I'm hoping someone here can help me where to turn.
Current living situation is this: Living in a Mortgaged property with my (now ex) partner and our 4 year old DD. Things went belly up, and we've nnow seperated. Luckily it's a 4 bed house, and we're in seperate rooms, but as you can imagine it's difficult and very awkward to live in.
He's in the emergency services, and i had to quit my part time job in a nursery to be there for out DD going to nursery, as i had nobody else to take her and pick her up. So now I'm unemployed. To help in this situation and finances for the house, i very fortunately had my parents step in and they give me a set weekly amount of cash to keep going (and keep the roof over DDs head).
Now it's come down to it, he's keeping the house, and i'm looking to leave, hopefully to rent- but i dont know where I stand with this.
I have an income, but it's not from employment. So yes, I am unemployed. I don't currently claim any benefits whatsoever, and only recieve the £20.30/wk which was Family Allowance (I forget what it's called now- Child something!)
What's the best thing to do first- find somewhere to rent and then apply for tax credit help?
I'm struggling to even find a place due to being "unemployed"- the letting agents are refusing me. my search area for housing is fairly small, as ideally i want to keep DD at the same nursery, and we already have her school application in for the coming september. she's a sensitive kid, and i don't want to disrupt her life more than i have to.
Please can someone help shed some light on this situation, i feel lost and don't know what to do first.:(
Current living situation is this: Living in a Mortgaged property with my (now ex) partner and our 4 year old DD. Things went belly up, and we've nnow seperated. Luckily it's a 4 bed house, and we're in seperate rooms, but as you can imagine it's difficult and very awkward to live in.
He's in the emergency services, and i had to quit my part time job in a nursery to be there for out DD going to nursery, as i had nobody else to take her and pick her up. So now I'm unemployed. To help in this situation and finances for the house, i very fortunately had my parents step in and they give me a set weekly amount of cash to keep going (and keep the roof over DDs head).
Now it's come down to it, he's keeping the house, and i'm looking to leave, hopefully to rent- but i dont know where I stand with this.
I have an income, but it's not from employment. So yes, I am unemployed. I don't currently claim any benefits whatsoever, and only recieve the £20.30/wk which was Family Allowance (I forget what it's called now- Child something!)
What's the best thing to do first- find somewhere to rent and then apply for tax credit help?
I'm struggling to even find a place due to being "unemployed"- the letting agents are refusing me. my search area for housing is fairly small, as ideally i want to keep DD at the same nursery, and we already have her school application in for the coming september. she's a sensitive kid, and i don't want to disrupt her life more than i have to.
Please can someone help shed some light on this situation, i feel lost and don't know what to do first.:(