15hours free nursery and universal credit

[Noseyparker1990]

Hi all im just after advice really..
Im a single mother and i work part time and get:
Child tax credit
Working tax
Housing benefit & council tax support
Wages from job
My child is now 3 so will soon qualify for the goverment free hours
My question is will i be forced to take the free hours or can i stay as i am & will i be forced onto universal credit

Could you not get more childcare and increase work hours?

He goes nursery full time but i get 70% in tax credit

So could you work full time and not have to worry?

Could you up your hours then if you get 15hours free childcare ?

Yeah i can just wondering how it will affect everything so up my hours n lose my housing benefit which is fine if i can increase mu hourse but what happens in tax credits jus dont want to end up worse off

You don't have to claim the free hours
But I don't know anyone who hasn't (nursery manager)