ok - now I need clever people who can work out WTC/CTC etc to help me get an estimate.......

[FAQ]

of how much I'd get if I were to be earning £6,398 a year....I'm going to get an appointment (hopefully) with my Lone Parent advisor to get more accurate figures - but every time I go through the calculator on entitleto I come up with different figures

Need more info FAQ

Council Tax per week?
Hours worked per week?
Any other benefits?

www.entitledto.co.uk

too quick for my own good, should have read the post, phone them up and ask them.

KatieDD - I've just be to there and done it 3 times and come up with different figures each time

Council tax per month is about £75
Hours worked 21
Currently getting CB and IS - but obviously won't get those once I'm working.

ooop x posts with you there.

FAQ, tootle over to Facebook please.

sorry - DS3 switched computer off for me - have replied to you on FB

Oi, FAQ, get back here now - look emoticons!

That sounded like you were running yourself down there! Get thee to the advisor for figures and get that job application in.

Or I shall hex you.

mwhahahahahahahahahah

How do you do that expression on FB anyway?

no I wasn't running myself down! I'm being realistic - it's not an Ofsted rated "outstanding" school for nothing you know - they have some damn good teachers (and teaching assistants who I often wonder about why they haven't gone on to be teachers).

They don't take any old applicant - they took a year to appoint a new head teacher a couple of years ago - not because of a lack of decent applicants - they had LOADS of applications for it - but because none of the highly qualified/skilled applicants they had lived up to their expectations.

I must say though - I'm glad they didn't just rush into choosing one for the sake of having a permanent head again the one they finally chose is fantastic.

But you never know until you try.

FAQ am tax credit officer if you'd like me to do a calculation for wtc & ctc for you mail me on airym at hotmail dot co dot uk.
I'll see if I can help you

I know - I'll wait to see if the figures work ou in my favour first - it's not a lot more (the salary) than working 20hrs minimum wage a week, and I was going to be worse off there - but that was taking into account I'd have to sort out holiday care and possibly before/after school care for the older DS's too.......

Then if the figures look ok I'll go in and ask for an application form

Aha, there's the gal you need

thank bvvb - I'll email you a bit later once these mad boys of mine are in bed

Even SG came up with different figures lol

I aim to please