Full time student & pregnant

[Past caring]

My daughter is 19 and in her second year at Uni, sharing a student house with her partner, also a full time student. She is 29 weeks pregnant and trying to find out what benefits she will be entitled to (housing benefit and income support) as they are looking to move into their own place. Both receive the full student grant (Wales, around £7000 pa each). Shes had no joy from CAB, all the government benefits checkers exclude students and she is struggling with her health at the moment. Can anyone offer any advice please?

[Nystagmite]

Their income may be too high for housing benefit. They'll get tax credits and child benefit. And then there's the childcare grant from student finance.

[Past caring]

OK thank you

[Mr.P]

Their income may be too high for housing benefit.

 

It doesn't hurt to enquire with the council. Make sure they have all the figures for income and savings.

The worst that they can say is "No". They might even allow a small reduction. But without asking, your daughter wouldn't know.

[honeybee13]

Hello there.

 

This benefit calculator might help.

 

http://www.entitledto.co.uk/

 

HB

[Past caring]

Thanks for that link; however again it says it isnt accurate for students

[Nystagmite]

Student finance is ignored in full for child benefits and tax credits.

[honeybee13]

Thanks for that link; however again it says it isnt accurate for students

 

Sorry about that. Does your daughter's college have welfare advisers? They should know the system for students.

 

HB