No? Well off you go then, do something else like make a cup of tea and watch the telly.
If it’s a yes though, I want to share a new tool from Gingerbread, the charity set up to support single parents. Gingerbread noticed that a lot of the advice available was for parents with young children, so they decided to produce some information for parents with teenagers, particularly those turning 16.
They’ve developed an online advice tool which helps single parents work out how their benefits and tax credits entitlements might be affected by what their child has chosen to do in post 16 education, training or work. The tool works by asking a series of simple yes or no questions which lead you to an answer that’s specific to you. There’s often a lot of confusion surrounding this time in a child’s life – lots of change, excitement, and worry – and they wanted to be able to give single parents an easy way to get the correct information for their circumstances.
Good idea isn’t it?
That’s all. You can go and have a cup of tea too now.
If you’d like to recommend any other online resources for single parents please do feel free to share!
I know know lots of single parents with teenagers and I will be sure to pass on the advice! I see them struggle most days so it’s nice to see a charity for them! X