Work for my wife

[Dekrissh27]

I am applying for U.C.
Please anyone advise me on this.
I work 37 hours a week. I got two kids age 10 and 16.
My wife doesn't work she look after kids, teach them, doing school run, shopping, cleaning etc.
Will she be forced to work?
My both kids preparing for their exams
She cant for work for 3 years.
Will job centre will impose any conditions.
I am confused.
Please advise me.
Many Thnaks

Rubbish. Your dw should work. Both dh and I are full time and dds are 7 and 9. No reason why she cannot work. Even at weekends if you work during the week.

I wonder if this is cultural combined with a big misunderstanding, because of you mentioning what she needs to be at home to do - which is unrealistic if a low income family which it sounds like you are and it sounds to me like someone has totally misrepresented what UC is.

UC has conditionality for looking for work. I'm not sure exactly how it works for joint claims but you'll need, between you, to be earning the amount you'd get in UC for them to close your claim and stop hassling you to find work. Possibly you need to look for more hours/better paid job - if you don't want your wife to work to do these things you mention then you need to be earning enough to support your family without UC.

UC isn't intended for long term needs, even for those who are disabled/too sick to work - they have to be reassessed regularly to prove their needs still exist and if deemed capable need to look for work.

So, my advice based on the assumption I made (yes I may be being naive) I suggest she starts looking now at ways of increasing confidence/education/looking at work she can do to start bringing in money and in the meantime look at changing family dynamics as well - the children will need to adjust as well.

I'm not sure it's just a cultural thing, maybe a confidence thing too. I have a friend who has one 16 year old son who is about to start an apprentiship. My friend has never worked since her ds was born and her dh is in a low paid job. Her dh was moaning to me the other day about how much money they will lose when the child tax credits stop for their ds in a few months. It just seems like it hadn't crossed her mind to work ! I wonder if it is just a confidence thing when people haven't worked in so long. When they get switched to UC she will of course have to look for some work but on tax credits there is no conditionality as long as her dh earns enough to claim wtc.

The reason I mentioned that was the poster saying they hadn't worked here and how important they see their wife remaining at home. Could be completely wrong of course!