Help!!

[claire_street]

I'm a single parent to a 19 month old girl. I can't stand being stuck at home anymore and really want to get back into work. But because I'm a single parent and on benefits I'm worried about cost of childcare, rent, benefits stopping etc. Can someone please help?

 

[Laura2919]

Im the other way to you. I've just been made redundant so am going to be staying at home more.
I used to pay out whopping amounts of childcare, I had full rent, 25% council tax discount which isnt that much really and every other bill too.

I would say book an appointment at the Job Centre because they can work out what is best for you.

 

[claire_street]

Thanks I'll try that

 

[Laura2919]

Let us know how you get on

 

[Scarletvixen]

the job centre has single parent advisers that you can get an appointment with, i had an appointment with them and unfortunally due to the lack of wrokaround here they advised me to stay on benefits there isnt much call for a stable manager or a groom around here now that no one can afford horses

She was really nice though and didnt really tell me anything i didnt already know that with 4 kids the cost of childcare wouldnt be sky high xx

 

[Laura2919]

Believe it or not my best friend wanted to go back into work and the Job Centre told her not to bother! They said she would be just £5 better off each month and that was with a really cheap nursery placement.

I wonder when the Government are going to realise that these cuts so quickly and so severly really wont work. I've just been made redundant. My nursery used to cost £1600 a month for both girls part time. I had to put £400 a month towards it and live on a small wage. Its not fair to have to struggle when working so now I am going to spend sometime not struggling or worrying.

 

[londonbump2]

Arg, this is why I'll be leaving London, will be impossible to go back to work here.

Do you have any family who can watch your little one while you maybe work part time? Or college part time?

 

[Laura2919]

I think its impossible to find much work anywhere but London has the highests unemployment rates

 

[teal]

It's awful when you're better off staying at home. Makes no sense when the government keeps going on about unemployment rates

I work part time. I'm fortunate enough that my LO only has to go to a childminder half the days and I can claim 70% (I think) towards childcare costs xx

 

[Laura2919]

It's awful when you're better off staying at home. Makes no sense when the government keeps going on about unemployment rates

I work part time. I'm fortunate enough that my LO only has to go to a childminder half the days and I can claim 70% (I think) towards childcare costs xx

Yeah it used to be 80% until this lovely Government cut it. Stupid really when they want people to get off benefits and go to work. I like to see what the hell he was thinking.

 

[jessrabbit]

I'm currently in full time work, but once LO arrives because of the cost of childcare I would be better off not to be. I earn a decent wage for a single person with no children to survive with a bit of a struggle. But in the governments eyes I earn enough to not get any housing benefits or hardly anything towards childcare, I dont know how I am going to afford to eat when LO comes, no idea how I am going to afford the childcare.

I would be better off financially if I was unemployed, which is a total joke!