stupid council benifits place

not impressed 😠
i rang them to see if we were entitled to fee school meals or a school clothing grant and thye said no
why?
because we get family tax credits. 😠 i wouldnt mind but its not even a lot we get its only based on lees part time hours 🙁
goint to cost a fortune in dinners too
as liam will require 2 per week as he is going 2 full days to nursery and half day .................

awww that sucks,they are horrible ppl never wants to help me and rich out but they best do when he goes to college xx

i no cassie it sucks

Doesn't everyone get family tax credit, like a set amount?
So that really shouldn't be a swaying factor.

Could it be that Lee earns more than their cut off?
(I asked hubby - he's one of 'them' :D)

Ladybug said:
Doesn't everyone get family tax credit, like a set amount?
So that really shouldn't be a swaying factor.

Could it be that Lee earns more than their cut off?
(I asked hubby - he's one of 'them' :D)

no hun only people who work 16 hours or more get family tax credit
most people will gt child tax credit
we get below tere cut off point.
he said its the goverment who say people on family tax credit dont get free school meals and uniform vochers its a flooking joke it is

It seems that you gotta lie and cheat to get decent help these days hon 😬

Feel for ya - it sucks trying to make ends meet - reckon there will be a lotta folks on the same boat on here.
xxx

Go in there and ask someone else, or you can always try to check on the net if your entitled.

wouldnt mind if we worked loads of hours and got loadsa money
i work 10 hours and lee does 20

Hi

Every family is entitled to claim family tax credit but the amount you get varies depending upon your income. Maximum is around £116 per week. I know it can go down because last year ours stopped and I had to repay £500 that had been overpaid.

If you are also working then you can claim working family tax credit on top.

With these two benefits you will continue to get paid something up to around the £50,000 bracket for income. Typically if you get the full amount of family tax credit you may be entitled to certain things such as free prescriptions. SO if you're not already getting these check whether or not you are entitled. Every prescription that you don't pay for frees up enough money to buy two or three pints down the pub. Beer tokens are good.

orc30 said:
Hi

Every prescription that you don't pay for frees up enough money to buy two or three pints down the pub. Beer tokens are good.

naughty naughty orc!!! Pmsl 😀

You only get free meals and clothes voucher if your on income support or job seakers etc not if your working 🙁

I had a look last night iv got a few skirts and trousers for Aimee 😉

i knew i could always count on you hehehe 😉

orc i cannot claim family tax credit also becuse i only work 10 hours a week u have to work 16 hours a week or more

aww thats sucks mitch, im sorry 😘

i no hayley i no ive told lee lets go on the dole for a fewweeks lmao hehehehe JOKE!!!!!!!

mitch said:

orc i cannot claim family tax credit also becuse i only work 10 hours a week u have to work 16 hours a week or more

You can claim child tax credit regardless of how much you work (you get a certain amount per child).

There is a second tax credit which is called working tax credit which is an extra credit which yes you need to work for 16 hours a week or more. Does Lee live for you and provide for your child? If so then you could put in a claim in joint names. I did this when I was living with my wife before we were married because she had a daughter who I was bringing up as my own. The money was paid to her.