I'm considering ending my marriage and would need to claim universal credit to top up my earnings. I currently work 14 hours a week and my children are 12 and 11.
My question is would they be hounding me to look for more work due to my kids ages? My 11 yo has autism and emotional based school avoidance and so the 14 hours working for a fanily member is about all i feel i can manage for the time being. Any other l job and i would have been sacked im sure because of the amount of time off i have to take with my child. Im waiting on a decision for dla for said child. Also i am on tablets for depression.
Would they take all this into account? Ive never claimed any kind of benefit before.