benefits

[lady jane]

my daughter is on the verge of ending her marriage, and does not know how she goes about having money to live on, she earns a �100wk, what will her entitlements be , is there an amount the goverment say you need to live on. thanks

[ojread2]

try this http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefit s/TaxCreditsandChildBenefit/TaxCredits/index.h tm

Does she have children?

[lady jane]

yes 1 but grown up, still living at home.

[Ethel]

She will have to work more hours, or get a better paid job.

Unless there is a reason she can't work full time.

[bednobs]

the grown up childs wages wil also be taken into account. I think that income support is about 55 pounds a week so i presume that thats the minimum to live on. Unfortunately she earns about double this so its doubtful she'll get benefits. If the child is grown up she wont get tax credits eithr

[ojread2]

She may well be entitled to tax credits whether her child is grown up or not

If said child is over the age of 16 then she will not be entitled to CHILD tax credits unless that child is going into full time education

Best bet is increase her hours or change jobs

[ojread2]

cnt . . . she has ot be working 30 hours per week or more to qualify for Working TC

[unrulyjulie]

lady jane, i would sugget that she makes an appointment to see someone at the DWP They are pretty good and will help her with anything she needs to know about what she is entitled to.

You qualify for working tax credits if you work 16 hours or more per week, along with this comes help with housing tax benefit and council tax benefits, so she must go and see someone. Income support says you need �59.15 to live on per week. She will only get money for her child if they are 19 or under and still in full time education.

I hope things work out for her.

[ojread2]

Not as a single person without children you don't qualify

you must work 30 hours a week or more to get TC as a single working person with no children
If you have children who you can claim for, which this lady doesn't, the rules are then from 16 hours a week