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Originally Posted by onlyme
Incidentally, missed out amounts from working tax etc. Looking at the entitled to website, there COULD be an additional 160 ish weekly with child benefit for 2, housing benefit etc. Sounds great until we carry on with outgoings:
Statistics show approx 115 a week shopping for a family of four, not including clothing. So that leaves 45 a week. Travelling to work and back, lets use a basic of 1.50 each way for buses, 15 on a 5 day week.
That leaves us 30 quid purely based on essentials. And those benefits are based on the MAXIMUM that could be granted.
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Bear in mind that if you are on min wage you would be entitled to some housing/council tax benefit aswell.
Basically
couple as stated
one working 37 hrs per week min wage
partner - home looking after two kids
entitled to over £140 tax credits, £31.35 child benefit, approx £5 council tax benefit and you would be entitled to some housing benefit/local housing allowance dependant on whether you are in private or social housing rented property of approx £25 per week