Hi,
My hubby and I are separating after I found out he was still having an affair. He's reluctant to move out as he doesn't want to accept it's over, and is using lack of funds as one excuse. Luckily we have a spare room... I want to work out what benefits I'm entitled to so we can figure out how much I would need from him in terms of maintenance to keep the house running. We own the house jointly and our mortgage is pretty small so I should be able to manage, but we're both on low incomes so we need to know how much we're each going to have.
I was advised to apply for income support, but have now been told that I don't qualify as my youngest child is 6. So where do I stand? I became a SAHM after he was born, although I am self-employed for a few hours a week. My income is pretty variable - I teach short courses and am paid on the completion of a course, but I only teach every other month on average and earn less than £2k a year. What help am I entitled to?
Thank you!
My hubby and I are separating after I found out he was still having an affair. He's reluctant to move out as he doesn't want to accept it's over, and is using lack of funds as one excuse. Luckily we have a spare room... I want to work out what benefits I'm entitled to so we can figure out how much I would need from him in terms of maintenance to keep the house running. We own the house jointly and our mortgage is pretty small so I should be able to manage, but we're both on low incomes so we need to know how much we're each going to have.
I was advised to apply for income support, but have now been told that I don't qualify as my youngest child is 6. So where do I stand? I became a SAHM after he was born, although I am self-employed for a few hours a week. My income is pretty variable - I teach short courses and am paid on the completion of a course, but I only teach every other month on average and earn less than £2k a year. What help am I entitled to?
Thank you!