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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Not meaning to be harsh but unless this figure doesn't include rent, or she is for some reason not claiming Tax Credits, then she is lying to you about her income.
A single mother of one "normal" (not disabled) child, working 16hrs per week at minimum wage, will be getting approx £12.5k in benefits and £5.5k take-home earnings totalling £18k.
If she works more hours than that, earns more than minimum wage, or has more than one child, then the total will be higher. If she is genuinely struggling by on £10k then she's not filled in a form in properly somewhere.
Unless she's simply not claiming anything out of some twisted/misplaced sense of "pride".
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I can only go by what I was told, maybe I'll talk to her and we can figure out if she is entitled to more. I know she's having a very hard time atm.