Hi folks thinking of leaving my husband however with 3 young kids in tow really need to make sure i can afford to. I've read that if you have a mortgage you can't claim housing benefit. Is there anything I can claim to help with housing costs? I know I'd get council tax paid, working tax credits and child tax credits but still wouldn't be able to cover expenses. I'm currently working partime and about 14k. thinking of going into childminding in the future which would be self employed work . thanks in advance.