Single mum of 2 kids under 16 mum works house is rented will she have half of the rent paid for her ??any idea

Question

Single mum of 2 kids under 16 mum works house is rented will she have half of the rent paid for her ??any idea

Answer 1

Depends on her income.

You can contact the Job Centre with all your income/outgoing details and they can work it out for you.

Answer 2

In my opinion, government assistance should be set up to help those parents who are trying (by working) as opposed to those who do not try and choose to live off the government when they are perfectly healthy enough to get a job.

I wish it were that easy. Unfortunately, any assistance is usually based on your income.....in most cases the income guidelines are set so low that even a person who is barely making minimum wage does not qualify. Sad.

**Kitana** I'll give you a thumbs up!! You are exactly the kind of person I am talking about! Good for you for trying to make a better life for your children!

Answer 3

idk but she neds o stop having s*x b4 marriage,and get an education,...thats just plain stupid...

Answer 4

get hold of your local council and see if you can claim housing benefit it may not be half of the rent because you are working but you may get some towards and it also depends what sort of house you live it they have to decide if you are living in the right sized home for your family if you are in one too big you wont be entitled

Answer 5

Depends What she is claiming, Im a single mum with a baby and work part time and my baby goes nusery and i still have to pay full rent coucil tax and nursery fees, i dont see the point in working because once ive paid all my bills theres hardly any money left.

TO THINK!!!! YOU AINT PAYING FOR ME OR MY CHILD I WORK AND PAY FOR EVERYTHING MYSELF AND DONT CLAIM BENEFITS AND PROUD OF IT. AND I DIDNT SAY IM GOING TO STOP WORKING, IM NOT SAT ON MY A**S 24/7

Answer 6

I'm a single mum with 2 kids under 16 (to those who think I'm scrounging off tax payers and having kids with just anyone, I'm divorced!), I work full time and get help with tax credits and pay my mortgage by myself with my own wages and the tax credits help pay for my childcare.

When I had a council house I still paid full rent and full council, this was due to my income.

Your rent is up to who you your landlord is, if it's council it would depend on your income, if it's a private landlord it would depend if he accepts housing benefit.

Hope this helps.

Edit - thanks to the person who gave me a thumbs down (sarcasm). If it wasn't for the tax credits to help with my childcare I wouldn't be able to afford to work. I pay full income tax etc, which I suppose could be taken off to use for childcare instead of paying tax, but I'm a d**n hard worker who managed to buy her own house on a single income with a child at 6 when I was 26. Lots of people don't have the sense to do what I did at my age and still bring up children without any help from the children's fathers. So to all single mothers who do want to work, you too can be what your children's exes don't want you to be - successful!

Answer 7

Why are you asking on here and not ringing the jobs and benefits office

It really bugs me that my hubby works, we pay for everything OURSELVES and we get no help yet others out there get everything handed to them on a plate

Thumbs UP for Kitana

Answer 8

she will need to ask at the rent office but it depends on her income whether shes intitled to any housing benefit

Answer 9

It depends on your income.  Are you under 16 or are the kids under 16?

Answer 10

sounds like she gets housing benefit

blue  -why should the rest of us pay for you and your kids?

soon you won't have a choice anyway, which is good.

Answer 11

It would depend on her income, her tax  credits and also the monthly rent for the house.

She should contact her local council n see a housing officer.

Answer 12

try the entitledto.com website, it asks a few simple questions and will tell you exactly how much your entitled to with housing benefit, council tax and working and child tax credit. hope it helps.