benefits help!!!

[neeko_1]

ladies quick question... i was wondering what benefits you can get when your a single mum at 20 and not working??

 

[mummykay]

child benefit ul get every week if ur on ur own, income support and housing benefit i think?

 

[Nic'n'Keeley]

i'm going to shelter tomorrow to find this out so i'l let you know if you want?


us single mums have to stick together

 

[neeko_1]

i'm going to shelter tomorrow to find this out so i'l let you know if you want?


us single mums have to stick together

oh please thank you so much
that's really nice of you

 

[kristal]

you should get tax credits (even though not working, that should be weekly, fortnightly whenever you get your money) child benefit (either fortnightly or monthly I think) housing benefit and council tax, oh and healthy start tokens (no longer milk tokens, you can get fresh milk/formula/fruit and veg) which while you are pregnant you get four a month (£2.80 a week) and when you have your child you get eight a month (£5.60 a week) until the child is one.

I think that is all, hope I have covered everything

 

[kirlykird]

not got much advise but wanted to say I'm sorry Neeko, I didn't realise your hubby had left

Sending big hugs

 

[neeko_1]

not got much advise but wanted to say I'm sorry Neeko, I didn't realise your hubby had left

Sending big hugs

oh ladies i' not single. when i said that i meant not married
i'm still with my hubby and where still sooooo happy

and thank you ladies very much you are helping me a lot

 

[Nic'n'Keeley]

oh sorry how can he be your hubby if your not married?

 

[neeko_1]

oh sorry how can he be your hubby if your not married?

it's just a little thing that we call each other.. his my hubby and i'm his wifey

 

[Nic'n'Keeley]

that's cool i'l let you know what benefits we can get tomorrow

 

[neeko_1]

thanks again hun really

 

[Flame]

Do you live with your partner? if so you wont be able to claim as though you are single.

 

[Minime]

Not quite sure on your circumstances but if you live with a partner married or not and he works then you can get child tax credit and depending on income working tax credit. Also dependent on income you might be able to get council tax and housing benefit. You'll also get child benefit which is a bit of a pittance.

If you're living together and not working then you can get income support/job seekers allowance alongside child benefit. You'll also get a premium on income support for having a child.

However if you're NOT living together then you are a single parent and will get income support plus the child premium, single parent premium, housing and council tax benefit, child benefit but the CSA will pursue your partner as you are claiming benefits whether you're in a relationship or not.


If you've worked and are pregnant but not entitled to SMP then if you satisfy the working conditions of 26 weeks out of the last 66 (I think) then you can claim maternity allowance for up to 26 weeks if your baby is due before 1st april or 39 weeks if youre due after 1st april.

Sods law I'm due before

 

[Nic'n'Keeley]

i wana go claim income support tomorrow but my ex is paying £200 for keeley so i don't want the csa invovled wil that stop the income support?

 

[Minime]

If you claim benefits hun then its automatic and he'll have to have an assessment. With DD when I was on income support I declared how much he was giving me and my IS was reduced by that amount but they still wanted his details which I refused to give. They can penilise you if you dont without good reason.

 

[Nic'n'Keeley]

ah i'm scared now

 

[neeko_1]

Do you live with your partner? if so you wont be able to claim as though you are single.

i don't at the ment but we will move in together soon....

sorry for not being clear

 

[neeko_1]

Not quite sure on your circumstances but if you live with a partner married or not and he works then you can get child tax credit and depending on income working tax credit. Also dependent on income you might be able to get council tax and housing benefit. You'll also get child benefit which is a bit of a pittance.

If you're living together and not working then you can get income support/job seekers allowance alongside child benefit. You'll also get a premium on income support for having a child.

However if you're NOT living together then you are a single parent and will get income support plus the child premium, single parent premium, housing and council tax benefit, child benefit but the CSA will pursue your partner as you are claiming benefits whether you're in a relationship or not.


If you've worked and are pregnant but not entitled to SMP then if you satisfy the working conditions of 26 weeks out of the last 66 (I think) then you can claim maternity allowance for up to 26 weeks if your baby is due before 1st april or 39 weeks if youre due after 1st april.

Sods law I'm due before

wow hun thanks your all clued up

 

[Hypnorm]

if you go through income support - csa automatically get involved there is no way round it apparently

 

[x-kirsty-x]

if you go through income support - csa automatically get involved there is no way round it apparently

Thats right...you either do it their way or you get part of your income support taken off you.