Help with my Benefits

coll23

Just wondering if anyone Can  help me work out how my benefits will be effected when my daughter finished her  collage course  in the summer ? There is just Myself  and my son who is 13 years old and my daughter who is 18,  she  finishes her college course in the summer and  i would like to prepare for how my money will be effected ,  She will be then starting  an apprenticeship and one day a week university course,
I get Carers and a top up of income support,  i get child tax and child benefit for both my son and daughter,  i am in a private rented property  and   get full housing benefit and a reduction in council tax,  

poppy123456

Hi,

Editing this because i missed the "university part"

Your child benefit and tax credits for your daughter will end on 31st August. You will need to report the changes to HMRC and child benefit.

If she is classed as a student there will be no non dependant deductions for your housing benfit. If she isn't then deductions will depend on her earnings. See link.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/housing_benefit_deductions_when_living_with_non_dependants

coll23

poppy123456 said:

Hi,

Editing this because i missed the "university part"

Your child benefit and tax credits for your daughter will end on 31st August. You will need to report the changes to HMRC and child benefit.

If she is classed as a student there will be no non dependant deductions for your housing benfit. If she isn't then deductions will depend on her earnings. See link.

https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/benefits/housing_benefit_deductions_when_living_with_non_dependants

Thanks for your help and advice  ,   She will only be doing 1 day a week university  and apprenticeship , i  don't know if apprenticeship class as Education  , 

poppy123456

woodbine said:

An apprenticeship is classed as work,

There are some apprenticeships where child benefit/tax credits can continue, if the apprenticeship isn't paid work.

However in this case because the daughter will be attending Uni, even for 1 day then the child benefit/tax credits will end.

https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit-16-19