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djt · Jan 6th, 2010, 07:45 AM

hi am 14 weeks pregnant and am wordring what help do u get of the coucil am 19 and single my dad will be moving away so i will have to get my own place i work 18 hours a week but currently of sick and not getting any pay does any one no what i am entitled to wich benfits and or a house thanks xx

lornasmith · Jan 6th, 2010, 07:53 AM

I don't know alot but i'll tell you what i have been told. You firstly need to get in touch with citizens advice beuro (whatever its called) because even if you are on sick, you should be entitled to some sort of wage. If not, find out about claiming job seekers allowance. As a single person you will only be offered a single persons room rate until you have your child. I think this is between 50-60 quid a week. You will most likely be offered a room in a shared house. If you can hang on living where you are until your baby is born, and then go into your local housing and declare yourself homeless, they will most likely offer you a bedsit / flat. You need to get in touch with your job centre about help with benefits and council tax ect.
Your best bet is to go into the citizens advice beuro because they can tell you everything you need to know xx

kimbobaloobob · Jan 6th, 2010, 08:03 AM

hiya shug me and my OH had a house with in one month of applying for a house. we said we were living in an overcrowded house (kinda true, i was still living at my mums but we declared me as living with my oh and his mum, dad and brother in a 2 bedroomed) sleeping on the sofa, we also got my OH's mum to write a letter saying we would be homeless as of such a date as she could not afford to house us and didnt have to room. Maybe this would help. Also if you drop your hours to 16 ( i think) you would be entitles to job seekers allowence, if you do get your own place you would also be entitles to income support and houseing benefit, also council tax credit. I think most of this is right, but your best bet is go to the local citizens advice beuro. also many councils wont accept your application without a matb1 which you normally get at 24 weeks of your midwife.
hope this helps

djt · Jan 6th, 2010, 08:05 AM

thanks trying to get thew to the cab cnt tho phones r bizzy and not going out in that weather ha

kimbobaloobob · Jan 6th, 2010, 08:17 AM

i dont blame you at all lol

djt · Jan 6th, 2010, 08:32 AM

its 2 hard am in work but off sic not getting any sic pay or anythin might leave work makes more sence will be able 2 get a house insted of living in a bed room with the baby till i can get a full time job an the baby will be about 4 then so works out better 2 leave stupid or what

Midnight_Fairy · Jan 6th, 2010, 08:42 AM

You need to go to council asap but remember they can only give you what is available and that could be anything from a flat to a hostel x good luck x

djt · Jan 6th, 2010, 09:03 AM

dont realy want a council house think am gonna get a flat and then get housing benfit b eentryin 2 get thew 2 the cab 4 3 hours now gurrrr

Jan 6th, 2010, 07:45 AM	#1
djt Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: liverpool Posts: 771	housing hi am 14 weeks pregnant and am wordring what help do u get of the coucil am 19 and single my dad will be moving away so i will have to get my own place i work 18 hours a week but currently of sick and not getting any pay does any one no what i am entitled to wich benfits and or a house thanks xx

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Jan 6th, 2010, 07:53 AM	#2
lornasmith Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nyorks Posts: 258	I don't know alot but i'll tell you what i have been told. You firstly need to get in touch with citizens advice beuro (whatever its called) because even if you are on sick, you should be entitled to some sort of wage. If not, find out about claiming job seekers allowance. As a single person you will only be offered a single persons room rate until you have your child. I think this is between 50-60 quid a week. You will most likely be offered a room in a shared house. If you can hang on living where you are until your baby is born, and then go into your local housing and declare yourself homeless, they will most likely offer you a bedsit / flat. You need to get in touch with your job centre about help with benefits and council tax ect. Your best bet is to go into the citizens advice beuro because they can tell you everything you need to know xx

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Jan 6th, 2010, 08:03 AM	#3
kimbobaloobob Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: stoke on trent Posts: 1,689	hiya shug me and my OH had a house with in one month of applying for a house. we said we were living in an overcrowded house (kinda true, i was still living at my mums but we declared me as living with my oh and his mum, dad and brother in a 2 bedroomed) sleeping on the sofa, we also got my OH's mum to write a letter saying we would be homeless as of such a date as she could not afford to house us and didnt have to room. Maybe this would help. Also if you drop your hours to 16 ( i think) you would be entitles to job seekers allowence, if you do get your own place you would also be entitles to income support and houseing benefit, also council tax credit. I think most of this is right, but your best bet is go to the local citizens advice beuro. also many councils wont accept your application without a matb1 which you normally get at 24 weeks of your midwife. hope this helps

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Jan 6th, 2010, 08:05 AM	#4
djt Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: liverpool Posts: 771	thanks trying to get thew to the cab cnt tho phones r bizzy and not going out in that weather ha

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Jan 6th, 2010, 08:17 AM	#5
kimbobaloobob Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: stoke on trent Posts: 1,689	i dont blame you at all lol

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Jan 6th, 2010, 08:32 AM	#6
djt Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: liverpool Posts: 771	its 2 hard am in work but off sic not getting any sic pay or anythin might leave work makes more sence will be able 2 get a house insted of living in a bed room with the baby till i can get a full time job an the baby will be about 4 then so works out better 2 leave stupid or what

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Jan 6th, 2010, 08:42 AM	#7
Midnight_Fairy Other BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Coast UK Posts: 17,308	You need to go to council asap but remember they can only give you what is available and that could be anything from a flat to a hostel x good luck x

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Jan 6th, 2010, 09:03 AM	#8
djt Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: liverpool Posts: 771	dont realy want a council house think am gonna get a flat and then get housing benfit b eentryin 2 get thew 2 the cab 4 3 hours now gurrrr

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