Sorry for title and if this is in the wrong section but need some advice on behalf of my daughter. She's 35, a single mum and has Lillie aged 5 at school.
She's been childminding for a few years but has decided to go back into education for a new career start. Obviously while at college she couldn't work and we, naively I suppose, thought she would get some financial help, however because she hasn't the necessary recent NI contributions she is entitled to exactly zilch - is this right and how can it be? I don't want to open too big a can of worms but I'm sure we all know that there are newcomers to this country who obviously haven't paid anything in any shape or form yet manage to get some support - I don't want this to detract from my question but just need advice - has anyone been in this situation. Before she had Lillie, from leaving school, she was always employed.