Benefits advice-My 16 year old left f/t education- how will it effect benefits?

[veryangrymum]

My 16 year old has finally been withdrawn from college, A levels. At the end of exhaustative attempts to keep him studying he has decided to leave and reapply for September.
I'm furious and sad but the practicalities of life must carry on. He's looking for a full or part time job but I can see he's not that tempting for a prospective employer, so fingers crossed he'll find something.
Meanwhile, I am currently claiming Income support/ family credit/ housing benefit/ child benefit. I have another younger child and I'm pregnant. I know I am supposed to inform benefits agencies of change of circumstances but what will actually happen?
Will benefits paid for my 16 year old stop? If so will he be able to claim individually? There's no way we'll cope with any further loss of income, we're not coping as it is.

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Yes, you need to let tax credits and child benefit know asap so that the overpayment is not too high.

I dont think he can claim JSA as he's still a minor so the sooner he finds work the better. HB will also need to know if he's working but not sure how much it affects it.

Not sure if it affects your IS but ask them anyway, presume it will change shortly anyway with you being pg - ie father moving in etc.

you can apply for run on benefits for him untill he finds a job cant remember how many weeks for but not too long. Let child benefit and tax credits know asap as it quickly mounts up and they take it back from anything else you get After the run on stops he can claim benefits in his own rights if it can be proved that not to do so would cause hardship and if your on IS thats proof enough, but he wont get the normal rate its less for 16-18 year olds.