Advice

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Hi all advise needed please. Oh works full time but I would like to go back to uni full time so he would have to leave his job to Carr for our 5 children is this going to be financially possible. Will we get help benefits wise etc thanks in advance

Realistically, I think having one working parent in the family is much more important than you getting a uni education and you need to prioritise that. I was a student when my first was young while my dh worked full-time, but that was only possible because we could afford childcare to allow us both to do that. I think you need to be smart and if you can't afford the childcare to do it (there are childcare grants, you should look into those via your university, personally I didn't qualify so I don't know much about them), then you need to wait until your kids are in school and go back to uni for a part-time course during school hours possibly with family help for after school (if after school clubs, etc. aren't an option). These days a uni degree is absolutely not a guarantee of a job. I have 3 degrees and after I finish my maternity leave, I will technically be without a contract! Your Oh's job needs to come first and then you need to think about how you can advance yourself without sacrificing that, whether it's uni once you have the childcare, an apprenticeship, work experience, etc. before jumping off the deep end.

Can you do a part-time uni course?
If he leaves his job voluntarily it will make a difference to your benefits.
Best thing you can do is talk to CAB and see what they say.

Not a good idea. Whatever career he’s got going now will go backwards. He’s unlikely to ever earn as much as he could without a break (the daily reality for a lot of women, unfortunately).

Is the Open Uni not an option for you? Or as PP has said, look and see whether the Uni offers a subsidised childcare option.

So you want us tax payers to fund your and your DH's lifestyle and childcare?

It's a no from me.

What? highly selfish of you as you cant afford it. Can you do it at night?
No.

I commend you for wanting to further your education however with 5 children it doesn't sound like it's going to be possible.
Maybe when the children are older and in school you could do a part time or an open university course, I'm not sure of the cost involved in That though.