Please help!!!

[DaisyDuke]

Hi, could you please tell me what a single mother is intitled to?

My friend is 12 weeks pregnant and her bf has just left her, she doesn't have anywhere to live, no money and no job? Any advice would be a real help?

XXX

 

[Mummy&bump]

shed have 2 get her name on the housing list but wont take baby in2 account until she is 28 weeks pregnant! n sugest she gets a job 2 help get her by coz she wont b entitled 2 anythin extra until her baby is actually here apart 4m the £500 sure start maternity grant which shel get if she is on sum sort of benefit! i got a new job when i was 14 weeks pregnant jus didnt tell my employeer until i had 2 i.e started showing! and also 1s babys here she could claim thru csa 2 get money 4m her ex! hope tht helps a little! but after bubs is here shel get, child tax credit, income support child allowance!

xxx

 

[Becky]

She will get tax credits at a higher rate if she is employed, like everyone she will get child benefit and if she is homeless the council will have to give her somewhere to live. The best thing to do is speak to CAB or her local council. Hope she gets it all sorted x

 

[Sophie1205]

She will get child benefits, child tax credits and income support. Which is what I get and as I was asked to move out of my partners I went to the council and they said I could either bid for a council property and they also gave me a list of accredited estate agents so that I could look for a private rented place. That was a month ago I know have a house (paper work is just bein sorted before i can move in) with an estate agent. She will also be entitiled to housing benefits and they will pay rent up to £495 (up here anyway).
Hope that helps
x

 

[Naya69]

hi she will be entitled to a £190 pregancey grant while pregnant then a £500 once the baby arrives and she is entitled to income surport which is around £60 a week, child tax credit is around £60 a week, child benefit which is £20 a week and then housing benefit and tax benefit if she isnt workin xx

 

[bootyb]

She can claim the income support at 29 weeks, then wen this comes thru she can claim the sure start maternity grant and pregnancy grant too after she is 25 weeks. hope this helps.

 

[sparkswillfly]

She could also be entitled to maternity allowance after 29 weeks if she has worked enough.

 

[Jkelmum]

https://www.entitledto.co.uk/default.aspx this website will help her tell her to put the baby dob as if she just had her will give a good sense of what she can get once baby is here

 

[DaisyDuke]

Thanks girls