Hi, not sure i am posting this in the right place but i thought i would get more people with experience of this here. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on the tax credits for me, i am just after a rough idea of amounts but all the information i see online is so confusing.
- how much working tax credit (approx a month) would a lone parent with two children get if they were earning about £12,000 a year?
- how much child tax credit in same situation
3)how do they work out if you get child care costs covered? is this only for pre school children or can you claim some for after school care and are you likely to get 70% paid or is that very rare.
- is council tax benefit and free school meals only for totally unemployed people of are they available for low income as well?
Sorry for so many questions i just need to get things strait in my head because at the moment every time i try and work out my sums it seems like i would be much better off unemployed and that can't be right.