Hi,
I'm just asking for a bit of advice really on how I go about getting settled into my new life as single mum.
I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant.
I work term time only, 37 hours a week, bringing home 1500 a month (it's averaged out over 12 equally paid months regardless of the holidays)
At the moment following the split from the father, I am at my mum's and am invited to stay here for maternity leave. I won't be able to claim anything while living here with no official housing costs (despite paying her rent) to be able to afford agent fees and deposits, although I do have a couple of grand saved since being here.
I'm just trying to figure out whether I'm better off trying to get somewhere sooner and hoping that I can get enough help to make it work on SMP for a while. Or do I wait til back at work? How easy is it to pass relevant credit checks with lettings agents on your own on maternity pay? Can landlords refuse you because there's a baby?
Can anyone get help with childcare? (Can I even afford to go back to work?!)
Basically looking for stories of how others have managed to get on their own two feet!
Thanks