What help would I get?
nicky7
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Hi,
I am self employed on a low income, my children are over 20. I currently live in rented councl property and was wonderng what help I could get to get by on my low income?
I work about 16 hours a week roughly, and earn around £400-£500 month which is not enough to cover the rent etc.
Do I qualify for tax credits even though my children are not young anymore?
Thanks
I am self employed on a low income, my children are over 20. I currently live in rented councl property and was wonderng what help I could get to get by on my low income?
I work about 16 hours a week roughly, and earn around £400-£500 month which is not enough to cover the rent etc.
Do I qualify for tax credits even though my children are not young anymore?
Thanks
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I presume your children live with you
They need to contribute to the household
You need to look for either more hours or a job that pays a wage to supplement your first job.
Or a full time job.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
If your income is that low and self employed you might be better looking for paid employment. If you can get a job at least 16 or 24 if you are a couple you might get tax credits. Might also be worth contacting your council for possible help with rent
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/start/who-qualifies/workingtaxcredit/work.htm0 -
NeverInDebt wrote: »If your income is that low and self employed you might be better looking for paid employment. If you can get a job at least 16 or 24 if you are a couple you might get tax credits. Might also be worth contacting your council for possible help with rent
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/start/who-qualifies/workingtaxcredit/work.htm
If you are single and have no dependent children then you will need to work 30 hours a week to get tax credits.
You may be entitled to Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit.
If your children live with you then a certain amount will be deducted from your entitlements (depending on what your children earn) as they are expected to contribute towards their living with you.
A good calculator to use in here:
www.turn2us.org.uk (go to Benefits tab and click on calculator)0 -
I presume your children live with you
They need to contribute to the household
You need to look for either more hours or a job that pays a wage to supplement your first job.
Or a full time job.
My child is at uni so only lives with me during the hols and is not in the osition to contribute atm.
Might look into a second job if I can fit it around my day hours0 -
If you self employment pays around £500 for 16 hours, can you not say double the hours and thereby double your income?0
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Is there a reason you can't work full time hours? You need to do whatever hours are enough to pay the bills.DMP Mutual Support Thread member 244
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Might look into a second job if I can fit it around my day hours
What do you mean might?
You are hardly rushed off your feet working 16 hours in a week, Some people work that in a day and most people will work that in 2 days.
Get a full time job and support yourself!
What is it you do? Because working 64 hours over 4 weeks and getting £500 for that only works out at £7.81 an hour. I thought most self-employed hourly rates would be at least double that?0 -
Hello Nicky7 the link below will take you to a site where you can input your details and check what benefits you may be entitled to
http://www.turn2us.entitledto.co.uk/entitlementcalculator.aspx
If your children are students and you have no partner you may be entitled to a 25% discount on council tax. If they are not then any benefit you may be entitled to will be affected by a non dependent deduction this link will explain how you can claim help with rent and the effect of having others live with you
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/benefits_e/benefits_help_if_on_a_low_income_ew/help_with_your_rent_-_housing_benefit.htm
There is also a link here for a fact sheet about tax credits that you can down load http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/b_working_tax_credit.pdf“Official CAB Representative
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