How many jobs per week am I expected to apply for on universal credit

@notgettinganyyounger said Why would you have children if you expect the tax payer to pay for them. Go to work and use some form child care like everyone else has to.

People have children when they can afford them and then misfortune is visited upon them.

My neighbour's ex died at the weekend. Late forties and in a good job, young kids for marriage #2. The Cancer fairy visited just before Xmas.....

@IzzyHandsIsMySpiritAnimal
"When my sibling did this, they had the grand sum of £10 per week left after paying bills and shopping for food."

Yes but she had earnt it instead of claiming benefit from other working people paying the tax

I think it's a difficult balance. Is it likely the OP could earn enough to pay for full time childcare? Almost certainly not, but it seems to be setting her up to fail as a 10 hour job probably doesn't exist.

I think many are in an impossible position which is why they can't get back to work.

I know many will say 'I went back full time so the OP should' but most of those would be earning more in an established career. We also do not know what other support the OP has around her like the child's dad and extended family.

The level of judgement/ignorance here is breathtaking:

While your child is under 13 your work coach has to make sure your work activity fits around school or nursery hours. This includes the time it takes you to travel there and back.

That's from Citizens Advice's website.

When my sibling did this, they had the grand sum of £10 per week left after paying bills and shopping for food.

@ThatOchreRobin are men also selfish for working when they have young children?

And this is what is so wrong with our system. She should be expected to work full time and get herself off benefits. Working 10 hours when receiving state benefits that I and other pay for is a farce.

The Op appears to be asking for advice as to how to do the absolute minimum. So 10 hours a week and no more than 20 mins travel....well that is a walk to the bus stop

Don't be daft! The vast majority of children are in some kind of mixed childcare arrangements and do very well thank you!

Why would you have children if you expect the tax payer to pay for them. Go to work and use some form child care like everyone else has to. 10 hours a week is ridiculous. I had to work night shift so dh was there for them. I didn't want to but we had bills to pay, and wasn't looking for someone else to do it for me. It was bloody hard going as many on here who do nights will relate Obviously certain circumstances don't allow for working, ie full time carers etc, but that was probably an unexpected event, not an active choice before having children.

Isn't she in a catch 22 of needing full time flexible child care to get a full time job but a full time job to start paying the huge amount that would cost??

Actually they aren't. The work coach sets the requirements. They've obviously decided, based on circumstances it only needs to be 10 hours.

At 3 it is UP TO 16 hours, the exact number is determined on individual circumstances by work coach.

Can people please STOP stating thgngs as fact when they clearly have no idea what they are talking about.

I put my children first by providing them with every advantage in life - loving parents, large home, excellent education and extracurricular activities. Their future is secure. I look back and 100% know we got it right.
A selfish parent is not doing the best for their DC’s by providing for them.

10 hours a week with no additional needs or disabilities is pathetic

All my friends and most acquaintances were back full time between 9 and 12 months (at least those with non-disabled children). I dont know any SAHM personally with healthy DC. I think it's normal to work after mat leave is over. I admit going back part time but I have 2 severely disabled children and no support network. Sometimes there are barriers to full-time work but I still got my backside out to earn a living despite very difficult circumstances. I cannot understand for my life who these shirkers like op are who think it's ok to avoid working with stupid excuses.

Have you met my DT’s ? Happy healthy young adults with 1st class degrees and graduate jobs. Childcare enabled DH and I to continue with our careers and contributing significant taxes whilst not claiming any benefits.

Is your little one due to increase their hours from 3? Is he doing 3 hours a day every day? Do they have space for him to increase to longer days if needed, or change from doing (I expect) 5 mornings to 2.5 days?

If it is the case that he's doing say 9-12 each day, and you're looking for work 9.30- 11.30, I literally can't think of any job barring being self employed that would work for that. At least if he did 2.5 days you might be able to get a couple of shifts of work in.

10 hours isn’t enough. Not just for UC credit purposes, even if your work coach is supportive, but there aren’t many jobs with such few hours. For example, I work for a supermarket and the minimum contract is 12 hours. The only job I can even think of for 10 hours is midday supervisor, but often TAs do this now.

Only 15 hours if you don't work, 30 hours if you work more 16 hours or more a week.

You only intend to work 2 hours a day?

School dinner lady perhaps but I can’t think of many jobs.

Most women are not back full time by 12 months. None of the school parents or any of my colleagues ever were / are. Stop trying to make out she's not trying hard enough.

Just to warn you the work coach is wrong . I am guessing you are single? You need to earn roughly £896 for the work commitments to be switched off. It all goes by earnings in your assessment period not hours.