OK so dh and i have split up.He is staying with a friend and is finding somewhere else to live.We have 5 children.He is a relatively high earner and i have always been at home with the kids.
I have applied for everything i am entitled to (income support,child tax credits,child benefit,housing benefit, i will not have to pay any council tax- was not entitled to any of these before)
On top of this i will be receiving maintenance from Ex.
All in i will be receiving £3,300 per month!
That is only a couple of hundred less than dh gets paid.
I am porting this partly because i am sure i have missed something,should i not be getting maintenance from dh as well?Everywhere i have looked says i can.
Partly,i just think its bad.I mean i wont be claiming these forever,i have been accepted on a course (again which i wont have to pay for,which i will be given a grant for childcare)and after that i will be working again,so 3 years max.
But now i can see how easy it must be for someone to just see this as a lifestyle.
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to think i will have too much money on benefits.
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5toocoolforschool · 23/09/2014 12:07
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