marley2580

What about finding a job where you work from home? Or maybe set up your own. I heard about women who, for a small fee, do the things that other people don't have time to e.g. the shopping, the washing etc.

I'm already back at work, but I'm really lucky as I can take Kaya with me.

Wobbles

As soon as you have a p60 AG you can apply they reject because of short time working etc when the new tax year starts and you get another p60 try again - well you or Rob ... Rob by looks of it!

Stef

Im due back to work in September. I have taken the full 9 months

I was thinking about going back 30 hours rather than 40 but now im not so sure what I want to do as we don't get any benefits and childcare at the nursery we looked into is £35 a day and so we would require 4 days which amounts to £140 a week which is £560 a month... then by the times the bills the loan and car insurance etc has gone out i'll be left with less than I earnt...

Im going to have to have a good look into it i think.. My family live in Bridlington 100 miles away and OH mother is reluctant to have any of her grandchildren bar 1 which she cant do enough for so thats possibly not an option either.

I also need to pull my finger out my ass and send off my child benefit forms. Its a good job it gets back dated!

x

Wobbles

I was same babybean - only got mine yesterday I think (letter anyway)

I wanted to cut back to 16 hours and it doesn't look like its worth it!

nutty

It depends if you were claiming income based jobseekers then no it doesn't count as income for tax credits but if it was contribution based then it does count. If you're not too sure what you were getting then - if you were claiming as a couple and getting about £92 (ish) then it would have been income based if you were getting two seperate payments of between £45 - £52 then that would seem like contribution based, if you're unsure phone the jobcentre and they will be able to tell you

lorrilou

Im not going back till august, will be ripping my hair out by then.

I was starting to worry about childminders and stuff, nicole went to one and it used to cost me £50 a week just for 12hours a week, i know that doesnt sound like too much but callum would habe to go from 9am-4pm 4 days a week which would cost me £84 a week and then nicole would have to go after schhol which would total £96 altogether. i only earn just over a £100 a week. I know you can get help and stuff with tax credits, but its still not much.

Thankfully my mum has said that if she's not working wen i go back she will look after them both for me.

Its really hard and i understand why so many people decide not to work. sometimes its really not worth it.

PinkPiglet

Hi all,

My husband & I have decided to wait for a while until we TTC. One of the main reasons for this is childcare!

I couldnt afford to give up work but we also couldnt afford childcare! My husband is currently doing a Law conversion course in the evenings & the original plan was that we werent going to even start trying until he has finished & hopefully got a job as a solicitor.... the problem with that is, that he will be doing it for the next 4 years!! I cant wait that long! lol

Dont really know what the solution is though & after reading the other posts, there doesnt seem to be a solution!!

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest!!

Ta! xx