paid off but cant claim anything

[brucie32]

hello there, this is my first post and am hoping to get a little direction on what i should do.

to start, im married with 2 kids under 16 years old, my wife works a 30 hour week

about 3 months ago i got paid off from work, nothing new i suppose at this time, but from working in a full time job 6 days a week to nothing,

we get working family tax credits on what my wifes income is, but i cannot claim anything at all so ive been told as if i do it automatically comes out of the wftc, its a pretty pathetic feeling depending on your wifes wages to cover the costs of the house and to tell your kids that suddenly from getting their pocket money on a saturday to buy their sweets that they can no longer get it because we dont have it.

sorry to ramble but the end question is what if anything can i get to bring something into the house until i get back into work again

thanks in advance

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

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[cerberusalert]

Have you considered registering for agency work?

[MilkTrayMan]

Hi brucie32,

 

There may be a multitude of benefits which U may be entitled to claim...

 

Benefits and Financial Support

 

 

[mazbck]

I wonder if you would be entitled to Contribution Based JSA. I would contact a benefits advisor at the CAB to find out.

[loobyloo85]

Take a look at entitledto.co.uk - this is a brill website which tells ypu everything you may be entirtled to. You may be able to get council tax benefits etc to help you out. Are you receiving JSA? If not, you can claim for this for a min of 6 months.

[mkb]

Also worth trying www.entitledto.co.uk