We (hall committee) would like to employ a local single mum as our Hall cleaner. She's keen to do it but says she has been told by dss officials that she would lose tax credits. She's a stay at home mum with two daughters, one aged 9 and the other not quite 2. The younger one has significant developmental delays so not sure if she may be in receipt of carer's allowance. We pay just under £200 per month but apparently she would lose £300 of tax credit leaving her £100pm worse off. We live in an area where universal credit has been rolled out which I thought meant that claimants are no worse off if they work part time. Or are tax credits outwith this scheme? It's an ideal job for her, she only lives 100 yards from the building and can work her hours to suit. Any of you have knowledge of how the system works and if she would indeed be worse off?
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