If you do not work, or work under 16 hours a week: a lone parents’ guide to benefits and tax credits

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If you do not work, or work under 16 hours a week: a lone parents' guide to benefits and tax credits

November 2006

Read this factsheet below or download as a PDF.

Benefits and tax credits for day-to-day living expenses

How do I claim Income Support?

Benefits and other help for your housing costs

Benefits if someone in the family is ill, disabled or a carer

Grants and loans from the Social Fund

Health benefits

Help with the costs of your child's education

Other help

Benefits and tax credits: how does it all add up?

Further help and information

For more information about benefits and tax credits call the Lone Parent Helpline (0800 018 5026) and ask for our factsheets Tax credits when your circumstances change (which includes information about dealing with overpayments), Financial help during maternity and adoption, and Financial help if you work 16 or more hours a week. If you are under 18 there are different rules for some of the benefits listed here. To find out what you might be entitled to, ask for a copy of our magazine Money for Teenage Parents. If you are studying, ask for our factsheets Money for further education students or Money for higher education students.

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