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Confessions of a Single Mum

The ups, the downs and sideways views of life as a single parent

Have You Checked Your Entitlement ?

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Over the last month Turn2us have been looking at how finances in households. They found that despite the economy recovering 83% of low income households are not seeing their financial situation improving.  Even more scarily they found that is households have experienced just one change in their circumstances that are twice as likely to be struggling financially. Households that experienced things in life like family breakdown, childbirth, change in working hours or the onset of illness or ... VIEW POST

Benefits and Cost of Living

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I worked something out today which is quiet sad and depressing. In my present situation, the children at home and in college and school, I will never earn enough to come off benefits. This doesn't include child benefit but does include the tax credits, housing and council tax benefit. To be not entitled to help from the government I have to be working at least 40 hours a week and earning around £16 pounds per hour. Finding a job that can offer these hours is the first hurdle and then to be ... VIEW POST

How to save £100 a month

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Would £100 a month help your bank balance go into the black? Here are 4 swaps that could add up to £100 a month saving. As you read through these saving s you might say you don't have these things to swap, so maybe it gives you enough to think on to see where you can swap things and maybe your swaps will come to more than £100 a month saving. Its already been long said that it's cheaper to take your own lunch than buy lunch every day. But it wasn't till I saw the maths on it in black and ... VIEW POST

Benefits Available for Single Parents

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I frequently get asked what  single parent benefits are available to claim. Well there are a few but before you get excited and think you will be rolling in money and not have to work , be prepared for a downgrade in this assumption . And probably a down grade in most things in your life. The media portrayal that a single mum on benefits is raking it in is just a myth. The advice given here is aimed at single mums however the official sites to get the most up to date information are ... VIEW POST

Saving Money in Thursday Thriting

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I am trying to think back on the all the things that I have managed to save the most money on. There is the old but always mentioned gym membership one, where some bright spark suggests that you cancel your gym membership if you’re not using it. Yes it was a very good tip the first time it was mentioned but hardly anyone can afford let alone have time to go to the gym anymore. Instead I am going through the real things I have actually done to save money. ... VIEW POST