At the moment, the criteria are that you must have no more than two children and the change in circumstances must involve you claiming a new type of benefit. For example: you claim income support, and your child reaches their fifth birthday, and you live in an area where Universal Credit has been introduced for families. You would receive Universal Credit instead of Jobseekers Allowance, and benefits such as child tax credit and housing benefit. Whether you would be transferred onto Universal Credit will depend on your individual circumstances, so you should call our Helpline to get one-to-one advice if you think you may be affected.
When you first claim Universal Credit, you will have to wait over a month before you receive your money. Yes — under Universal Credit, you will be able to get help with your childcare costs if you are in work. The system is similar to how it currently works under the working tax credits system, but there are some differences.
The rules around self-employment and Universal Credit are complicated. This figure will affect the amount you can receive through Universal Credit. For more information on self-employment and Universal Credit, visit the gov. Universal Credit can be complex and a lot depends on your personal circumstances.
For help tailored to you, please call our free single parent helpline. Share Tweet Share Email Print page. Child maintenance payments should not affect any benefits you are claiming or affect the amount of benefits you are entitled to. This applies to all income-based benefits including Universal credit, housing benefit and tax credits.
You should always declare any child support payments you are getting when you apply for benefits. But, if the paying parent is claiming benefits, this will affect the amount they have to pay you.
Universal Credit payments will change in October , so make sure you check how it will affect you. If you're on Universal Credit or benefits and struggling to make ends meet, you could be entitled to extra cash. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Money team? Email us at money the-sun. Jump directly to the content. Tax and pensions Tax allowances, tax paid on pensions, tax relief. Appointment Book a Pension Wise appointment.
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Arranging child maintenance yourselves. You can do this by either using the link to the calculator above or getting a maintenance calculation from the Child Maintenance Service. Do you want to cover the cost of things like school uniform, activities or holidays?
Do you want to pay a percentage of your earnings? If your earnings fluctuate, this might be helpful to you but it would mean the amount of child support is less predictable. Back to top. How much are you expected to pay? Got a question? Find out more on the Child Maintenance Service website. Contacting the Child Maintenance Service. How your income affects how much you pay. See advice for Northern Ireland , Scotland , Wales. You can check what counts as approved education or training on GOV.
It could also be a payment towards things like bills or rent for the home where your child lives. There are 3 different ways to arrange child maintenance. Some people arrange maintenance voluntarily with each other, others have maintenance calculated and collected under a government scheme and some have arrangements made by a court order. You won't have to pay a fee.
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