I have just found out that my Income Support will be stopping in October this year because my children are over 12yrs old. This is down to a new policy that was sneaked in Dec 2007 while most people were busy with other stuff. I would not have even known had I not accidentally come across an article on the net as no one from the benefits department has mentioned a word about it. That's why I thought it might be a good idea to post the info here; I'm sure there may be other parents on this site that are relying on I.S. but struggling with Mental Health problems:
Basically I.S stops for parents with children over 12yrs this Oct. 2008
over 10yrs next Oct. 2009
and over 7yrs the following Oct. 2010
This means that I will be forced to try yet again for Disability Allowance , with all the humiliation that that entails, probably won't get it again anyway and then I'll be made to switch to Job Seekers Allowance , which in my current state is an absolute joke! So, the streets then is it for those not deemed sick enough for Disability and not well enough to work at the present time and with children going through some of the most important years of their lives? Marvellous!
