Any Benefits available for PR Holder??

[claraluh]

Hi Everyone,

My Mother is a PR holder and is about to separate from her EEA husband. She is really struggling financially as she has to now pay everything on her own and just lost some of her clients so I would like to know if there is any benefits to help her. She is a Cleaner and registered as self employed and she pays NI contribution and TAX every year.

Any Help will be much appreciated.

Many Thanks.

[Amber]

Child tax credits, working tax credits, child benefit, housing benefit and council tax benefit are a few possibilities.

[claraluh]

There are no children, I am the only child and over 21.

[claraluh]

She is not yet divorced, if she applies for Working Tax credit, does she have to do it as a married person, or can she do it as single?

[Amber]

Single if she's not part of a couple, she'll have to be working the required number of hours for her circumstances. She can count time on admin, e.g. Paperwork for self-employment to make up the number of hours.

[claraluh]

What I meant is, she is separating but not yet divorced officially. So it means she applies as single, right?
I guess she works more than 16 hours a week.

[claraluh]

Do you think by applying for the WTC will affect her BC application in future??

[Amber]

No and it'll likely be having to work 30 or more hours.