want a relationship with us just his birthday and Christmas money off us and earlier then his birthday for clothes. When these other people had told the social worker that when the money come through they would get. Hes walking around in shorts and t shirts.  I am not interested in them at all.

Sal

You’ve got an awful lot of questions about their finances for someone whose not interested. And your son seems to have given you a lot of information for someone who you’ve hardly seen. 

If you’re concerned about his lack of clothes, go back to the social worker. 

kimp22

I just want to make sure if he is staying there with them and they are claiming benefits for him then he gets what he needs and they aren't just spending it on drink. Because I know for him that they drink alot. I have spoke to his social worker and she's going next week and will find out she told them if there was any problems claiming to contact her and she would ring them. 
I am on legacy benefits and have never claimed uc of working tax credits and not really sure how it works. But I know most working people on low income still claim uc as well as working but do you still get child tax credits as well. 

Sal

poppy12345

You can't claim tax credits and UC at the same time. UC has replaced all the old legacy benefits.

I have to agree with others here, you seem to be focused on their benefit claims. They may not even be entitled to any benefits. Social workers won't have time to deal with any benefit claims, that's not really their job and they wouldn't ring for a benefit claim for anyone.

KatrinaWaves

Plus you cannot dictate what they spend any benefit money on, that they receive  ‘for your son’ They are feeding, heating and sheltering him currently. Even if they are claiming, you can’t demand they spend it on clothes.