hello fellow carers,
i am 51 and a lone parent (wife jumped ship on new years eve 2007). I have a son studying A-levels and a daughter who has mental health problems.
My daughter is on anti-depressives and anti-psychotics, and recieves pschotherapy and psychiatric treatment on a twice weekly basis....one day i hope to have her back in the real world so she can enjoy life, and grow into the beatiful woman i know she can become.
She (my daughter) has now turned 16.
Because of her condition she is unable to go into further education, nor is she able to participate in the world of work.
CB (Child Benefit) and CTC (Child Tax Credit), including DLA addition, will stop for her in january...this will be a major income drop for us....and i don't know how we are expected to survive.
I do have an inside contact within the benefits system who is digging and asking questions (carefully) but, as yet, has not found an alternative income replacement.
Q....Does anybody know of an alternative financial benefit, that can be claimed to offset the loss of CB & CTC, for a child who cannot participate normaly in the next stage of adulthood?
It's a hard life, but we do what we do for the ones we love.
On a more cheerful note, i am pretty good with computers, software etc, if anyone needs help or advice along those lines....just ask!
i am 51 and a lone parent (wife jumped ship on new years eve 2007). I have a son studying A-levels and a daughter who has mental health problems.
My daughter is on anti-depressives and anti-psychotics, and recieves pschotherapy and psychiatric treatment on a twice weekly basis....one day i hope to have her back in the real world so she can enjoy life, and grow into the beatiful woman i know she can become.
She (my daughter) has now turned 16.
Because of her condition she is unable to go into further education, nor is she able to participate in the world of work.
CB (Child Benefit) and CTC (Child Tax Credit), including DLA addition, will stop for her in january...this will be a major income drop for us....and i don't know how we are expected to survive.
I do have an inside contact within the benefits system who is digging and asking questions (carefully) but, as yet, has not found an alternative income replacement.
Q....Does anybody know of an alternative financial benefit, that can be claimed to offset the loss of CB & CTC, for a child who cannot participate normaly in the next stage of adulthood?
It's a hard life, but we do what we do for the ones we love.
On a more cheerful note, i am pretty good with computers, software etc, if anyone needs help or advice along those lines....just ask!