Im currently getting income support for me and my 2 kids ages 2 and 4 and im 23 weeks pregnant with my 3rd. i am looking to get a part time job. is there a cercent amount of working hours you can work and still get income support?
2007-02-11 03:44:10 · 26 answers · asked by bobby 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
You are a lazy bit--. Get a full time job and keep busy doing things to support your kids instead of having sex and having kids.
2007-02-11 07:47:15 · answer #1 · answered by Sassy 3 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Dont you love all the " get off your *** and work " notes..nice to judge without knowning the person.
Ask your case worker for income guidelines for income. There should be a website for your state medicad that can also help.
I applade you wanting to work, keep in mind in less than twenty weeks you will be off work. If your honest with employers about the pregancy then good chance you wont be getting many offers..sad but true.
I would also in this time look into night school or training course if you dont have a degree or a skill like nursing or something. I am not judgeing you.. but you need to think of the kids and their furture. I have two boys. Divorced from my ex and no support from him, I work full time and take night class.
Ifyouhave the will there is always a way to get off goevrnment support.. but its there to help to get through tough times. Nothingwrong with gettingmedical help , WIC or even a little cash assitence. But you need to get daddy to support his kids.
good luck to you.
2007-02-11 13:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im in exatley the same position I think you can earn £20 and thats it, and still claim income support if you delare the £20. But if you work 16 hours or more you can get tax credit and they pay something towards your rent as well. But then you have to get a child minder for the kids. My friend went on tax credit and she said she wasnt better off at all she got herself in a right rutt with rent etc.
2007-02-11 12:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by lisa c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When I left my ex I had two kids, I am currently pregnant with my third, I have anew partner. I was on medical assistance when I was with my ex, once I left him I started working a fulltime job at the public school district and a part time job at a group home every other weekend. I made enough money to be able to get on the schools health plan and fully support myself and my children, with no assistance at all. With my part time job I made little enough to continue getting benefits, but I never received any cash assistance so it was not worth it to me to stay on. I much preferred to work and support my family on my own. My part time is 48 hours every two weeks.
2007-02-11 11:54:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can earn up to £20 a week without it affecting your income support..maybe thats only a few hours, but £20 is £20..and all cash is apreciated by a single mum!
2007-02-11 16:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should check with the Job Centre (and with the Housing Benefit department, if you're also on HB) because you don't want to end up in a situation where you're overpaid or you fail to declare something you should've. You may be able to access a welfare rights advisor locally, who can help you work out what your best financial options are, and what you'll be entitled to if you do start work.
2007-02-11 11:54:05 · answer #6 · answered by Marzipan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly its not worth your time working, I asked about this when I was looking into my options before going back to work after maternity leave, you are allowed to work 16 hours a week and allowed to earn £20 per week before it affects your benefits. Who would want to work for 16hours and only get £20 i don't know but thats the limits.
Luckily my work situation sorted itself out so I didn't have to take that route.
2007-02-15 08:28:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you getting welfare cash at 23 weeks? Why aren't you just working Anyways? I understand medical and I'm sure you could still get that if you work too.....
Its not the governments job to support you. Why have more kids that you can not afford.
Just shows how bad we need welfare reform !!!! You should not be giving the choice not to work. I have 2 kids, worked tell the end with both, went back to work before my 6 weeks were up.......... Never have asked the government to support me, I have scraped money together and did without............. That's what everyone should do rather then say "OH i need the government to pay for my rent, give me cash and buy all my food, oh poor me. " Give me a break
I will be so glad when they either do away with welfare or but a limit on the months you can draw. No reason why you dont have to pay co pays for your medical either. If seniors can do it on what little they get so could someone that COULD work.
2007-02-11 11:56:49 · answer #8 · answered by tammer 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
You'll be entitled to working tax credit, ask about it at the Jobcentre where you sign on. The aim is to make people better off working than on Income Support
2007-02-11 11:54:08 · answer #9 · answered by Happy Hobbit 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you can earn up to £20 before they will take anything off your income support, you can earn more but it will be taken off your benefits. Just one more thing, how are you getting income support for your kids? I didn't think you could do that.
2007-02-11 12:10:32 · answer #10 · answered by angelcakes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can work up to 16 hours a week and still claim but they will deduct what you earn from your benefits, it also messes up the system for a while and you could end up with nothing while they sort it out. If I was you I wouldn't bother with being pregnant.
2007-02-11 11:58:23 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋