On carers allowance but can I stop part- time job to pursue education?

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irene1968
irene1968 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
edited October 2021 in Benefits and income
Hi could you please help 
I am 49 and im  a carer for my son who has ADHD, I work 7 and half hours  a week at lunch times in special needs school so i get income support also to bring me to the living wage allowed. 
before i started the part time job  I was doing all my maths and  english courses and I did my level 2 in childcare , but my mother need help due to a brain tumor , so I stopped my learning to look after her in her final year . 
after that I took a year out of everything to heal with what we went through. 
then i started to work part time while my son was at school to give me a meaning again .
ive been there 3 years  but now I am wanting to go back to learning to obtain my leave 3 qualification .
this is the bit where i need advice   can I give up the job to study ? will income support allow this ,as I know I didnt  have to work I choose to  but  now can i give up this job ? as i know i cant do it all as im only allowed so many hours due to the caring  for my son .  and will need to be in a placement .which i may beable to do at the school i work for already .  
will income support allow me to do this ? or will they stop my benefits and housing . 

I need to carry on to get to my goal as ive spent so many years getting there and feel the time is right for me again . 

please advice 
regards irene1968


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  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Hi @irene1968 and a warm welcome to the community! Thank you very much for taking the time to tell your story today. I hope you find the community a supportive place. While waiting for an answer on your post please feel free to look at other discussion topics and get involved :) 
  • irene1968
    irene1968 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    Hi and thank you :smile:
    Im not sure ive posted it the right place though ? 
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    I can move it to the carers allowance section for you :)
  • irene1968
    irene1968 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    If you think that's the best place  , Its the income support bit  I need help with but at least it will be in that sort of discussion. 
    thank you :smile:
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    No problem :)
  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    I wonder if @melaniethorley could offer any guidance here?
  • melaniethorley
    melaniethorley Online Community Member Posts: 138 Empowering
    Good morning Irene and thank you for sharing your story. Finances is not my area of expertise and I do not want to give you false information. 

    I always recommend the direct gov.uk and Disability Rights UK web sites as they have vast amounts of information. Apologies I cannot give you the actual links in the post but I only have access to my iPad today and it is a bit precious.

    However, there have been quite a few posts on this in recent weeks which are available in this strand and other categories.

    good luck
  • irene1968
    irene1968 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    Hi
    thank you 
    could you tell me how to find these strands please 
  • atlas46
    atlas46 Online Community Member Posts: 817 Pioneering
    Hi

    Please try Carers UK tel 0800 055 6112, they are very good.

    Let us know how you get.
  • irene1968
    irene1968 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    ok I will 
     thank you for your help 
  • melaniethorley
    melaniethorley Online Community Member Posts: 138 Empowering
    Employment issues, finances and ESAWhat benefits am I entitled to?Talk about PIP/ DLAAsk a benefits advisor


    These are the different strands which will be more useful than me....

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