What benefits will i still get when son at college

squiggle37

Hiya

My son is 16 and going to college in september was wondering if i still was entitled to all my benefits or do they take off my money the £30 ema what my son wil be getting when he goes to college.
Benefits im on
incap (IS pay it)
CSA
Child tax
Child Benefit
Housing etc

thanks

Oldernotwiser

squiggle37 wrote: »

Hiya

My son is 16 and going to college in september was wondering if i still was entitled to all my benefits or do they take off my money the £30 ema what my son wil be getting when he goes to college.
Benefits im on
incap (IS pay it)
CSA
Child tax
Child Benefit
Housing etc

thanks

Your son's EMA money will have no effect on any of your benefits.

squiggle37

i wasnt too sure if they took it off me pound for pound like they do with my csa.

thanks

dmg24

You are fine now, the difference in income will hit when your son is eighteen x

Oldernotwiser

squiggle37 wrote: »

i wasnt too sure if they took it off me pound for pound like they do with my csa.

thanks

Although the eligibility for EMA is based on parents' income; the money is your son's, intended to help him pay for college expenses that you might not be able to afford. He can also work part time and not lose his EMA.

squiggle37

thanks for replies fingers crossed i should be off incap and working again by time hes 18.

dmg24

Good luck squiggle37 x

pepsicola_2

if i remember correctly when my son was going to college after turning 16 i just filled in the bit on the CB form they sent saying it would stop which asked for any other information and they then automatically started it again and back dated it too.

pompyhelen

squiggle37 wrote: »

Hiya

My son is 16 and going to college in september was wondering if i still was entitled to all my benefits or do they take off my money the £30 ema what my son wil be getting when he goes to college.
Benefits im on
incap (IS pay it)
CSA
Child tax
Child Benefit
Housing etc

thanks

my mums gets for my 16yr old bro at college:
child benefit
child tax
income support
full housing
full housing tax
and he gets his ema

hilstep2000

You still get CTC and Child Benefit till he's 19. His EMA doesn't affect you at all. You can also get Council tax benefit (I do) and maybe Housing benefit. WTC isn't affected either.
Remember to tell your son to work hard, my son got a £100 EMA bonus in January!

Gemmzie

You can actually now get CTC and CB up to the young person's 20th birthday if they are still in education.