lone parent of 2 getting £107 a week

cassie27

:j hi does anyone one know what alone parent of 2 children under 7 should be getting
im on income support which is just over £107 a week we also get child benefit and free milk tokens and thats it

ive heard about tax credits and was told we would get it 2 years ago and still dont

does anyone know what a lone parent of 2 should be getting as when i had 1 child we were getting £97 a week

thank you in advance for any answers:T :T

[Deleted User]

Are you being paid for the kids through income support? If you are, which I would assume is the case if you get £107 p/w, you cannot claim child tax credits. If you claim CTC you would need to stop claiming for the kids through income support. Save yourself the hassle with CTC for the time being and stick with the income support.

katie1

how do you claim income support for kids thought it was to support adults and ct to support children?

Rupa

Hi, I have two kids over 8 (but under 16) and I am also a single parent. I get Housing Benefit,
Council Tax benefit,
Child Benefit of £120.80 every four weeks,
Income Support at £125.28 every week and
Maintanence of £15 per week.

So I have £170.48 per week for food, bills etc. No milk tokens, obviously.

So I would say you are not getting enough...

katie1

Rupa wrote: »

Hi, I have two kids over 8 (but under 16) and I am also a single parent. I get Housing Benefit,
Council Tax benefit,
Child Benefit of £120.80 every four weeks,
Income Support at £125.28 every week and
Maintanence of £15 per week.

So I have £170.48 per week for food, bills etc. No milk tokens, obviously.

So I would say you are not getting enough...

Do you not claim child tax?

[Deleted User]

As far as I am aware, income support was to support adults and their children if they had any. But the child elements changed to CTC a few years ago. From what Rupa has said, I stand corrected and perhaps you are not receiving the correct amounts. If you do not receive the child element of income support, give the tax credit helpline and get them to send a claim pack out. 0845 300 3900.

Keeping_Positive

I would check http://www.entitledto.co.uk/.

Rupa

katie1 wrote: »

Do you not claim child tax?

No, it all comes in my bank as IS - think there were some rumblings about it a while ago but nothing has changed for me yet.

Broken_hearted

Milk tokens don't exist anymore and you will get child benefit on top.

Scarlett1

Cassie you could apply for CTC and then inform IS, eventually all LP's on IS wont be paid the child element , seems to be taking a while for everyone to be switched over, have a look at www.entitledto.co.uk in the meantime

clairec79

Milk tokens are just known as Healthy Start vouchers now, they still exist just you can use them for fruit and veg as well (they only go up to age 4 though now as my son turned 4 last month and they stopped)