Short history for you first..... I was working full time (37 hours a week) in a job I hated. Changed jobs to do my dream job but it was only 22.5 hours a week at first, then went up to full time to cover maternity leave for someone. Last November it went back to 22.5 hours and hopefully going up to 30 hours in April. H2B got laid off between Xmas and New Year and started claiming Job Seekers Allowance (contribution based). That pretty much covered our rent so we managed ok with that. Couldnt get anything like housing benefit or council tax benefit as he has a little money in the bank which he put aside from the sale of his house, will be the deposit on our house when we buy it in 2012. Anyway. He went to sign on on Monday and mentioned that he is getting married in April. They told him that because he is getting married his benefit will STOP. Will not get a penny! So I have to support him and three teenagers in the house on my part time wage! Or use the money put aside for our house deposit. Ouch. Seems a bit rough, you would think the government would support the institution of marriage and family, not penalise people for wanting to make that committment. It stinks. Especially as he has contributed through his taxes since the age of 16 and not taken anything back from them until now.
CommentAuthorpurpleme
thats a real shocker tbh when he has worked before and just cos getting married they gonna stop it surely they cannt do that can they?/ x
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CommentAuthorUnknown
i know the benefits system is all wrong! i would suggest going to cab and ask if there are any benefits that you can claim. can you not transfer the money into a different bank account for example a parents so that they dont know?
i know this is wrong but when i was on job seekers they asked if i had any savings and i had about 5k sat there but only told them about £300. that money was for my wedding from compensation in a car accident and didnt want to live on that!
you may be able to claim other benefits. it is worth a look xx
CommentAuthorSteph-Hughes-2b
they can't just stop payment cos he's getting married surely not!? married people are able to claim job seekers. my mum did when she lost her job, i think he should go to citenz advice x
CommentAuthorAmy
Oh I know the benefits system in this country absolutely stinks not only penalising you for being married but also for working in my experience- It's one thing I get soooo cross about.
its unfair but they do it because they class it as your a family so theres an income coming in,av u contacted the tax credits,you should be entitled to something from them to top your wage up,my partner works 50 hrs a week on a good wage,i had to stop working when i had my blood clot and we didnt know how we d cope but we now get £100 a week from tax credits which is a real help.you want to give them a ring.x
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CommentAuthorMrs Badger
Were having the same problem, I am currently unemployed, but because James works I am not entitled to any benefit, to make it worse I have to pay for the bus every fortnight just so i can keep up my national insurance payments. Its horrible for h2b because he can't afford to give me any extra money- at the moment he is managing just to cover our bills. Something just doesn't seem right when genuine people who really do want to work aren't given basic benefit because their partner works, regardless of the fact that they can't afford to live of one wage. We tried appealing the decision but it came to nothing.
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CommentAuthorJane
They said because I'm earning he is not entitled. And he wouldnt transfer his savings for our house because he is too honest! Its just an unfair system. Basically my 30 hours will have to support me, him, my 20 year old daughter who is volunteering at the moment as she cant find work (despite zillions of applications!), my 18 year old daughter (doing A levels and off to uni in October) and my 16 year old son. So really, I will be supporting 5 adults on my own!
CommentAuthorJane
Amy - we do get tax credits but not much due to ages of kids. Think I get about £40 a month, something like that.
CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
you should deff be entitled to working tax credits,you may also get a bit of child tax credit for your 16 and 18 yr old if in full time education,id give them a ring as you need somet.x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
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my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
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CommentAuthorMrs Badger
That is awful, are you not entitled to benefit for the children still in education? The 20 yr old might be able to get jobseekers if you can't afford to keep her
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CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
is that just for u tho,do u and your h2b claim together as that could make u entitled 2 more?
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CommentAuthorkrazykitty
i agree our system is seriously screwed up!!! i hope everything works out for you!! id try for tax credits although i think you might have to be working 30 hours to get them but with you having a 16 yr old you might be able to get them anywya?? hope you get it sorted out ho hun xx
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CommentAuthorJane
I dont have much faith in the tax credit system I'm afraid so dont really like to deal with them - a few years ago (pre-H2B) they really stitched me up as ex HB did not send his form back, and then partner after that did the same. Result was I ended up having to pay back £4000 in 'overpaid tax credits' that werent overpaid at all, I was entitled to them but because my ex's refused to give details of their earnings after we split up and their annual renewal packs went out to them, I had to pay it all back. Went to appeal and it went on like that for about 18 months, was so stressful but I still ended up having to pay it back even though it wasnt my fault. So after having that experience I dont like dealing with them any more!
CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
id contact ur cab then and find out what ur options are,there might be something else ur entitled to or it might be that u need to cut your hrs to get some help.x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
my AWFULL wedded husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
my life,my love,my soulmate...forever.xxx
CommentAuthorJane
Mmmmm, dont want to cut my hours as want to get as many as I can! I'm just glad the wedding and honeymoon are all paid for now, and fingers crossed H2B will get a job when we get back from honeymoon so we wont have to worry. Hopefully its just a short term problem. Just annoyed that marriage causes people to lose out!
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
working tax credit is a good option. we get 100 a week just in working tax credits. and even if your daughter is volunteering she is intitled to job seekers x
CommentAuthorUnknown
i agree your eldest daughter should be cliaming job seekers. she is 20 and i know she is your daughter but i dont think it is fair that you support her when you will be struggling soon xx
CommentAuthorJane
Eldest daughter does claim job seekers, gets about £50 a week, she contributes £100 a month to the household. She only moved back in with us a month or two ago as she split up with her fiancee, been a tough time for her. Think my food bill has gone up double that since she moved back in though lol. Dont know where she puts it all, she is such a skinny ribs!
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I'm worried now as I'm on incapacity. I'm sure they told me as that is contribution based that I can continue to claim it when I'm with h2b so I'm hoping that when we get married that doesn't stop too cause I'm already loosing my uni funding etc that the h2b will have to pay for. I'm hoping that once I qualify I can either get a job working from home or set up my own business so I don't have to scrounge from the government as I hate it but needs must. It feels like the ones that do things the right way by the books get screwed while the ones that have never worked get everything.
CommentAuthormrs handforth
im in same situation,i was on job seekers and my h2b is only working part time and im not entitled to anything now,so tax credits is all i live off when i have a 5 year old to look after x
CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
It's a bl00dy nightmare to be honest. Last year H2B was unemployed for 8 months. He lived in Dublin for 9 years, but was born in B'ham and lived here all his life apart from these 9 years. As he lived with me and I had a full time job, he couldn't claim a penny in any benefits. I had to support the both of us - paying London rent, this isn't funny at all. Plus I'm paying off debts etc. It was tought, but we did it, but only cos he used around £8K of savings he had to top it all up. That's all gone now, which is why we're still renting (was for a deposit on a house) and doing the wedding 'on the cheap'. I really don't know what this country is coming to with all the changes that are going on. So many people are saying the same thing. I don't know how some people will survive to be honest. Rant over...
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CommentAuthorKaya
I got told I can't claim anything cos I live with h2b and he works. It's a load of bull!
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CommentAuthorAtaraxia
The system is a joke, I'm sorry they are being so difficult for you, I hope something comes up soon... it really is getting to a point now, when you see some families being given tens of thousands of pounds a year in benefits, living in the lap of luxury and often better than those who work full-time...and then there are those who really need it who are entitled to nothing! It needs sorting tbh.
Last year h2b lost his job and tried to claim JSA... I'm a student living on 6k a year, we live together so were assessed as joint and apparently he wasn't entitled to anything as I was 'earning' enough to support both of us. Needless to say, this year has been hard and we struggled for a time... I've managed to get through the year without any textbooks as we just couldn't afford them! Thankfully he's just found a job and we're looking forward to seeing the back of the past few months.
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CommentAuthormym72
I'm sure if he looks into it further he'll still be able to claim contribution based - as I think this is based on past employment and how much NI you've actually paid. If this is the case, then he can claim it no matter what his circumstances (married or single). You can get tax credits though, as long as you're working over 16 hours per week - and you do get a bit more if you're working 30 hours or more. You should be able to get child tax credits for your 16 yr old, and your 18 yr old if she is in full time education.
CommentAuthorJane
mym72, they said he would get nothing unfortunately, even though he was on contribution based. I do get tax credits for the 16 and 18 year olds but only about £40 a month. x
CommentAuthorMrsEverton2b
the system is a bloody joke i tell you! we are both on low wages, and we can't get any help what-so-ever. we have at the end of the month about £5 left, and we're trying to save for a wedding, going on holiday etc this climate isn't good for people. the goverment has made it so the poor have less than ever. by then end of the month we can't afford to eat! we live off 10p packet noodles. sucks!
CommentAuthorCroc
the system stinks if you ask me ... i dont get a penny.. no tax credits, no cb nothing... so h2b funds me!! ive worked all my life and now cant because my sons child care has stopped governments fault as they slashed child care with schools were we live (was cheapish) and now im not going to work to pay for his child care at £9 an hour when i earn £10 an hr... pointless
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
i think its stupid that we are getting married, own our house, both work full time and if we had a baby would get naff all. A teenage chain smoker and drinker who stupidly chooses or falls pregnant gets a house, child benefits and other benefits,..,.. its all wrong. We are all penalised for doing things the right way.
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CommentAuthorKatya
my mum is signed off work, my step dad is disabled and cant work, my mums child tax credits got stopped because she phoned them the day after they got married to tell them they got married and they stopped it saying you should have told us straight away, they told her she should have told them on her wedding day cos they dont accept information early. he tax credits were stopped for 6months! they work on nothing but income support for her, disability for him (which mum sees none of) carers allowance goes to some other woman, so they get income support child benefit for my sister and housing and council tax benefits.
Mum has to pay her x husband credit card bill as when they divorced it was she kept the kids and paid the credit card (20,000 on booze) or he took us kids including me & im not even his! so she chose to pay the credit card so that he got a court order to stay away from us kids! this was the courts offer too! she is still paying it off and they got divorced 12 yrs ago!
She was "borrowing" money off us (we know she cant afford to give it back) but now dean has been made redundant with no pay out we cant support us let alone her & my sister too.
They can do it, they will do it....but they shouldnt!
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CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
iv been on both sides i fell pregnant when i was 17,i was unfairly sacked for being pregnant and for the first 2 yrs of my daughters life we lived off income support while i paid my way thru a beauty course,theres an opinion that young single parents on benefits av it all made,that is not the case,it wasnt nice and i counted down everyday of my course,all i wanted was a good job and the best for my child,and now that we are in work [tho im not at min]we are still not helped,we get a fair bit from tax credits for my daughter because she s diabetic,but i get no help with my prescriptions even tho it costs up to £80 every month and i need the medicine to stay alive and then theres constant hospital trips.the government needs to do something to help everyone,x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
my AWFULL wedded husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
my life,my love,my soulmate...forever.xxx
CommentAuthorkimi1987
jobs seekers is rubbish, when my partner first moved in he claimed js and i was working 16 hours a week sometimes less, they gave him £3 a fortnight and he still had to sign on, i had to support 3 of us on about £80 a week and pay bills, its ridiculous what the government expects.
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CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
what a joke surely it would of cost him t least £3 to go sign on,if they cut back the tax and council tax maybe we d cope a bit better but a large chunk of our money goes on those two alone.x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
my AWFULL wedded husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
my life,my love,my soulmate...forever.xxx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Sara you need to ask the jobcentre for a HC1 form as if you are diabetic you can claim free prescriptions with your medical conditions but you have to fill the forms out in order to get it. While you are waiting for that you are better of doing prepayments as it is then £104 for 12 months to get all your scripts or I think £28 for 3 months. Either option will save you some money.
CommentAuthorkimi1987
im lcuky on prescriptions as i get mine free or i to would be in same boat, i have to get a prescription every 15 days its a nightmare
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CommentAuthormym72
Jane - I work 28 hrs a week and get just over £110 a week which is a combination of working tax credit, child tax credit (my son is 17 and in full time education), and child benefit. For two kids I presume it will be higher, especially as you're the only earner. Maybe check out if you're on the correct rate - as it's better in your pocket than the governments lol.
CommentAuthorMrs T Hurley!
we were told he couldn't have JSA cos I was working more than 24 hours a week, so I think they've made a mistake. Whats the difference between u being married and not being married nowadays? Ppl live with each other not married so it shouldn't make a difference. I'd get advice from cab. x
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CommentAuthorsarahuttley2b-[keera
no my daughters diabetic,im on medication for a clot on my lung but as im at risk of getting more i have to stay on it for life.x
i sarah louise duncan do take thee daniel paul uttley to be
my AWFULL wedded husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
my heart is overwellmed with the love i feel for him,
my life,my love,my soulmate...forever.xxx
CommentAuthorJane
mym72 - just read your post and thought I would do the online calculator for tax credits. Put in all our details and it reckons we are entitled to £118. Great! A YEAR!!!!!!!! That is for working 22.5 hours a week, H2B on JSA, two kids aged 16 and 18 in full time education.
CommentAuthorPrincess Sarahbelle
i know exactly how you feel i am jobless and i cant claim a thing coz my h2b should be supporting me but he only gets nearly £200 a week which i know is average but 60% of his wage goes to his car and he needs that to work so we get nothing
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CommentAuthor*D*a*n*n*i*
What a load of crap hey ! I applied for child benefit last July after.moving back from Ireland and I am still waiting for it. Yet foreigners get theirs within a couple months its ridiculous I'm a British citizen and I was claiming child benefit before I moved to Ireland they just a bunch of cocks lol
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CommentAuthorFreyFreyMrs.Carney2B
Hey hun, I'm in the same boat as you - I earn roughly £10,000 per year and my OH isn't working so therefore my salary has to cover the mortgage, bills, and general living essentials... it just doesn't work...
CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
its so unfair!! xx
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CommentAuthorKatya
unfortunetly ladies the government doesnt have to live on our wages or more to the point they live on our tax and their own wages so they dont know how hard it can be i would gladly swap lives for a week .... they wouldnt survive!
