To think this is supremely cheeky?

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I offer a sleep consultancy service where I support with sleep for babies and toddlers. I run my own small business and I have started to offer a discount to low income families. I have have taken on some work and at the point of contract agreement the mum said she was on a single parent on a low income and that she would qualify for the discount, of which nothing had been mentioned previously, despite my sending her the information as part of my information pack. However, the meeting I was having was with both parents, who share care. I appreciate she may well be on a low income, and may not receive maintenance from her exp but the service will of course be for the child but both parents are supposedly going to benefit from the services I provide as the strategies I provide will not just be used in one home, and the father was fully involved in the consultation. Am I being unreasonable to feel uncomfortable about this?

Thank you I am trying to make the service accessible to peoplw who need it most and have successfully supported a few households this way. I've never had this before which seems so not in the spirit. I will make it discretionary from now on.

Unfortunately whenever there is a discount or deal available some people will take the piss. I wouldn't offer any further discounts to anyone.

I agree with others that it's a grey area in your contract and it's a little odd to offer different prices depending on income, although I entirely understand why you are wanting to!

I'm a single parent and co parent with my ex, I live in a lovely area in a nice house, but because of our current set up and we're still in the process of sorting out a financial order, for the last 2 years I have been a sahm to two young children, and after all bills each month am left with £250/300 for everything else including food, petrol, days out, extra bits for children etc. Whereas my exh drives a £80,000 car and runs a very successful business. From the outset I wouldn't look like "low income" but very much am. It can be a different area to determine if that makes sense.