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floaty
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 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject: Question about working part time in the UK |
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Hello
I'm not in a position to work at the moment as I've been unwell for a few years.
When I am well enough however, I hope to work part time. When I have worked full time in the past, I wasn't able to cope very well so kept leaving my job but going back because it was familiar.
I have now been diagnosed with Asperger's and am wondering that if I was working, would I be able to claim any kind of benefit so that I would be able to just work part time?
I'm British by the way.
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agmoie
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You may be entitled to working tax credit.Check it out at HM Revenue and Customs website.
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ouinon
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When I was working part-time I got significant amounts of Housing Benefit. Which was very useful.
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drybones
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| you may be entitled so income support i think which is dependent on how much you earn and how many hours you work - my memory is bit vague on this so i might be wrong but the DSS website has guidelines which will help you determine if you qualify |
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Ben_Shapiro
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| I think we get more tax free money and other monetary benefits but I dont know if you can support a family through part time work |
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Macbeth
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Working tax credit relies mostly on staying between 16 and 30 hours a week, and being over 25 or thereabouts. Housing Benefit will look at how much you earn, compare it to how much they think you can afford to pay, then promptly tell you to get f****, regardless of what level of AS you have, diagnosed or not.
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Logan5
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This is something I have been wondering about as well --although in my case I am "stuck" in full-time employment, which I am having a hard time coping with, so I am trying to find part-time work. In any event, the information on this web-site may be of some assistance
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/benefits.htm
In particular, click on the second heading, "Help for people on a low income - Income Support".
There is also this web-site
http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/
You have to pay £18.95 for a one year membership, and I have not signed up for it yet, but I probably will in a few weeks or months, depending upon how things are going. |
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