What benefits can we claim?
My wife has been on maternity pay following the birth of our daughter. This has now run out so she has applied for Jobseekers Allowance but this has been denied because she’s not able to work full time. You know, what with the taking care of the baby thing.
We get child tax credits (not working tax credits because, shock, horror, I earn nearly £18,000 a year and that’s enough for a family of 3 to live on apparently) and, erm that’s it. We also don’t qualify for housing benefit or council tax benefits.
Is there anything else anyone knows of that we can try to claim? I know it’ll be hard because we’re married, white and I work for a living but there must be something we’ve missed and the staff at the local office are about one step up from useless!
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June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
what about income support
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Check it out on the job centre
Answer mine pretty please with a cherry on top
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Check (it might be .com i’m not sure off the top of my head). You fill in all yours and your partners details and it will tell you what benefits you are entitled to in your personal circumstances!
June 26th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
You answered your own question you are British white married and working, so therefore that means you are not entitled to anything!
June 29th, 2010 at 10:06 am
Yeah i would of thought that there is something you can do 2.
Maybe its worth ringing up some benefit offices or something.
Yes i understand about it being hard because your white and working.
I get pissed off with the immagrents coming into this country and stealing everything. But thats a completlely differnt story
Hope this helps
Benny-Moo
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June 29th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
hmm thats funny cause i was told i can earn up to £25,000 a year and im still able to get working tax credit i think you need to seek advice about this also if you go to a citizens advice beurau im sure they can help you in what type of benefits your entitled to
July 1st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
i would reapply if i was u. see if u r now entitled to working tax im positive u shld be getting it!!!!
July 4th, 2010 at 7:08 am
[Edit]
I had just written a pretty indepth answer about what you can and can’t claim and the reasons behind it… but then I re-read your question and decided you do not deserve to be answered.
What the hell does the fact that you are “white” have to do with not getting benefits?
Racist.
July 5th, 2010 at 5:18 am
Try this website …
I think you have to complete an online form to see what you qualify for.
July 8th, 2010 at 1:36 am
A useful web site is: just fill in the boxes according to your circumstances and will guide you. If your getting tax credits you won’t qualify for Income Support but you should still qualify for HB (if renting) and CT benefit. Another great place for help is the CAB
July 11th, 2010 at 5:19 am
JSA is given based on National Insurance contributions, not whether she’s ABLE to work full time, but whether she worked full time prior to having the baby (ie paid enough NI).
(Gosh £18k a year is supposed to support a family of 3? Ha you’d be better off quitting your job! That is truly ridiculous. I am shocked.)
Have you tried the CAB? or failing that could you have a look at finding better paid job?
July 12th, 2010 at 1:25 am
when i was in a similar position last year i contacted the c.a.b, they advised me as to what i was entitled to and how much i could get. they also contacted the relevant departments and helped me with other financial matters.
July 12th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Why do you think you should be owed something. There are four of us and we get by on less than that a year. Think yourself lucky.