becoming a lone parent and studying at the OU what benefits am i entitled to?

[gemandbeth]

hi i could really do with some good advice right now. im in the process of becoming a single parent who isnt working but is currently studying an openings course at the ou . i'm not sure what benefits im entitled to through the benefits office?am i entitled to any of these?

• housing benefits
• income support
• child tax credits .....not sure what else?

any help would be great!

Thankyou...just trying to get my life sorted! :)

take your email away from your post!!!

Hi Gem,

Thanks for posting and good luck with your course, we are going to edit the email address out of your post.

We don't do this as standard but it isn't wise to post you email addy on the world wide tinterweb .

Hopefully somebody will be along shortly with some advice.

Good luck with it all, you may want to take a look here for tips on getting started on Mumsnet

Best wishes
MNHQ

You should be entitled to child benefit, child tax credits (call them as soon as your circumstances change) and depending on the age of your DC, income support or JSA. You can also claim housing benefit.

Studying doesn't entitle you to anything, it's all dependant on income and age of children. You can work out here what you should get.

thanks everyone x