redundancy question

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hi my husband has just been made redundant. I work part time , so i have two questions,

one, will i be able to claim wtfc in my name even though he earned a high wage from last april to present date?

two, he has children from a previous relationship, i too, have children from a previous relationship, will i have too pay csa for his children since i will be the only one of us still working?

tia x

you might get a better response in Legal/Money, as this isn't really a redundancy question, more of a benefits question, but here's some information I found

Tax credits, it seems it might be difficult if not impossible to claim as your husband was on a high income for the previous tax year and for most of the current one. I would suggest you contact them anyway to check. It would be a joint claim, you can't make a single claim if you are married/living with a partner.

With regard to maintenance for his children, I don't know whether the CSA only looks at individual income or family income. Obviously your husband will still want to support his children but given his reduced income, perhaps the best thing would be for him to discuss the situation with his ex-partner and come to an arrangement that reflects his reduced income while still providing for his children?

Apparently you can call tc's and insist on them using thisyears income; they getawkward but its been done on here many times and mine are worked out like that

You need to insist though

so would that mean, we have to live in a part time income for the next twelve months. i only work 16 hours and my job is not safe either. I have a mortgage and everything else to pay!!!!!!!! would the tax credits not look to the fact its a new claim and our incomings have reduced by 75 %.

As much as my husband does want to support his children, i too have to support mine, ( my ex pays very little). His ex is used to receiving over £100 a week, so she would not want her money reduced.

However, thank you for your support x

As I said, you have to ask thre TC people to look at it as a joint claim from this april - april tax year; they can do it but only on request.

I feel your pain, I am a carer so cannot work and Dh will now on the 24th is he has a job or not.

Thanks for your help peachy, sorry if i sound trite in my last message. Lets, just say, the stress is getting to me.

Hopefully, your husband gets to keep his job, and my husband can find one pretty quick.

have called tax creds and have told me to call back on or after the 6th, as thats when we can put in estimated earnings for 09/10 x

Fantastic: I suspect you're probably the fiftieth scared worried person tday to have called that particular advisor, hiopefully yopu'll get somewhere. DH has a small bsuiness he thinks he can get up to 16 hours which will help, and he's got an interview at Uni next month; we have options.

Anothre good place to look is a website called entitled to which ahs a calculator on it, and also the CAB can do a benefit check for you if you go in.

Good luck to your little family